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Simple example:
Simple example:
<pre>gst-launch -v videotestsrc ! imxv4l2sink</pre>
<pre>gst-launch -v videotestsrc ! imxv4l2sink</pre>
=== i.MX6 specific elements ===


= Stream Camera with gstream =
= Stream Camera with gstream =

Revision as of 10:44, 16 December 2015

VAR-SOM-MX6 - Streaming Video

Under construction!!!

Stream Camera with imxcamera application

On your host machine install Video Lan VLC VideoLan

  • Find out your host IP address (Windows:ipconfig Linux:ifconfig)
  • Start VLC, Media->Open Network Stream. Set the URL to "rtp://@:5004" and hit "Play".
  • On target start imxcamera application.
    • Hit the Settigns button. Select "Enable RTP" box and set the IP to you host machine. Hit OK.
    • Push the Camera button to get a Video camera Image.
    • Hit the blue button and the camera will be streamed to you host VLC.

Introduction to gstream

GStreamer
GStreamer is a powerful pipeline-based multimedia framework.
GStreamer allows a programmer to create a variety of media-handling components, including simple audio playback, audio and video playback, recording, streaming and editing. This is not a GStreamer reference manual but a overview for using in on Variscite i.MX6 products.

Major GStreamer commands

Two major commands, the first one allow you to to get documentation on available elements and detail information on a specific element. The second one allow you to create and execute GStreamer pipelines.

gst-inspect

List all available elements:

$ gst-inspect 

List all avilable i.MX6 specific elements:

$ gst-inspect | grep imx

Detail help information on a specific element:

$ gst-inspect imxv4l2sink

gst-launch

Simple example:

gst-launch -v videotestsrc ! imxv4l2sink

i.MX6 specific elements

Stream Camera with gstream