README

erlyvideo is a flash streaming server, written in erlang.

currently it can:

• stream, seek, pause and resume mp4 and flv files
• fast starting of flv playback with building index in background
• record flv from camera
• have possibility to auth users
• broadcast flv between people
• provide push channel to flash, just like juggernaut, just like AMQP (look doc/push.edoc)

currently in development:

• good recording from flash camera. Currently there are problems.
• improve handling of background vlc/ffmpeg for them to recode uploaded videos
• reading of MPEG TS. It may be required for streaming and recording from video cameras

future plans:

• try to change quality on fly
• RTSP/RTP to read from QuickTime Broadcaster

What you can do right now?

• use it for streaming flv and mp4 files
• use it as a replacement for long-poll push channels
• use it as a recorder of video camera
• use it with longtailvideo player

How can You help?

• Launch it and test on your content;
• make fork on github, add your improvements and push them to me.

How to launch:

• git clone git://github.com/maxlapshin/erlyvideo.git
• cd erlyvideo
• cp src/erlmedia.app ebin/erlmedia.app
• $EDITOR ebin/erlmedia.app
• change /tmp to /Users/username/Movies
• make
• make run
• open http://localhost:8082
• click on any flv/mp4 file and then press Play
• change any erlang code
• type ems:rebuild() in console
• profit!

How to hack and add features:

• read doc/hacking.edoc
• add plugin

Plugin structure:

• Look at src/apps_streaming.erl
• You should define and export functions, that will be available to flash. Format is FunctionName(AMF, State). Reply is State.
• To handle events to client runloop, add 'WAIT_FOR_DATA'(Message, State) function, which should respond in the same way as OTP handler.