RTSP

What is it?

RTSP is an older protocol mainly used today by IP cameras — security cameras, PTZ studio cameras, and other networked video hardware. Think of it as the remote control + video feed standard for cameras: it lets a system say "start sending me your picture" to a camera on the network.

Practical example

A small studio has two PTZ cameras mounted on the wall. Their production software connects to each camera over RTSP, pulls in both live feeds, and the director switches between them like a mini TV control room — no capture cards or cables to a computer, just the office network.

Key things to know (non-technical)

• You'll meet it whenever hardware cameras are involved, not phone/software streaming.
• Almost every IP camera and many professional studio cameras speak RTSP out of the box.
• It's rarely used to reach viewers directly — it feeds video into a production system, which then re-broadcasts it.
• Relevant for multi-camera studio setups, venues, and surveillance-style always-on feeds.

In Tupic Live

If Tupic Live ever supports multi-camera studio setups or lets venues plug in professional/IP cameras as sources, RTSP is the doorway those cameras would come through.