How can I correctly provide a mock webcam video to Chrome?

Question

I\'m trying to run end-to-end testing in Chrome for a product that requires a webcam feed halfway through to operate. From what I understand this means providing a fake webc

Answer 1

After reading the link you provided I noticed that we can also provide an mjpeg.

Depending on what your test requirements - this may be sufficient for you.

ffmpeg -i oldfile.mp4 newfile.mjpeg

then I tested using:

google-chrome --use-fake-device-for-media-stream --use-file-for-fake-video-capture=newfile.mjpeg

After navigating to Tracking JS I could see the video being played back.

I hope that works for you!