Custom Video Elements with Javascript and Agora Web SDK
Blog post from Agora
The Agora Web SDK provides a powerful set of tools for real-time engagement, allowing developers to easily embed live voice and video functionalities into web applications. The SDK offers convenient APIs that can automatically embed a video element within a specified `<div/>`, but also allows for complete customization of video elements using JavaScript/TypeScript. To integrate the Agora Web SDK, developers need to add it to their project by running the command `npm install agora-rtc-sdk-ng`. Once installed, they can initialize the camera and mic using the `.createMicrophoneAndCameraTracks()` function and set up a custom video element using the `setupVideoElement()` function. The video element is created using a MediaStream object, which acts as a wrapper for the camera track, allowing it to be passed off to the `<video/>` element. By following this guide, developers can manipulate audio and video tracks, customize video player controls, and integrate interactive elements to enhance user engagement.