Choose New content, then the Streaming tab.
RTSP streams
RTSP is what most IP cameras, network video recorders, and broadcast encoders output. A production line camera for a floor manager, an entrance feed in an operations room, a live broadcast source.
Enter the stream URL. It usually looks like this, and your camera’s own admin interface will tell you the exact form:
rtsp://192.168.1.100/streamCredentials, if the camera needs them, go in the URL:
rtsp://username:[email protected]/streamThe player has to be able to reach the source, which for a camera on your own network means being on that network.
Local capture
For a device physically connected to the player, v4l2:// reads from a capture input rather than the network. A laptop presenting in a meeting room, a camera pointed at a work area, a connected monitoring device.
The signal goes from cable to display without touching the network: no URL to configure and no dependency on anything outside the room.
Neither one is cached
A stream is not stored on the device. If the source becomes unreachable, there is no local copy to fall back on and the screen has nothing to show for that slot.
Put static content in the same playlist alongside the stream. The screen then keeps showing something when the feed drops, instead of going dark, and the rotation carries on.
Duration
A stream takes a duration like any other playlist item, since a live feed has no natural end. See How long things play.