Kurento Modules¶
Kurento is a pluggable framework. Each plugin in Kurento is called a module.
If you are interested in writing our own modules, please read the section about Writing Kurento Modules.
We classify Kurento modules into three groups, namely:
Main modules. Incorporated out of the box with Kurento Media Server:
- kms-core: Main components of Kurento Media Server.
- kms-elements: Implementation of Kurento Media Elements (WebRtcEndpoint, PlayerEndpoint, etc.)
- kms-filters: Implementation of Kurento Filters (FaceOverlayFilter, ZBarFilter, etc.)
Built-in modules. Extra modules developed by the Kurento team to enhance the basic capabilities of Kurento Media Server. So far, there are four built-in modules, namely:
kms-pointerdetector: Filter that detects pointers in video streams, based on color tracking. Install command:
sudo apt-get install kms-pointerdetector
kms-chroma: Filter that takes a color range in the top layer and makes it transparent, revealing another image behind. Install command:
sudo apt-get install kms-chroma
kms-crowddetector: Filter that detects people agglomeration in video streams. Install command:
sudo apt-get install kms-crowddetector
kms-platedetector: Filter that detects vehicle plates in video streams. Install command:
sudo apt-get install kms-platedetector
警告
The plate detector module is a prototype and its results are not always accurate. Consider this if you are planning to use this module in a production environment.
Custom modules. Extensions to Kurento Media Server which provides new media capabilities.
The following picture shows an schematic view of the Kurento Media Server with its different modules:
Kurento modules architecture Kurento Media Server can be extended with built-it modules (crowddetector, pointerdetector, chroma, platedetector) and also with other custom modules.
Taking into account the built-in modules, the Kurento toolbox is extended as follows:
Extended Kurento Toolbox The basic Kurento toolbox (left side of the picture) is extended with more Computer Vision and Augmented Reality filters (right side of the picture) provided by the built-in modules.
The remainder of this page is structured in four sections in which the built-in modules (kms-pointerdetector, kms-chroma, kms-crowddetector, kms-platedetector) are used to develop simple applications (tutorials) aimed to show how to use them.
Module Tutorial - Pointer Detector Filter¶
This web application consists on a WebRTC video communication in mirror (loopback) with a pointer-tracking filter element.
Module Tutorial - Chroma Filter¶
This web application consists on a WebRTC video communication in mirror (loopback) with a chroma filter element.
Module Tutorial - Crowd Detector Filter¶
This web application consists on a WebRTC video communication in mirror (loopback) with a crowd detector filter. This filter detects people agglomeration in video streams.