Problem with using WebViewer to stream video from IPcam using mjpg-streamer

[shannon]

I am working on an app to play streaming video form IP camera

The IP camera is connected to a wifi module which is flash with openwrt and mjpg-streamer.

When my phone is connected to the wifi module and use Chrome to open the url ( http://192.168.8.1:8083/?action=stream )

The browser successfully show the video streaming.

I try to use App inventor with WebViewer to open the url but noting appear.

I have tried to open the url with the build-in web browser of Andriod and find that doesn't work too.

I have spends days to solve the problem but fail. Hope for a helping hand here.

[shannon]

Also, when using the build-in web browser of android,

The browser starting downloading a file called download file.bin

[Abraham Getzler]

Try searching for posts here by Peep Prants.  He has gotten live video streaming working.

https://groups.google.com/d/msg/mitappinventortest/rARo0NetUN8/KlaCkK1QCAAJ

ABG

[Taifun]

To be able to play Youtube videos in the webviewer, you have to edit the manifest and add android:targetSdkVersion="14" or higher. Thank you Boban!

Taifun

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Trying to push the limits of App Inventor! Snippets, Tutorials and Extensions from Pura Vida Apps by Taifun. 

[shannon]

It take me sometime to learn how to change the minimum sdk. It now work for YouTube. But it doesn't work for my ipcam. The streaming method is base on mjpg-streamer, which is different from video streaming

[Peep Prants]

Ai webviewer works like sharm with mjpg webcam stream, without editing manifest file!

You can test this mjpg stream http://194.204.22.125/mjpg/video.mjpg

With my WIEVER app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=est.kussu.viewer

[shannon]

Problem discover. Instead of using streaming, I use snapshot and refresh the webview frequently using clock function. It works but the quality and response is bad.