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codeAugust 6, 20266 min readRTSPLink Dev Team

Zero-Plugin HTML5 Canvas JSMPEG RTSP Video Player Guide

Render live video streams on browser canvas elements with sub-100ms latency using MPEG-1 WebSockets.

#JSMPEG#HTML5 Canvas#JavaScript#Low Latency#WebSockets
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#1JSMPEG Player HTML Setup

Include jsmpeg.min.js and connect to your WebSocket relay:

HTML5 Canvas Player
<canvas id="video-canvas" width="1280" height="720"></canvas>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jsmpeg/0.2/jsmpeg.min.js"></script>
<script>
  const canvas = document.getElementById('video-canvas');
  const player = new JSMpeg.Player('ws://localhost:8080', {
    canvas: canvas,
    autoplay: true,
    audio: false
  });
</script>

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