Real-Time RTSP Object Detection with Ultralytics YOLOv8 & Python
Deploy YOLOv8 AI object detection on live security camera RTSP streams with 30+ FPS GPU inference.
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#1YOLOv8 Live RTSP Inference Pipeline
Pass the RTSP URL directly to YOLOv8 for automated multithreaded frame decoding:
from ultralytics import YOLO
# Load model (nano, small, or custom trained)
model = YOLO("yolov8n.pt")
# Stream directly from RTSP URL
results = model.predict(
source="rtsp://rtsplink.com/live/test?token=demo",
show=True,
stream=True,
conf=0.5
)
for result in results:
boxes = result.boxes
for box in boxes:
print(f"Detected class: {box.cls}, Confidence: {box.conf}")Ready to test your live RTSP video stream?
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