diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/.gitignore b/plugins/python-codecs/.gitignore
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+.DS_Store
+out/
+node_modules/
+dist/
+.venv
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/.npmignore b/plugins/python-codecs/.npmignore
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index 000000000..72f2e2832
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+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.DS_Store
+out/
+node_modules/
+*.map
+fs
+src
+.vscode
+dist/*.js
+.venv
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/launch.json b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/launch.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6fa82af0
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+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/launch.json
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+{
+    // Use IntelliSense to learn about possible attributes.
+    // Hover to view descriptions of existing attributes.
+    // For more information, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=830387
+    "version": "0.2.0",
+    "configurations": [
+        {
+            "name": "Scrypted Debugger",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "attach",
+            "connect": {
+                "host": "${config:scrypted.debugHost}",
+                "port": 10081
+            },
+            "justMyCode": false,
+            "preLaunchTask": "scrypted: deploy+debug",
+            "pathMappings": [
+                {
+                    "localRoot": "/Volumes/Dev/scrypted/server/python/",
+                    "remoteRoot": "/Volumes/Dev/scrypted/server/python/",
+                },
+                {
+                    "localRoot": "${workspaceFolder}/src",
+                    "remoteRoot": "${config:scrypted.pythonRemoteRoot}"
+                },
+
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "name": "Python: Test",
+            "type": "python",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "program": "${workspaceFolder}/src/test.py",
+            "console": "internalConsole",
+            "justMyCode": true,
+            "env": {
+                "GST_PLUGIN_PATH": "/opt/homebrew/lib/gstreamer-1.0"
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/settings.json b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d71b6ca7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/settings.json
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+
+{
+    // docker installation
+    // "scrypted.debugHost": "koushik-thin",
+    // "scrypted.serverRoot": "/server",
+
+    // pi local installation
+    // "scrypted.debugHost": "192.168.2.119",
+    // "scrypted.serverRoot": "/home/pi/.scrypted",
+
+    // local checkout
+    "scrypted.debugHost": "127.0.0.1",
+    "scrypted.serverRoot": "/Users/koush/.scrypted",
+
+    "scrypted.pythonRemoteRoot": "${config:scrypted.serverRoot}/volume/plugin.zip",
+    "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
+        "./node_modules/@scrypted/sdk/types/scrypted_python"
+    ]
+}
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diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/tasks.json b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/tasks.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d922a539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    // See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
+    // for the documentation about the tasks.json format
+    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "tasks": [
+        {
+            "label": "scrypted: deploy+debug",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "presentation": {
+                "echo": true,
+                "reveal": "silent",
+                "focus": false,
+                "panel": "shared",
+                "showReuseMessage": true,
+                "clear": false
+            },
+            "command": "npm run scrypted-vscode-launch ${config:scrypted.debugHost}",
+        },
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/README.md b/plugins/python-codecs/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7f0c8d01c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Python Codecs for Scrypted
+
+Adds encoding and decoding capabilites to Scrypted via Gstreamer and Libav.
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/package-lock.json b/plugins/python-codecs/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cef703b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+   "name": "@scrypted/python-codecs",
+   "version": "0.0.23",
+   "lockfileVersion": 3,
+   "requires": true,
+   "packages": {
+      "": {
+         "name": "@scrypted/python-codecs",
+         "version": "0.0.23",
+         "devDependencies": {
+            "@scrypted/sdk": "file:../../sdk"
+         }
+      },
+      "../../sdk": {
