screen-stream

0.4.0 • Public • Published

screen-stream

Provides a video stream of your computer's display.

js-standard-style

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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npm i screen-stream

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Version

0.4.0

License

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