GStreamer for Tiny Devices
summary
GStreamer can be reduced from a 150MB-plus desktop install to a runnable embedded binary: a security camera prototype with a 16MB flash runs a pipeline that reads RTSP, parses H.264, and writes chunked MP4 files for upload (RTSP source → h264 parser → splitmuxsink). Process uses gst_parse_launch, cross-compiles C wrapper, then static linking of plugins, strips unused GLib features, applies --ffunction-sections --gc-sections, and finally UPX compression to reach about 2MB on the device successfully.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 1:08Overview of GStreamer
- 4:50GStreamer: Perfect for embedded
- 6:53Examples A Security Camera
- 9:25Version AC program
- 10:28Static Build?
- 11:12Copy plugins
- 11:59Statically build plugins
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