[Bf-committers] can we update ffmpeg to have RTSP support?

[Fazekas László]

What if the Blender game engine receives only a very simple 
(uncompressed pixel?) stream from a fifo and an external program 
converts the required format? Or instead of a fifo, maybe it is possible 
to use shared memory mapping.

I'm sure it is possible in Linux but perhaps not in Windows. Is the game 
engine able to do this?

2014-07-15 16:37 keltezéssel, Dalai Felinto írta:
> Hi,
>
>
> What do I want:
> ---------------------
> FFmpeg libs to be compiled with: "--enable-network
> --enable-protocol=tcp --enable-demuxer=rtsp --enable-decoder=h264"
>
>
> Why do I need that for:
> ---------------------------------
> RTSP is used for 'remote camera' viewing, which in turn is a
> requirement for some VR (Virtual Reality) installations. BlenderCAVE
> (a VR framework) is in need that at the moment, and although they may
> be able to fix their issue with patching their Blender, I would rather
> see this available to more people.
>
> Bug report: https://developer.blender.org/T41004
>
>
> I'm ok with RTSP but why the enable-decoder=h264?
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> When I found the rtsp building instructions in the internet, the h264
> was together, so it may be required. Also there is a known issue of
> the game engine being extremely slow to playback some video formats.
> I'm suspecting the lack of some decoders may be a reason for that.
>
> That said I'm getting some mixed google results on the license of h264
> for playback (decoding). I'm no lawyer so does anyone know if there is
> any license issue with that? Maybe the h264 bit is not needed only the
> rtsp ... to be investigated.
>
>
> Thanks for the consideration, let me know your thoughts,
> Dalai
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