A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by sepfy » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 5:38 AM UTC

A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC
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Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by crakenzak » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 6:28 AM UTC

I'm not very familiar with WebRTC & how the browser pulls video usually, in what way is this better?

Also, what benefits does WebRTC give over other protocols?

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by ianlevesque » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 6:29 AM UTC

crakenzak wrote: post #2

I'm not very familiar with WebRTC & how the browser pulls video usually, in what way is this better? Also, what benefits does WebRTC give over other protocols?

People mostly do this for lower latency.

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by diericx » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 6:44 AM UTC

In complete sincerity, how is this better than ffmpeg

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/StreamingGuide

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by bodegajed » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 6:52 AM UTC

diericx wrote: post #4

In complete sincerity, how is this better than ffmpeg https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/StreamingGuide

WebRTC with STUN is pure p2p where ffmpeg it requires a rtmp or rtsp server

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by Randor » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 6:56 AM UTC

diericx wrote: post #4

In complete sincerity, how is this better than ffmpeg https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/StreamingGuide

It's certainly not better than FFmpeg. But I had a look through the source code and the author seems to have a fairly good grasp of WebRTC. The library looks really useful for anyone that wants to quickly understand WebRTC and how to use librtp and libsrtp. It's mostly a bare-bone wrapper around those libs.

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by diericx » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 6:57 AM UTC

bodegajed wrote: post #5

diericx wrote: post #4

In complete sincerity, how is this better than ffmpeg https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/StreamingGuide

WebRTC with STUN is pure p2p where ffmpeg it requires a rtmp or rtsp server

Ahh I see

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by jcelerier » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 7:04 AM UTC

bodegajed wrote: post #5

diericx wrote: post #4

In complete sincerity, how is this better than ffmpeg https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/StreamingGuide

WebRTC with STUN is pure p2p where ffmpeg it requires a rtmp or rtsp server

... how is STUN pure p2p ? you still need to have a STUN server somewhere no ?

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by bodegajed » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 7:11 AM UTC

jcelerier wrote: post #8

bodegajed wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

WebRTC with STUN is pure p2p where ffmpeg it requires a rtmp or rtsp server

... how is STUN pure p2p ? you still need to have a STUN server somewhere no ?

You can just use google stun servers they are free to use

Re: A simple C implementation to stream H.264 to browser using WebRTC

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Post by genericacct » Thu, Apr 08, 2021, 7:12 AM UTC

Can you provide an example that streams from a v4l device?