Flash Media Server a solution for Interactive SWF on iOS?

I've been searching for a solution for viewing interactive swf files built in indesign cs5 on iOS browsers like everyone else, is the flash media server a solution? Is it cost prohibitive or affordable? Does it support all the interactive features in interactive swf files? Any feedback would be a pore Oates.

Hi
As I understand it, Flash Media Server is more for the deployment of video.
Have you tried Wallaby to convert your files? You'll need to export for Flash Professional (from InDesign CS5 or greater) then use the Wallaby converter from there to get lovely HTML5 goodness.
Wallaby is on Adobe Labs: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/
It is an experimental technology, but surely worth a go?

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Flash Media Server X-Forwarded-For

Hello Everybody
I need to find how to implement 'X-Forwarded-For' for Flash Media Server. Right now the problem is that the flash media server is thinking that my routers internal IP is what my external users has as external IP. So when I look into my log I can see access from 192.168.1.2 and not from the true address that is 87.72.50.50.
How can I fix this problem? If X-Forwarded-For not supported what can I use then?
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Hi
As I understand it, Flash Media Server is more for the deployment of video.
Have you tried Wallaby to convert your files? You'll need to export for Flash Professional (from InDesign CS5 or greater) then use the Wallaby converter from there to get lovely HTML5 goodness.
Wallaby is on Adobe Labs: http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/wallaby/
It is an experimental technology, but surely worth a go?

Asynchronous NetStream / Flash Media Server

Hello,
this is my first experience with audio streaming and I am also fairly new to FMS. I am very grateful for any help
In my application two or more people can talk to each other (for example like in Skype). I use NetStream objects for it, that means for x users = x netStream objects for each user (1 for publishing the own stream to Flash Media Server, x - 1 for playing the other users' streams from Flash Media Server).
SOMETIMES they suddenly become asynchronous. That means: suddenly it takes some time (for example: 5 seconds) until a stream reaches a user (like in a bad mobile phone connection), so that they have to "wait" for each other.
What are the reasons for that? I am sure it has something to do with the bandwidth? And: what can I do about it?
Thank you very much in advance!
Kind regards,
Mike

Hi kanr ,
I tried this code on my FMS 4.0 server.
application.onAppStart = function() {
var entry = new LoadVars();
entry.SessionID="fffd9f3d-4712-4fd4-b6bb-c56ea9a30fba";
entry.filename="test.flv";
entry.type="video/x-flv";
var resp = new LoadVars();
resp.onData = function(data) {
trace("onData" );
resp.onHTTPStatus = function(status) {
trace("status: "+status);
entry.sendAndLoad("http://localhost:8134/cgi-bin/test.pl",resp,"POST");
I do get the HTTP Status as expected i.e 200 in onHTTPStatus. Are you trying something different from this that is not working. If required, you can provide me more details on [email protected]
Thanks,
Abhishek

Flash Media Server for iPhone

Hi,
I am developing an app for iPhone/iPad. The client wants to show some realtime data in the app. Something like a chat application, where even if users don't do anything (flash uses no event), they can see what other users are doing in realtime.
I went through adobe site to see Flash media Server for mobile device. But I am confused on which version of the server should suit the type of app I am developing.
Thanks,
Salim

I'm more or less in the same boat. I've got the admin console
up. I am able to run the vodtest application locally pointing the
video file to rtmp://localhost/vod/sample.flv or using the server
name instead of localhost as in rtmp://mclmedia/vod/sample.flv
I can also load the html and swf file to my xp machine that
has access to the server via our internal network. (DNS isn't
configured yet) But the connectionFailed message appears when I try
to call the videos using rtmp://mclmedia/vod/sample.flv

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I'm more or less in the same boat. I've got the admin console
up. I am able to run the vodtest application locally pointing the
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name instead of localhost as in rtmp://mclmedia/vod/sample.flv
I can also load the html and swf file to my xp machine that
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How to integrate flash media server 4.0 live streaming for iOS devices ?

