Now Chime has been discontinued - can AWS Video Computer Vision solutions consume 3rd party chat solution streams like zoom?
I'm thinking do AWS solutions like chime sdk, or kinesis video, or rekognition etc - can they work with the more popular user solutions like zoom/ teams/ etc.
I know they used to work with chime but no longer of course - and that they can work with a captive device like a laptop camera or webcam etc, and those 3rd party service all push video through that - so would it pick up that video stream when using 3rd party services like zoom etc?
if yes - can anyone help me understand how that would work e.g. what solutions/ architecture would be required?
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AWS offers several video analysis and streaming solutions that can work with video streams, but there are important distinctions regarding how they interact with third-party communication platforms like Zoom or Teams.
Amazon Rekognition Streaming Video Events is designed to analyze live video streams, but it's primarily intended for connected home cameras and similar devices. It works with Amazon Kinesis Video Streams rather than directly consuming streams from third-party communication platforms.
For video analysis scenarios, you would typically need to capture the video stream at the source (your device) before it's processed by third-party applications like Zoom. AWS doesn't offer a direct integration to consume video streams from Zoom, Teams, or similar platforms.
A potential architecture would involve:
- Capturing the video at the device level before it's sent to Zoom/Teams
- Streaming this captured video to Amazon Kinesis Video Streams
- Processing the stream with services like Amazon Rekognition for analysis
For WebRTC-based applications (which enable real-time communication), Amazon Kinesis Video Streams supports WebRTC protocols that allow peer-to-peer video streaming. This could be used to build custom video communication solutions, but doesn't directly integrate with third-party platforms.
While the Amazon Chime SDK (which is different from the Amazon Chime application being discontinued) can be used to implement WebRTC functionality in applications, it doesn't provide a way to directly consume video streams from third-party platforms like Zoom.
In summary, AWS video analysis services can work with video streams captured at the device level, but don't offer direct integrations to consume streams from third-party communication platforms like Zoom or Teams.
Sources
Scenario: Live streaming - Streaming Media Lens
Video analysis on live streams – Amazon Rekognition Streaming Video Events – AWS
Guidance for Deploying Smart Cameras Using Amazon Kinesis Video Streams with WebRTC
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