This repository contains code to stream video stream from Raspberry Pi camera or webcam/ Laptop cameras to Kafka and receive it in any system in the local network and apply algorithms

• Components required: Raspberry pi 3 with camera/ laptop with camera

• Dependencies:

  • Kafka-python
  • OpenCV 2.4.10 for Raspberry Pi, OpenCV 3.3.0 for laptop
  • PiCamera

• Deployment instructions:

  • Start the Kafka server and change the IP of your Kafka server in all the codes before running!
  • For sending from Raspberry pi camera:
    • Run rpi_kafka.py on your Raspberry Pi after setting up the camera.
  • For sending from Laptop camera:
    • Run send_video.py in your remote system.
  • For Receiving from any source:
    • Run receive_video_kafka.py in host system, the streamed video feed from remote host will appear in your system in a new window.

• https://www.pyimagesearch.com/2015/03/30/accessing-the-raspberry-pi-camera-with-opencv-and-python/
• https://pypi.python.org/pypi/kafka-python
• https://scotch.io/tutorials/build-a-distributed-streaming-system-with-apache-kafka-and-python
• Author : Sreekiran A R, sreekiranar@gmail.com
• Code Review : Jatan Sharma, jatansharma@gmail.com