# jeffbass/imagezmq

A set of Python classes that transport OpenCV images from one computer to another using PyZMQ messaging.

Repository: https://github.com/jeffbass/imagezmq
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imagezmq
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: opencv-python, pyzmq, raspberry-pi, python, imagezmq
Last push: 2026-06-09T18:29:50+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 86, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3104, "days_push": 85, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1069, forks 159 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:27.732125+00:00)

## What it is
imageZMQ is a set of Python classes that transport OpenCV images between computers using PyZMQ messaging. It enables distributed computer vision setups, such as streaming images from multiple Raspberry Pi cameras to a central display or processing machine.

## Use cases
- stream camera images from raspberry pis to a central computer
- build a multi-camera video surveillance system in python
- send opencv frames between machines over the network
- distribute image capture on edge devices and heavy processing on a server
- display simultaneous image streams from multiple cameras
- transport images with a label identifying the sender

## When to choose
- you need simple, low-line-count image streaming between python processes or machines
- you are building a distributed computer vision network with raspberry pi cameras
- you want zeromq-based pub/sub or req/rep image transport without setting up a video server

## When to avoid
- you need compressed video streaming with low bandwidth (raw frames are sent)
- you need a full-featured video server with web playback or recording
- your project does not use python or opencv images

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: image-processing, message-queue, streaming, computer-vision
- domain: computer-vision, image-processing, iot, microservices
- platform: python, windows, cross-platform
- tags: opencv, zmq, raspberry-pi, image-transport, video-streaming, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- jeffbass/imagezmq (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.732125+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:54:28.003721+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jeffbass/imagezmq (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:27.732125+00:00, sha fb6192133b7e)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/imagezmq/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:56:52.719750+00:00, sha a76f0a6df700)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.