ffmpeg-send

ffmpeg-send is a simple application that shows how to send video to your browser using Pion WebRTC and FFmpeg.

Instructions

Install FFmpeg

This example requires you have FFmpeg installed. See the docs of go-astiav for how to do this.

Download ffmpeg-send

export GO111MODULE=on
go install github.com/pion/example-webrtc-applications/v3/ffmpeg-send@latest

Open ffmpeg-send example page

jsfiddle.net you should see two text-areas and a 'Start Session' button

Run ffmpeg-send with your browsers SessionDescription as stdin

In the jsfiddle the top textarea is your browser, copy that and:

Linux/macOS

Run echo $BROWSER_SDP | ffmpeg-send

Windows

1. Paste the SessionDescription into a file.
2. Run ffmpeg-send < my_file

Input ffmpeg-send's SessionDescription into your browser

Copy the text that ffmpeg-send just emitted and copy into second text area

Hit 'Start Session' in jsfiddle, enjoy your video!

A video should start playing in your browser above the input boxes, and will continue playing until you close the application.

Congrats, you have used Pion WebRTC! Now start building something cool