+         "name": "@scrypted/sdk",
+         "version": "0.2.85",
+         "dev": true,
+         "license": "ISC",
+         "dependencies": {
+            "@babel/preset-typescript": "^7.18.6",
+            "adm-zip": "^0.4.13",
+            "axios": "^0.21.4",
+            "babel-loader": "^9.1.0",
+            "babel-plugin-const-enum": "^1.1.0",
+            "esbuild": "^0.15.9",
+            "ncp": "^2.0.0",
+            "raw-loader": "^4.0.2",
+            "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+            "tmp": "^0.2.1",
+            "ts-loader": "^9.4.2",
+            "typescript": "^4.9.4",
+            "webpack": "^5.75.0",
+            "webpack-bundle-analyzer": "^4.5.0"
+         },
+         "bin": {
+            "scrypted-changelog": "bin/scrypted-changelog.js",
+            "scrypted-debug": "bin/scrypted-debug.js",
+            "scrypted-deploy": "bin/scrypted-deploy.js",
+            "scrypted-deploy-debug": "bin/scrypted-deploy-debug.js",
+            "scrypted-package-json": "bin/scrypted-package-json.js",
+            "scrypted-setup-project": "bin/scrypted-setup-project.js",
+            "scrypted-webpack": "bin/scrypted-webpack.js"
+         },
+         "devDependencies": {
+            "@types/node": "^18.11.18",
+            "@types/stringify-object": "^4.0.0",
+            "stringify-object": "^3.3.0",
+            "ts-node": "^10.4.0",
+            "typedoc": "^0.23.21"
+         }
+      },
+      "node_modules/@scrypted/sdk": {
+         "resolved": "../../sdk",
+         "link": true
+      }
+   }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/package.json b/plugins/python-codecs/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cf97e2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+{
+   "name": "@scrypted/python-codecs",
+   "description": "Scrypted Python Codecs",
+   "keywords": [
+      "scrypted",
+      "plugin",
+      "codecs"
+   ],
+   "scripts": {
+      "scrypted-setup-project": "scrypted-setup-project",
+      "prescrypted-setup-project": "scrypted-package-json",
+      "build": "scrypted-webpack",
+      "prepublishOnly": "NODE_ENV=production scrypted-webpack",
+      "prescrypted-vscode-launch": "scrypted-webpack",
+      "scrypted-vscode-launch": "scrypted-deploy-debug",
+      "scrypted-deploy-debug": "scrypted-deploy-debug",
+      "scrypted-debug": "scrypted-debug",
+      "scrypted-deploy": "scrypted-deploy",
+      "scrypted-readme": "scrypted-readme",
+      "scrypted-package-json": "scrypted-package-json"
+   },
+   "scrypted": {
+      "name": "Python Codecs",
+      "runtime": "python",
+      "type": "API",
+      "interfaces": [
+         "VideoFrameGenerator"
+      ]
+   },
+   "devDependencies": {
+      "@scrypted/sdk": "file:../../sdk"
+   },
+   "version": "0.0.23"
+}
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/src/gstreamer.py b/plugins/python-codecs/src/gstreamer.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e84273ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/src/gstreamer.py
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+import concurrent.futures
+import threading
+import asyncio
+from queue import Queue
+
+try:
+    import gi
+    gi.require_version('Gst', '1.0')
+    gi.require_version('GstBase', '1.0')
+
+    from gi.repository import GLib, GObject, Gst
+    GObject.threads_init()
+    Gst.init(None)
+except:
+    pass
+
+class Callback:
+    def __init__(self, callback) -> None:
+        self.loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        self.callback = callback
+
+def createPipelineIterator(pipeline: str):
+    pipeline = '{pipeline} ! appsink name=appsink emit-signals=true sync=false'.format(pipeline=pipeline)
+    gst = Gst.parse_launch(pipeline)
+    bus = gst.get_bus()
+
+    def on_bus_message(bus, message):
+        t = str(message.type)
+        print(t)
+        if t == str(Gst.MessageType.EOS):
+            finish()
+        elif t == str(Gst.MessageType.WARNING):
+            err, debug = message.parse_warning()
+            print('Warning: %s: %s\n' % (err, debug))
+        elif t == str(Gst.MessageType.ERROR):
+            err, debug = message.parse_error()
+            print('Error: %s: %s\n' % (err, debug))
+            finish()
+
+    def stopGst():
+        bus.remove_signal_watch()
+        bus.disconnect(watchId)
+        gst.set_state(Gst.State.NULL)
+
+    def finish():
+        nonlocal hasFinished
+        hasFinished = True
+        callback = Callback(None)
+        callbackQueue.put(callback)
+        if not asyncFuture.done():
+            asyncFuture.set_result(None)
+        if not finished.done():
+            finished.set_result(None)
+
+    watchId = bus.connect('message', on_bus_message)
+    bus.add_signal_watch()
+
+    finished = concurrent.futures.Future()
+    finished.add_done_callback(lambda _: stopGst())
+    hasFinished = False
+
+    appsink = gst.get_by_name('appsink')
