Stream any RTSP stream and output to websocket for consumption by jsmpeg. HTML5 streaming video! (Requires ffmpeg)
Usage:
$ npm install node-rtsp-stream On server:
Stream = require('node-rtsp-stream') stream = new Stream({ name: 'name', streamUrl: 'rtsp://184.72.239.149/vod/mp4:BigBuckBunny_115k.mov', wsPort: 9999, ffmpegOptions: { // options ffmpeg flags '-stats': '', // an option with no neccessary value uses a blank string '-r': 30 // options with required values specify the value after the key } }) On client:
<html> <body> <canvas id="canvas"></canvas> </body> <script type="text/javascript" src="jsmpeg.min.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> player = new JSMpeg.Player('ws://localhost:9999', { canvas: document.getElementById('canvas') // Canvas should be a canvas DOM element }) </script> </html> For more information on how to use jsmpeg to stream video, visit https://github.com/phoboslab/jsmpeg
Please note that framerate from cameras must be greater than or equal to 15fps for mpeg1 encoding, otherwise ffmpeg errors will prevent video encoding to occur. If you have a camera with advanced configuration options, make sure it streams video at a recommended 25fps.