Video Stream Consumer

The Video Stream Consumer component is designed to consume .mp4 video files either from:

• Real-time sources (e.g., live camera feeds via URL), or

• Stored video files in an SFTP location.

The component reads and processes videos frame by frame, enabling downstream analytics such as object detection, motion tracking, or video-based event recognition.

Note:

• The Video Stream Consumer only supports .mp4 file format.

• Testing Pipeline and Data Metrics Monitoring functionalities are not available for this component.

Configuration Sections

All configurations are grouped into:

• Basic Information

• Meta Information

• Resource Configuration

Basic Information Tab

The Basic Information tab defines execution and deployment properties.

Field	Description	Required
Invocation Type	Select execution mode: Batch or Real-Time.	Yes
Grace Period (sec)	Appears only when Batch mode is selected. Specifies the time allowed for the component to shut down gracefully.	Conditional
Intelligent Scaling	Appears only when Real-Time mode is selected. Enables dynamic scaling based on video processing workload.	Optional
Deployment Type	Displays the deployment type of the component (pre-selected).	Yes
Container Image Version	Displays the Docker image version used (pre-selected).	Yes
Failover Event	Select an event to handle errors or retries.	Optional
Batch Size	Maximum number of records (frames) processed per execution cycle (minimum: 10).	Yes

Meta Information Tab

The Meta Information tab configures video source, authentication, and processing details.

Field	Description	Required
Host IP Address	For SFTP channel, enter server IP/hostname. For URL channel, enter video stream URL (e.g., rtsp://camera-feed).	Yes
Username	Username for authentication.	Yes
Port	Port number for the connection (default: 22 for SFTP).	Yes
Authentication	Select authentication type: Password or PEM/PPK File.	Yes
Password	Password for authentication (if Password option is selected).	Conditional
PEM/PPK File	Upload a private key file for authentication (if selected).	Conditional
Reader Path	Path to the video file (for SFTP channel).	Yes
Channel	Select channel type: SFTP (stored video) or URL (live stream).	Yes
Resolution	Select video resolution (options depend on supported configurations).	Yes
Frame Rate	Define how many frames per second (fps) to be consumed.	Optional

Note:

• For SFTP channel, Host IP must be a valid server IP.

• For URL channel, Host IP must be a valid video URL.

• Authentication options dynamically change the required fields (Password or PEM/PPK file).

Saving the Configuration

• Click Save Component (Storage icon).

• A success notification confirms that the component properties have been saved.

• Once saved, the Video Stream Consumer begins consuming video frames and forwarding them to the pipeline workflow.

Example Workflow

1. Configure the Video Stream Consumer with:

   • Channel: URL

   • Host IP Address: rtsp://192.168.1.100:554/live.sdp

   • Resolution: 720p

   • Frame Rate: 30

2. Connect the consumer to a Video Analytics pipeline for real-time motion detection.

3. Output is streamed frame by frame to downstream components for analysis and storage.