# initialize the video stream, pointer to output video file, and
# frame dimensions
vs = cv2.VideoCapture(args["input"])
writer = None
(W, H) = (None, None)

# try to determine the total number of frames in the video file
try:
	prop = cv2.cv.CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT if imutils.is_cv2() \
		else cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_COUNT
	total = int(vs.get(prop))
	print("[INFO] {} total frames in video".format(total))

# an error occurred while trying to determine the total
# number of frames in the video file
except:
	print("[INFO] could not determine # of frames in video")
	print("[INFO] no approx. completion time can be provided")
	total = -1