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QGraphicsVideoItem doesn't render QCamera output, while QCameraViewfinder does without problems

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    fama_lab3d
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    As the title says, I need to use a QGraphicsScene to render points (ellipses) on top of the QCamera output.
    So what I've done? I've created a scene, added a QGraphicsVideoItem and setted that item as the QCamera viewfinder.
    The problem is that it never renders the camera output.
    I tested with a QCameraViefinder and worked flawlessly, on the first try.
    The strange thing is that I've did it in the past, so I don't understand what kind of setup the QGraphicsVideoItem requires.

    Do I need to set the item as the viewfinder before it's added to the scene?
    Do I need to be sure it's painted at least once before setting it as the viewfinder?

    At the moment I'm simply doing this:

    void worker::set_viewfinder(QGraphicsVideoItem *video_item) // doesn't work
    {
        camera->stop();
        camera->setViewfinder(video_item);
        camera->start();
    }
    void worker::set_viewfinder(QVideoWidget *video_item) // works
    {
        camera->stop();
        camera->setViewfinder(video_item);
        camera->start();
    }
    
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      wrote on last edited by
      #2

      Hi,

      Which version of Qt are you using ?
      On which platform ?
      The class name Worker suggests it could be doing things in a different thread, is it the case ?
      Do you have the same issue with a simple view, scene and item ?

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      Please read the Qt Code of Conduct - https://forum.qt.io/topic/113070/qt-code-of-conduct

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