+    callbackQueue = Queue()
+    asyncFuture = asyncio.Future()
+
+    async def gen():
+        try:      
+            while True:
+                nonlocal asyncFuture
+                asyncFuture = asyncio.Future()
+                yieldFuture = asyncio.Future()
+                async def asyncCallback(sample):
+                    asyncFuture.set_result(sample)
+                    await yieldFuture
+                callbackQueue.put(Callback(asyncCallback))
+                sample = await asyncFuture
+                if not sample:
+                    break
+                yield sample
+                yieldFuture.set_result(None)
+        finally:
+            finish()
+
+
+    def on_new_sample(sink, preroll):
+        nonlocal hasFinished
+
+        sample = sink.emit('pull-preroll' if preroll else 'pull-sample')
+
+        callback: Callback = callbackQueue.get()
+        if not callback.callback or hasFinished:
+            hasFinished = True
+            if callback.callback:
+                asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(callback.callback(None), loop = callback.loop)
+            return Gst.FlowReturn.OK
+
+        future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(callback.callback(sample), loop = callback.loop)
+        future.result()
+        return Gst.FlowReturn.OK
+
+    appsink.connect('new-preroll', on_new_sample, True)
+    appsink.connect('new-sample', on_new_sample, False)
+
+    gst.set_state(Gst.State.PLAYING)
+    return gst, gen
+
+def mainThread():
+    async def asyncMain():
+        gst, gen = createPipelineIterator('rtspsrc location=rtsp://localhost:59668/18cc179a814fd5b3 ! rtph264depay ! h264parse ! vtdec_hw ! videoconvert ! video/x-raw')
+        i = 0
+        async for sample in gen():
+            print('sample')
+            i = i + 1
+            if i == 10:
+                break
+
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.ensure_future(asyncMain(), loop = loop)
+    loop.run_forever()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    threading.Thread(target = mainThread).start()
+    mainLoop = GLib.MainLoop()
+    mainLoop.run()
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/src/main.py b/plugins/python-codecs/src/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0330ff114
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/src/main.py
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+import scrypted_sdk
+from typing import Any
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
+
+def optional_chain(root, *keys):
+    result = root
+    for k in keys:
+        if isinstance(result, dict):
+            result = result.get(k, None)
+        else:
+            result = getattr(result, k, None)
+        if result is None:
+            break
+    return result
+
+class PythonCodecs(scrypted_sdk.ScryptedDeviceBase, scrypted_sdk.VideoFrameGenerator):
+    def __init__(self, nativeId = None):
+        super().__init__(nativeId)
+
+    async def generateVideoFrames(self, mediaObject: scrypted_sdk.MediaObject, options: scrypted_sdk.VideoFrameGeneratorOptions = None, filter: Any = None) -> scrypted_sdk.VideoFrame:
+        ffmpegInput: scrypted_sdk.FFmpegInput = await scrypted_sdk.mediaManager.convertMediaObjectToJSON(mediaObject, scrypted_sdk.ScryptedMimeTypes.FFmpegInput.value)
+        container = ffmpegInput.get('container', None)
+        videosrc = ffmpegInput.get('url')
+        videoCodec = optional_chain(ffmpegInput, 'mediaStreamOptions', 'video', 'codec')
+
+        if videosrc.startswith('tcp://'):
+            parsed_url = urlparse(videosrc)
+            videosrc = 'tcpclientsrc port=%s host=%s' % (
+                parsed_url.port, parsed_url.hostname)
+            if container == 'mpegts':
+                videosrc += ' ! tsdemux'
+            elif container == 'sdp':
+                videosrc += ' ! sdpdemux'
+            else:
+                raise Exception('unknown container %s' % container)
+        elif videosrc.startswith('rtsp'):
+            videosrc = 'rtspsrc buffer-mode=0 location=%s protocols=tcp latency=0 is-live=false' % videosrc
+            if videoCodec == 'h264':
+                videosrc += ' ! rtph264depay ! h264parse'
+
+        try:
+            while True:
+                yield 1
+        finally:
+            print('done!')
+
+def create_scrypted_plugin():
+    return PythonCodecs()
diff --git a/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.txt b/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d931b08d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/python-codecs/src/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# plugin
+PyGObject>=3.30.4; sys_platform != 'win32'
+# libav doesnt work on arm7
+av>=10.0.0; sys_platform != 'linux' or platform_machine == 'x86_64' or platform_machine == 'aarch64'
+pyvips
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