List all available media devices on FFmpeg. Supports Windows, OSX and Linux(coming soon)
Via npm:
$ npm install ffdevices --saveYou need to have ffmpeg version >= 2.0.7 for this to work. This is the oldest version I tested but it may work on older version also.
Note: If you downloaded the static build most probably FFMPEG_PATH environment variable is not yet set. You have two options:
- Find the location of the ffmpeg
bindirectory and add it to yourPATH. - Set the custom
FFMPEG_PATHusing theffdevices.#ffmpegPath
var ffdevices = require('ffdevices')
ffdevices.getAll(function(error, devices) {
if(!error) {
console.log(devices)
}
})You can set custom FFMPEG_PATH using ffdevices.ffmpegPath
ffdevices.ffmpegPath = 'C:\\ffmpeg\\bin\\ffmpeg.exe' //PATH to the ffmpeg file.
ffdevices.getAll(function(error, devices){
if(!error) {
console.log(devices)
}
})gdigrab is the desktop capturer for windows. By default it is enabled, you can disable it if you don't want to include it. Pass this command before you call .getAll().
ffdevices.gdigrab = false
ffdevices.getAll(...)[ { name: 'Desktop Capture',
type: 'video',
value: 'desktop',
deviceType: 'gdigrab',
os: 'win32' },
{ name: 'Webcam C170',
type: 'video',
value: 'Webcam C170',
deviceType: 'dshow',
os: 'win32' },
{ name: 'Microphone (2- Webcam C170)',
type: 'audio',
value: 'Microphone (2- Webcam C170)',
deviceType: 'dshow',
os: 'win32' },
{ name: 'Headset (Voombox-outdoor Hands-Free)',
type: 'audio',
value: 'Headset (Voombox-outdoor Hands-Free)',
deviceType: 'dshow',
os: 'win32' },
{ name: 'Headset (Bluedio Hands-Free)',
type: 'audio',
value: 'Headset (Bluedio Hands-Free)',
deviceType: 'dshow',
os: 'win32' } ]
[ { name: 'Built-in iSight',
type: 'video',
value: 'Built-in iSight',
deviceType: 'avfoundation',
os: 'darwin' },
{ name: 'Capture screen 0',
type: 'video',
value: 'Capture screen 0',
deviceType: 'avfoundation',
os: 'darwin' },
{ name: 'Built-in Input',
type: 'audio',
value: 'Built-in Input',
deviceType: 'avfoundation',
os: 'darwin' } ]
- Linux support(video4linux2)
- Compatibility test to other platforms and machines.
- fluent-ffmpeg - Fluent ffmpeg-API for node.js