The URL camera configuration screen presents a generic form that is suitable for RTSP and RAW H264.
Streamie supports RTSP and RTSPS (RTSP over HTTPS).
Connect
A correct URL should look something like rtsp://address:port/path/to/stream. Verify that the final URL looks correct after you’ve completed the form.
If you don’t know the correct URL for accessing the RTSP stream on your camera, you will have to find it. The camera manufacturer’s app sometimes has this information buried somewhere. The best method is to Google, “[your specific camera name] rtsp url” and look through those search results.
If your RTSP stream requires authentication, you must provide it in the URL. An RTSP URL with a username and password should look something like rtsp://admin:password@address:port/path/to/stream.
Scroll down to the Common Stuff section below for additional instructions.
Rhombus has a feature called SRS (Secure Raw Streams) which is just raw, high profile H.264 piped over HTTPS. Learn more here. Streamie has support for this stream type as of v4.6.0.
Streamie’s support for raw h264 streams is not specific to Rhombus. Initial development and testing was accomplished using FFmpeg to export a baseline profile raw H.264 file of Big Buck Bunny. Read more about that here. Audio obviously isn’t supported in a raw h264 stream, but if you have a video file that you want to play in Streamie, in a loop, you can accomplish that with this RAW H264 support. This is what worked for me: ffmpeg -i input.mov -c:v libx264 -profile:v baseline -preset fast -an -f h264 output.h264 — then just put the file on a server somewhere and point Streamie at it. Oh! Another detail is that you’ll need to look at the Options section and set a non-zero delay (0.25s is adequate) so that the movie doesn’t play as fast as it can download.
Connect
To use Rhombus secure raw streams in Streamie, enter the SRS URL which should look something like: https://10-11-12-13.lan.rhombus.com:8000/AbCdEf/GhIjKl/h264low.
These streams are only accessible on your LAN.
Options
These options control various behaviors of Streamie while it is streaming this camera. When initially configuring your camera, LEAVE ALL OF THESE OPTIONS ALONE. After you’ve verified that streaming works (or doesn’t) feel free to come back and adjust behavior.
Functions
This section lets you pick which Functions should appear in the contextual menu when you’re streaming your camera. Learn more about Functions here.
Stream
When your configuration is correct and your camera is accessible, stream details will show up here. Stream details can include a snapshot, video codec, audio codec, width, height, frame rate. If Streamie cannot connect to your camera, an error message will appear here.
Done
Tap Save & Close and you should be good to go.
Created: 6 months ago
Updated: 1 month ago
Author: Curtis Jones
Topics: How To
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