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gst-launch-1.0

Build and run a GStreamer pipeline. More information: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org/documentation/tools/gst-launch.html?gi-language=c.
  • Play test video in a window:
    gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc ! xvimagesink
  • Play a media file in a window:
    gst-launch-1.0 playbin uri={{protocol}}://{{host}}/{{path/to/file}}
  • Re-encode a media file:
    gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location={{path/to/file}} ! {{file_type}}demux ! {{codec_type}}dec ! {{codec_type}}enc ! {{file_type}}mux ! filesink location={{path/to/file}}
  • Stream a file to an RTSP server:
    gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location={{path/to/file}} ! rtspclientsink location=rtsp://{{host_IP}}/{{path/to/file}}

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