2 files changed, 17 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.cpp b/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.cpp
index 38d7a5e8..749eca0b 100644
--- a/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.cpp
+++ b/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
 
 PTVideoWidget::PTVideoWidget(QWidget* parent) :
     QWidget(parent),
-    freshp(false)
+    freshp(false),
+    visible(true)
 {
     connect(&timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(update_and_repaint()));
     timer.start(50);
@@ -44,9 +45,16 @@ void PTVideoWidget::paintEvent(QPaintEvent* e)
 
 void PTVideoWidget::update_and_repaint()
 {
-    if (is_window_visible(this))
+    QMutexLocker l(&mtx);
+
+    if (window_check_timer.elapsed_ms() > 2000)
+    {
+        visible = is_window_visible(this);
+        window_check_timer.start();
+    }
+
+    if (visible)
     {
-        QMutexLocker foo(&mtx);
         if (_frame.empty() || !freshp)
             return;
         cv::cvtColor(_frame, _frame2, cv::COLOR_RGB2BGR);
diff --git a/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.h b/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.h
index c2957876..82de3eab 100644
--- a/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.h
+++ b/tracker-aruco/pt_video_widget.h
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QWidget>
+#include "opentrack-compat/timer.hpp"
 #include <opencv2/core/core.hpp>
 #include <memory>
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QWidget>
 #include <QPainter>
 #include <QPaintEvent>
 #include <QTimer>
@@ -22,17 +23,17 @@
 class PTVideoWidget final : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
-
 public:
     PTVideoWidget(QWidget *parent);
     void update_image(const cv::Mat &frame);
 protected slots:
-    void paintEvent(QPaintEvent* e) override;
+    void paintEvent(QPaintEvent*) override;
     void update_and_repaint();
 private:
     QMutex mtx;
     QImage texture;
     QTimer timer;
+    Timer window_check_timer;
     cv::Mat _frame, _frame2, _frame3;
-    bool freshp;
+    bool freshp, visible;
 };