When will the video function be supported

[weynechen]

Sending and receiving low-resolution videos are very important in my application, especially receiving

[ladvoc]

Hi @weynechen, thank you for reaching out. Adding video support is the top priority now; you can expect to see it released within a few weeks once it has been thoroughly tested. If you don't mind, could you share what hardware you are working with?

[weynechen]

Currently, we are considering using the ESP32S3. However, if its performance is insufficient, we will switch to other chips. How is the portability of this SDK? If I manage to port it to other chips, I can contribute it. @ladvoc

[ladvoc]

This SDK currently targets the ESP32-S3 and ESP32-P4, with near-term development focused on these platforms. For video applications, the ESP32-P4 is generally recommended over the S3 due to its stronger performance—particularly for H.264, which will be required for initial video support. MJPEG will only be possible once the LiveKit SFU adds support. With hardware-accelerated H.264 decoding encoding, the P4 is especially well-suited for video use cases.

[weynechen]

The ESP32-P4 only has a H264 encoder , no decoder ...

[ladvoc]

You are correct; I meant to say encoding.

[ladvoc]

@weynechen, I would recommend taking a look at this article to get an idea of the performance characteristics you can expect from each chip.

[weynechen]

Thanks! I got it. Looking forward to the new version.I also prepared P4 board.

[weynechen]

Sorry for the disturbance this time. Could you please inform me whether there is a release plan for video development? @ladvoc

[ladvoc]

Hi @weynechen, apologies for the delay. Video publishing support has been added in the latest release. Subscribing is currently under active development. I don’t have an exact ETA yet, as some changes to the underlying peer implementation may be required for compatibility with the LiveKit SFU. I’ll share an update as soon as there’s progress.

[weynechen]

@ladvoc Thank you. I'm really looking forward to this feature and I can wait for a while.