cats-oss / VideoCast-Swift

A framework for broadcasting live video

VideoCast-Swift

VideoCast-Swift is a framework for broadcasting live video. It is based on VideoCore C++ library but rewritten in Swift. It currently works with iOS. It is a work in progress and will eventually expand to other platforms such as OS X.

Table of Contents

• Setup
• Architecture Overview
• Features
• Version History

Setup

CocoaPods

Create a Podfile with the contents

platform :ios, '8.0'
pod 'VideoCast', '~> 0.1.0'
use_frameworks!

Next, run pod install and open the xcworkspace file that is created.

Architecture Overview

Samples start at the source, are passed through a series of transforms, and end up at the output.

e.g. Source (Camera) -> Transform (Composite) -> Transform (H.264 Encode) -> Transform (RTMP Packetize) -> Output (RTMP)

Features

• Streaming protocols
  • RTMP publish
  • SRT (caller mode)
• Encoders
  • H.264
  • HEVC
  • AAC
• Adaptive bitrate
• Multiplexers
  • MPEG-2 TS
  • MP4 for recording
• Mixers
  • Video
  • Audio
• Sources
  • Camera
  • Microphone
  • ReplayKit 2(Live Screen Broadcast)

Build SRT

git clone https://github.com/openfresh/VideoCast-Swift.git
cd VideoCast-Swift

git submodule update --init

cd SRT
./build_openssl.sh 
./build_srt.sh

Version History

• 0.1.2
  • RTMPS
• 0.1.0
  • Live Screen Broadcast
  • 32 bit architecher support
  • Auto reconnect
  • Fixed low bitrate problems
  • Other bugfixes
• 0.0.2
  • Metal videomixing and preview.
  • SRT Adaptive bitrate
  • New iOS Example
  • Bugfixes
• 0.0.1
  • Initial CocoaPods version