README.md

Running AmazonKinesisVideoStreaming Sample

1. Provision and setup

Follow the documentation to provision the AWS resources required to run this sample, and assign the appropriate permissions to the IAM role: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesisvideostreams/latest/dg/producersdk-android-prerequisites.html

• Amazon Cognito user pool
• Amazon Cognito identity pool

2. Paste

• You will need all the information from the step above that you have obtained, and paste them into your local copy of awsconfiguration.json. Here's what it should look like when you're done:

{
  "Version": "1.0",
  "CredentialsProvider": {
    "CognitoIdentity": {
      "Default": {
        "PoolId": "us-west-2:01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef",
        "Region": "us-west-2"
      }
    }
  },
  "IdentityManager": {
    "Default": {}
  },
  "CognitoUserPool": {
    "Default": {
      "AppClientSecret": "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz0123456789abcdefghijklmno",
      "AppClientId": "0123456789abcdefghijklmnop",
      "PoolId": "us-west-2_qRsTuVwXy",
      "Region": "us-west-2"
    }
  }
}

• Change the region that the app will stream to by editing the KINESIS_VIDEO_REGION constant in your local copy of KinesisVideoDemoApp.java

Streaming From Your Android Camera

• After signing in, you'll be taken to the Streaming Configuration screen.
  • Note: If this is your first time signing in, you'll need to create an account. You can do this by clicking Create New Account on the sign-in screen.
• Modify these settings, or you can leave everything on the default values if you wish.
• Click the Start Streaming button and check out your video on the AWS Console.

Streaming Video Frame Files

• After signing in, you'll be taken to the Streaming Configuration screen.
• Click on the Hamburger icon in the top-left and in the navigation pane that pops up, choose Stream From Assets.
• Modify the Stream Name if you wish, then click the Stream Frames button.
• Check out the video on the AWS Console.