rarago / ffm_zmq

Real time video streaming service to transmit live or offline video from one computer to another computer using ffmpeg to read the source and zmq to send the video over tcp.

Ffmpeg Server and client setup with Real time ZMQ server Implementation

This program helps you to stream real time video from one computer to another computer using ffmpeg.

Install Dependencies:

sudo apt install -y python3-opencv
sudo apt install -y ffmpeg

python3 -m install ffmpeg-python
python3 -m pip install pyzmq
python3 -m pip install msgpack==0.5.6

How does it work?

Server:

1. Binds a zmq server.
2. Reads the bytes for the using ffmpeg as yuv other pix_fmt as stated in ffmpeg.
3. Sends the bytes with tcp created by zmq server.

Client:

1. Connects to the tcp server.
2. Reads the bytes and converts it to BGR if YUV format. Or Implement any custom format.
3. Shows it on the cv2 window.

Usages:

Note: Make sure both client and server are on the same network

1. Change the server ip in ffm_server.py.
2. Run it on the server.
3. Change the ip address on ffm_client.py (same as the ip address of server)
4. Run the ffm_client.py on client.