WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is an API definition drafted by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that supports browser-to-browser applications for voice calling, video chat, and P2P file sharing without the need of either internal or external plugins - wikipedia 
WebRTC enables all kinds of real time communication such as audio, video and text between users by utilizing the browsers. Using WebRTC bears different benefits for different market segments.
# Livestreaming to localhost
Here are some notes on using WebRTC to stream live video to localhost.
I looked around and found a few links, but only one really works:
* phoboslab.org
It basically uses node and ffmpeg. Works in teh Livecode native browser object. Can even set it up on a rasberry pi. Looks good.
Here are some other interesting links for the future:
* HTTP Live Streaming JavaScript player - github
* Accessing Your Webcam in HTML5 - kirupa.com
# See also - Let's Talky - appear.in - Video Chat
WebRTC
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WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) is an API definition drafted by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) that supports browser-to-browser applications for voice calling, video chat, and P2P file sharing without the need of either internal or external plugins - wikipedia