ZidoStreamer

Android app for live streaming of HDMI input on Zidoo X9 and Tronsmart Pavo M9 compatible TV boxes. More info: https://blog.danman.eu/using-tronsmart-pavo-m9-for-hdmi-input-streaming/

Installation

Copy app/build/outputs/apk/app-debug.apk to your device and install it.
Copy ffmpeg binary to /mnt/sdcard/

Running

Start app from menu
Press menu button and edit and confirm all settings
Start streaming by pressing button "1" on remote
Restart your device

Configuration

Valid ffmpeg commands:
streaming to network in MPEG-TS:

/mnt/sdcard/ffmpeg -i - -codec:v copy -codec:a copy -bsf:v dump_extra -f mpegts udp://[IP]:1234

streaming to web (e.g. Youtube):

/mnt/sdcard/ffmpeg  -i - -strict -2 -codec:v copy -codec:a aac -b:a 128k -f flv rtmp://a.rtmp.youtube.com/live2/[Stream name/key]

Compilation

Open in Android studio and compile as usual.

Features

streaming as MPEG-TS to network (unicast/multicast)
streaming in FLV format to RTMP server (e.g. Youtube)
no need for intermediate recording file - thus no length limit
streaming runs in background

TODO

bind remote control to start/stop/restart streaming
automatic stream restart after network or encoding failure
indicate recording with blinking status LED (probably not possible)

Output screenshot