The FFMPEG universal driver supports the following functions:

• it receives video and audio via RTSP and RTMP protocols;
• it plays back video and audio in any format supported by ffplay (FFmpeg);
• it plays back video and audio from connected cameras and microphones in a specified format (compressed/uncompressed stream, resolution and codec, bitrate, and so on)

The following device types (models) are supported:

• 1 channel device for receiving video and audio via RTSP and RTMP protocols.
• Dshow device (USB camera) for receiving video and audio from USB webcams.
• Dshow video (USB camera) for receiving video from USB webcams.
• Desktop capturer for capturing video images from all displays/monitors of the server in MJPEG format (default). Decompressed capture in YUV format is also supported.
• Windows capturer for capturing video images from the application window.

You can add a device that is connected via the FFMPEG protocol by using the Camera discovery tool.

See sections below for details on configuring these types of devices.