screen-stream
Get a video stream of your computer's display.
MIT License
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JavaScript
screen-stream
Provides a video stream of your computer's display.
Install
npm install screen-stream
You will also need ffmpeg installed and accessible from the command line.
Linux only so far! :O
CLI Usage
Remember to install globally so you can access the screen-stream command:
$ npm install -g screen-stream
Then freely pipe the stream anywhere!
$ screen-stream > recording.mp4
^C
$ mplayer recording.mp4
API
screen-stream exports a single method, which creates a new live stream of your
display.
Stream your live screen to e.g. an HTTP endpoint!
var screen = require('screen-stream')
var request = require('request')
screen().pipe(request.put("http://my.website.com/live_stream_feed"))
Limitations
- Linux support only so far
- Requires a pre-existing ffmpeg install that's setup on your command line
- No way to customize output (size, bitrate, format, etc)
Contributing
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
Please use standard Javascript in your pull requests.
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