title: How to display RTSP from IP Camera/CCTV in iOS
body: <p>There is obviously a way to do this because so many applications are already doing it - NetCamViewer and iCamviewer to name just one.</p>
  
  <p>I have searched and searched, but I'm not finding anything of value that gives a hint as to how this is done. I'm reaching out hoping that someone will give me a clue.</p>
  
  <p>I'm trying to connect to an video security camera (Y-CAM), which supports the RTSP protocol, and display the video from my iPhone/iPad application. The camera has an IP address and I can view the video from a web browser and from Quicktime running on my Mac. The problem is that RSTP is not supported on iOS so even trying to connect using Safari on an iPad doesn't work.</p>
  
  <p>I've read that some are trying to use Live5555, but I haven't seen an article that describes if it has been done successfully and how.</p>
  
  <p>An alternative is to capture the RTSP stream on a server, convert it to an HTTP Live stream and then connect to the HTTP Live stream from iOS. Unfortunately, this hasn't proved as easy as it sounds. </p>
  
  <p>I'd prefer to go directly to the camera like other applications I've seen do. the RTSP to Live is a fall back if I have to.</p>
  
  <p>Any hints are greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>