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anthonyoliai
anthonyoliai

Reputation: 23

Client browser webcam streaming to node server and back

I've been researching a lot on how to live stream frames coming from the camera on browser, to a node server. This server processes the image, and then is supposed to send the processed image back to the client. I was wondering what the best approach would be. I've seen solutions such as sending frames in chunks to the server, for the server to process. I've looked into webRTC, but came to the conclusion that this works more for client to client connections. Would a simple implementation such as using websockets, or using socket.io suffice?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 938

Answers (1)

vijay krishna
vijay krishna

Reputation: 524

You can use WebSockets. But, I'd not recommend it. I don't think you should drop WebRTC, yet. It's not just for client to client connections. You can use a MediaServer like Kurento or Jitsi to process your frames and return the output. I've seen Kurento samples for adding filters and stuff. You can build your own modules on how to process the frames. I'd recommend that you check the MediaServer and see if it fits your requirements. Use WebSockets only if you are sure that WebRTC doesn't work for you.

Upvotes: 1

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