Kotlin

In this sample, the app uses a custom video capturer to mirror the local video image before it is sent to the Vonage publisher. The goal is to show you the basics of integrating a custom capturer; mirroring is just a simple, visual effect to make the behavior obvious.

Estimated completion time: 25 mins

Want to skip this tutorial? You can jump straight to the completed Kotlin client code in the BasicVideoCapturer folder of our Android sample app repo on GitHub. The repo includes a README with full documentation on how to run and explore the project. This tutorial focuses on the Kotlin version of the Android sample app.

Requirements

To complete this tutorial, you’ll need:

Basic video capture

Learn how set up a basic video capturer using the Vonage Video SDK.

Available on:
Kotlin Swift
Steps
1
Introduction
2
Getting Started
3
Creating a new project
4
Adding the Android SDK
5
Setting up authentication
6
Requesting permissions
7
Creating the Mirror Video Capturer
8
Starting capture wiring into the Publisher lifecycle
9
How mirroring actually works
10
Running the app
11
Conclusion