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codeAugust 12, 20267 min readRTSPLink Dev Team

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.

#Flutter#Dart#Mobile App#VLC Player#Cross Platform
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#1Flutter VlcPlayerController Setup

Initialize VLC player in Flutter with network options:

Flutter Dart VLC Player
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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