rtsp to html5 video tag

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On 01/20/2017 02:54 AM, Dimitrios Katsaros wrote:
> The video tag in html is a bit problematic. The idea behind it was to
> be able to play any video in a browser but it requires that the
> browser implement the logic for handing the media types, which is a
> big blunder. Here is a table with a few media types:
>
> https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Supported_media_formats
right. firefox supports h264/aac but it doesn't support rtsp so i'm
trying to use gstreamer to package the rtsp stream so that the browser
doesn't know the difference.
>
> From what I see you are trying to reencode h264. Is there any reason
> why h264parse is not enough?
no, i just didn't know what i was doing. :)
> h264 is a video compression standard but it does not provide any
> information on duration, metadata about the stream etc. You need to
> put the video in a container format that will handle all that for you.
this is the heart of my question. isn't there any way to use gstreamer
to put the rtsp stream into a container (or anything else the browser
needed) and serve to the browser with tcpserversink? i tried mp4mux or
splitmuxsink in various incantations with various errors.
> If you intend on streaming to a media player you can use tsmux to get
> an mpegts stream. However, you will need a compatible player on the
> client side like the vlc embedded player. That has it's own problem in
> that you need to assume that the client has vlc or any other player
> installed.
trying to avoid.
> One other alternative is to go for hls or mpeg dash. That will require
> that you create a fragmented stream, create the media descriptor file
> for the fragmented stream and then provide it via a http server. The
> nice thing about this approach is that there are javascript based
> players you can embed in your webpage. But it requires a lot of work
> to implement all the requirements.
thanks for that info. will keep it in mind. would prefer just to use
gstreamer. i can do it with videotestsrc and webm (seems to work well)
and i can do it with v4l2src and webcam(poorly). hoping there's a way to
do it with rtspsrc.
>
> I am sure people can suggest more alternatives, but these are the ones
> I have played around with. If you want something simple I would try
> the mpegts stream to vlc. you will have a client to start with and can
> then work towarsd embedding it into your site.
>
> Dimitrios
Thanks
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:07 PM, ITwrx.org <info at itwrx.org
> <mailto:info at itwrx.org>> wrote:
>
>     hi,
>
>     i'm trying to use gstreamer to get an rtsp stream from an ip cam
>     into my
>     browser(html video tag). I'm currently trying to use
>
>     "gst-launch-1.0 rtspsrc
>     location=rtsp://user:password@192.168.1.5:554
>     <http://user:password@192.168.1.5:554> !
>     rtph264depay ! h264parse ! decodebin ! x264enc ! tcpserversink
>     host=127.0.0.1 port=8080"
>
>     which seems to be sending something, but firefox won't display the
>     video
>     and reports that it has mime type "text/plain".
>
>     Could anyone recommend the proper command for accomplishing this?
>
>     thanks
>
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