Home Multimedia and Automation Systems with GStreamer

Explore the potential of GStreamer for creating advanced home multimedia and automation systems in this 45-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au. Dive into the flexibility of the GStreamer multimedia framework for implementing multi-room sound systems and beyond. Learn about data flow handling, synchronization techniques, and leveraging open standards like RTP/RTSP and PTP/NTP. Discover an intriguing extended use-case involving distributed microphone arrays for speaker isolation and echo-location, enabling enhanced spoken command recognition and contextualisation. Gain insights into topics such as smart assistants, audio conversion, streaming, synchronisation, home automation cameras, and the challenges of implementing distributed microphone systems.

Intro
Smart Assistants
Free Software!
GStreamer: Audio Conversion
GStreamer: Audio Streaming
Idea 1: Music Playback
Synchronisation
Synchronising Clocks
Aurena Architecture
Home Automation: Cameras
Home Automation Cameras
GStreamer Pipeline
Secret Plan
The Speed Of Sound
Hardware Options
Distributed Microphone Arrays
Calibration
Problems
Random Links