MP4 live stream from individual images

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I'm using an API which gives live images from different sources (mainly from IP cameras). So I have few jpg images coming in each second.
My requirement is to produce a H.264 encoded MP4 live stream, that will be displayed in a browser (in HTML5 <video> element).
So, transform this live 'stream' of individual images, into a MP4 live stream.
The implementation must be done in C# (as frontend, but C/C++ can also be used), on Windows.
I have found some promising resources, but I don't know which to choose, nor it is clear to me if these have the capability to do what I want:
1) ffmpeg
2) MS Media Foundation

Also, maybe there is another useful resource to use?

Please advise.
Thank you in advance!

Posted 23-Nov-15 10:57am

paunescuionica

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 23-Nov-15 17:18pm

I would advise FFMpeg, it always worked for me; and yes, I did assemble video from individual images and extracted images from video.
—SA

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2015-11-23T11:24:00

Please see my comment to the question. I cannot tell you for sure what to choose, not sure myself, but I can give your some words in favor or FFMpeg. I did not use Media Foundation, but I often heard the opinions that FFMpeg offers a much broader set of features compared to Media Foundation.

Please see some of my links in my past answers:
video (mp4) to Mp3 convert[^],
how to convert image to video in C#[^],
How to trim the video using Directshow!?[^],
How can I allow mp4 files to play in my software[^].

FFMpeg is highly universal, cross-platform, and it does not depend on 3rd-party products. Note that you can use FFMpeg (or libav) as just conversion utility, via starting a process, but you also can use one of the available .NET wrappers to use as a library; I provided some links in first 3 answers.

—SA