Streaming Live Webcams -

building website members can stream webcams server other members can view live feeds streaming.

sort of like: http://chatroulette.com

how take member's webcam, push feed server, , allow others view feeds in real-time?

the website web-based, written in php mysql database - i'm willing add javascript, jquery, flash, or whatever needed make work.

i know broad need guidance here!

you have solve 3 three problems.

1. stream member’s webcam server. start rtsp/rtp protocol , h.264/aac compression of av streams. need software compresses web cam’s output – start ffmpeg (build x264 , libfaac included) , live555 (http://www.live555.com/livemedia/) rtsp/rtp server. try using libvlc give rtsp/rtp stream compression based. prototype can use vlc player , have stream web cam you: http://geraldnaveen.blogspot.com/2009/04/streaming-webcam-using-vlc.html

2. your server has receive rtsp/rtp streams use live555 again have receive rtp – hence have use rtsp client. can prototype http://www.live555.com/openrtsp/ , testrtspclient starting point.

3. now server has re-stream various webcams in format browsers understand – ideally without plug-in or flash. i’d try http live streaming. check http://www.longtailvideo.com/html5/hls/. server has “transmux” incoming streams mp4 or hls , may transcode wem chrome.