OvenMediaEngine VS obsninja

Compare OvenMediaEngine vs obsninja and see what are their differences.

obsninja

VDO.Ninja is a powerful tool that lets you bring remote video feeds into OBS or other studio software via WebRTC. (by steveseguin)
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OvenMediaEngine obsninja
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9.6 8.5
11 days ago 6 days ago
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GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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OvenMediaEngine

Posts with mentions or reviews of OvenMediaEngine. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-28.

obsninja

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  • FLaNK Stack 26 February 2024
    50 projects | dev.to | 26 Feb 2024
    Very Interesting Remote tool for OBS https://vdo.ninja/
  • Voicemeeter Banana Replacement in Linux
    2 projects | /r/linuxaudio | 8 Dec 2023
    Sounds like you could use https://sonobus.net/ and possibly https://vdo.ninja/ but you might have that already covered with jitsi.
  • I'd like to connect 5 seperate screens to my laptop for an art project to put on some looped visuals. How can I do this the most effective way without breaking the bank.
    2 projects | /r/vjing | 7 Dec 2023
    A very inexpensive and easy-to-implement variant for multiple or far away projectors could be vdo.ninja and https://github.com/jareware/chilipie-kiosk
  • Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam
    7 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Sep 2023
    Quite tangential, but during lockdown I was looking for a way to use my iPhone as a webcam and came across this project:

    https://vdo.ninja/

    It started out as being a means to send a video feed into OBS[1], which is how I rigged the webcam input, but as the project grew, it expanded to being a way for me to spin up desktop video and audio sharing in a browser, sorta like Zoom, etc. This let me run virtual movie nights with people remotely.

    Whilst it's possible to use it via the 'create a room' interface, you can also do it all via URL parameters which I found much more flexible and robust. See here[2].

    You create source and recipient URLs and then it just automagically makes it all work via WebRTC. I was able to for example make a source that captured my VLC window and sent out the video and audio, and then two destination URLs which received the source video and audio, but also sent their own audio to one another. This meant we could hear the and watch a movie but also talk to each other via our microphones.

    I've got no relation to this project besides thinking it's really awesome.

    [1]: Used for streaming your computer online, e.g. on Twitch. https://obsproject.com/

    [2]: https://docs.vdo.ninja/master/how-does-it-work

  • Ask HN: Any good open source video conferencing options?
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 2 Aug 2023
  • More than 8 callers in vmix - best practice
    2 projects | /r/vmix | 10 Jul 2023
    I have had good luck with https://vdo.ninja/ in the past.
  • [LFG] Looking for older amateur/beginners in Europe for stoner rock
    3 projects | /r/BedroomBands | 24 Jun 2023
    Our collaboration software might look something like Sonobus and vdo.ninja for live jamming (if we're close enough), Discord or Whatsapp for chatting, maybe Area for reviewing mix-downs, and Bandlab for stem-sharing (Reaper too, if you've got it). I'm open to all suggestions. I'm also interested in learning how to use something like Sonic Sound Picture to do visualisations, or maybe creating AI generated animations, if deciding to upload anything to YT.
  • I need help.
    2 projects | /r/obs | 9 Jun 2023
    If you’re looking to use it as a camera, I’d recommend this app. I’ve used it myself and it’s the best option for iOS camera to obs. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/shoot-pro-webcam-telestrator/id964565026 . It’s paid, but a one time fee, and you can test it for free with a watermark. The best free option is https://vdo.ninja, but I strongly prefer the quality upgrade and features of shoot pro. If you have an Apple Watch you can also control shoot pro from there while using your phone as a camera.
  • What is the best way to remotely stream other people on YouTube when we are in separate cities?
    2 projects | /r/obs | 6 Jun 2023
    Hi there. Personally I would give https://vdo.ninja/ a go. It's right up your alley. It's a direct WebRTC feed of your guest camera and mic thst you can bring straight into obs. I use it ever day.
    2 projects | /r/obs | 6 Jun 2023
    I have never tried this but there is some guy that has created a bunch of tools for this purpose. I'm unsure if this is the most optimal way to do this but here is the link vdo.ninja. You can send webcams remotely to obs with his tools and much more, hope it helps!

What are some alternatives?

When comparing OvenMediaEngine and obsninja you can also consider the following projects:

droidcam - GNU/Linux/nix client for DroidCam

Ant-Media-Server - Ant Media Server is a live streaming engine software that provides adaptive, ultra low latency streaming by using WebRTC technology with ~0.5 seconds latency. Ant Media Server is auto-scalable and it can run on-premise or on-cloud.

obs-ndi - NewTek NDI integration for OBS Studio

obs-studio - OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

sonobus - Source code for SonoBus, a real-time network audio streaming collaboration tool.

srs - SRS is a simple, high-efficiency, real-time video server supporting RTMP, WebRTC, HLS, HTTP-FLV, SRT, MPEG-DASH, and GB28181.

electroncapture - Playback video in a frameless electron app for screen-sharing and window capture

rtmpie - Out-of-the-box RTMP streaming server with a clean and powerful web interface

OBS-studio-webrtc - This is a fork of OBS-studio with generic support for webrtc. It leverages the same webrtc implementation most browsers use.

Pion WebRTC - Pure Go implementation of the WebRTC API

IP-ESP32-CAM - "IP Camera" based on ESP32-CAM

Screenshare-with-audio-on-Discord-with-Linux - A repo trying to gather all info regarding proper screensharing on Discord with Desktop Audio for linux users