Can I use webrtc to capture a stream from a video url?

[Kenvin Nguyen]

Hello,

I would like to capture a stream from a video url (on Android platform).

I have an Android app which stores a video file in its storage. The video file is served at a specific Url. And in a local network, I can use another device (the same app) to play the video file. The player I used is Exoplayer (an application level media player for Android).

I would like to capture a stream from that video url, and send the stream to another device using a peer to peer connection, so the other peer can also view the video, and both devices (same app) now play (view) the video in sync.

So, I think of 2 possible ways:

1. Capture a stream from a video url, and send the stream to another peer.

2. The video player uses a TextureView to render the video content. The app would capture the view, or the renderer's data, as a stream. Then the app sends the stream to another peer.

Which way is possible?

Thank you!