Flutter Dart RTSP Mobile Live Surveillance App Tutorial
Build cross-platform iOS and Android CCTV camera viewers with flutter_vlc_player and low-latency TCP streaming.
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#1Flutter VlcPlayerController Setup
Initialize VLC player in Flutter with network options:
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
import 'package:flutter_vlc_player/flutter_vlc_player.dart';
class RTSPView extends StatefulWidget {
@override
_RTSPViewState createState() => _RTSPViewState();
}
class _RTSPViewState extends State<RTSPView> {
late VlcPlayerController _controller;
@override
void initState() {
super.initState();
_controller = VlcPlayerController.network(
'rtsp://rtsplink.com/live/test?token=demo',
hwAcc: HwAcc.full,
options: VlcPlayerOptions(
advanced: VlcAdvancedOptions(['--network-caching=200', '--rtsp-tcp']),
),
);
}
@override
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
return VlcPlayer(controller: _controller, aspectRatio: 16 / 9);
}
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