Kinesis Video Streams Producer Libraries
The Amazon Kinesis Video Streams Producer libraries are a set of libraries in the Kinesis Video Streams Producer SDK. The client uses the libraries and SDK to build the on-device application for securely connecting to Kinesis Video Streams, and streaming media data to view in the console or client applications in real time.
Media data can be streamed in the following ways:
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In real time
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After buffering it for a few seconds
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After the media uploads
After you create a Kinesis Video Streams stream, you can start sending data to it. You can use the SDK to create application code that extracts the video data, known as frames, from the media source and uploads it to Kinesis Video Streams. These applications are also referred to as producer applications.
The Producer libraries contain the following components:
Kinesis Video Streams Producer Client
The Kinesis Video Streams Producer Client includes a single KinesisVideoClient class. This class manages
media sources, receives data from the sources, and manages the stream lifecycle as data flows from a media source
to Kinesis Video Streams. It also provides a MediaSource interface for defining the interaction between Kinesis Video Streams and
your proprietary hardware and software.
A media source can be almost anything. For example, you can use a camera media source or a microphone media source. Media sources are not limited to audio and video sources only. For example, data logs might be text files, but they can still be sent as a stream of data. You could also have multiple cameras on your phone that stream data simultaneously.
To get data from any of these sources, you can implement the MediaSource
interface. This interface enables additional scenarios for which we don’t provide
built-in support. For example, you might choose to send the following to Kinesis Video Streams:
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A diagnostic data stream (for example, application logs and events)
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Data from infrared cameras, RADARs, or depth cameras
Kinesis Video Streams doesn't provide built-in implementations for media-producing devices such as cameras. To extract
data from these devices, you must implement code, thus creating your own custom media source implementation. You
can then explicitly register your custom media sources with KinesisVideoClient, which uploads the
data to Kinesis Video Streams.
The Kinesis Video Streams Producer Client is available for Java and Android applications. For more information, see Using the Java Producer Library and Using the Android Producer Library.
Kinesis Video Streams Producer Library
The Kinesis Video Streams Producer Library is contained within the Kinesis Video Streams Producer Client. The library is also available to use directly for those who want a deeper integration with Kinesis Video Streams. It enables integration from devices with proprietary operating systems, network stacks, or limited on-device resources.
The Kinesis Video Streams Producer Library implements the state machine for streaming to Kinesis Video Streams. It provides callback hooks, which require that you provide your own transport implementation and explicitly handle each message going to and from the service.
You might choose to use the Kinesis Video Streams Producer Library directly for the following reasons:
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The device on which you want to run the application doesn't have a Java virtual machine.
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You want to write application code in languages other than Java.
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You want to reduce the amount of overhead in your code and limit it to the bare minimum level of abstraction, due to limitations like memory and processing power.
Currently, the Kinesis Video Streams Producer Library is available for Android, C, C++ and Java applications. For more information, see the supported languages in the following Related Topics.
Related topics
Using the Java Producer Library
Using the Android Producer Library
Using the C++ Producer Library
Using the C++ Producer SDK on Raspberry Pi