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I have website which has live streaming module its working fine, same module i want to integrate for iOS devices. For live video streaming we are using FMS 4.0. So please let me know how we can integrate this for iOS devices using flash media server 4.0.
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You need to place the crossdomain.xml in the webroot folder. Create a text file in the webroot folder using notepad, and call it crossdomain.xml. The text below will give you a wide open access policy, which is fine for testing.
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM "http://www.macromedia.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.dtd">
<cross-domain-policy>
<allow-access-from domain="*" />
</cross-domain-policy>
For debugging HTTP streaming I recommend you get hold of something like Charles or Fiddler. These will greatly assist in pinpointing any issues.

Why Flash Media Server

Hi All,
As it stands currently, I'm developing online teaching applications that faculty can use in their classes, as well as encoding and uploading videos to our Windows Servers. For database management, I'm coding server side scripts in PHP, and dumping everything into MySQL. Then embedding all the content into Moodle (which is hosted by a 3rd party).
I'm looking at a Flash Server Solution for a couple of reasons:
1) Delivering Streaming video instead of Progressive Download
2) Allowing instructors to encode and upload their own videos (similar to YouTube) without having to go through my office
3) Providing extra copyright security - in order to use some copyright videos, we have to ensure that only the students who are enrolled in specific classes can access the data. As it stands now, a smart student with the right URL can download anything we have up on our Windows servers.
Some Questions and concerns:
1) I don't know Cold Fusion. Will I have to rewrite all my scripts for that? Can Flash Media Server run PHP?
2) This is probably a really stupid one, but... Is Flash Server it's own platform, or does it have to run on a Windows or Linux box?
3) Does it need its own dedicated machine? Can you run a virtual server with Flash Server?
4) Which of the different flavors of Flash Server are best?
5) What kind of hardware specs are we looking at? We have 20,000 students and maybe a few thousand at any one time would have to access
Sorry about all the dumb questions. I'm mostly an app developer, but am in the position of having to make this decision, and then defend the decision if I decide to puruse a Flash server solution.
Thanks for your help.

Hi riquigley,
Following are quick answers on a few of your questions. Hopefully other folks will add their thoughts and also answer the questions I have skipped over.
4) Which of the different flavors of Flash Server are best?
-- FOR STRAIGHT VIDEO STREAMING USE Flash Media Streaming Server. THE PRICE POINT IS LOWER THAN Flash Media Interactive Server (aka FMIS. FMIS IS ONLY NEEDED FOR INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS, E.G. MULTIUSER, CHAT, ETC.)
-- COMPARE EDITIONS PAGE HERE:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/compare/
2) ... does it have to run on a Windows or Linux box?
-- YES. FMS IS A SERVICE THAT RUNS ON AN OS. WINDOWS AND RED HAT LINUX ARE SUPPORT. FULL REQUIREMENTS HERE:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediastreaming/systemreqs/
3) Does it need its own dedicated machine? Can you run a virtual server with Flash Server?
-- DEDICATED MACHINE *NOT* REQUIRED.
-- HOSTED SOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE TOO. HOSTED SOLUTIONS MAY OFFER: A) BETTER QUALITY; B) LOWER TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP; C) QUICKER START TO LAUNCH.
-- SEE LIST OF HOSTING PARTNERS, AKA CDNs (Content Delivery Networks) HERE:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/fvss/
1) I don't know Cold Fusion. Will I have to rewrite all my scripts for that? Can Flash Media Server run PHP?
-- COLDFUSION NOT REQUIRED. EITHER PHP OR COLDFUSION CAN BE USED TO MANAGE METADATA (INCLUDING SQL DATABASE INTERACTION).
-- PHP AND COLDFUSION HANDLE ALL HTTP REQUESTS AND RETURN DYNAMICALLY GENERATED PAGES TO THE USERS' BROWSERS.
-- FLASH MEDIA SERVER HANDLES ALL RTMP REQUESTS. DYNAMICALLY GENERATED PAGES FROM PHP WILL INCLUDE THE RTMP URLs THAT THE FLASH/FLEX SWFs USE IN THE BROWSER TO REQUEST THE RTMP STREAMS FROM THE FLASH MEDIA SERVERS.
hth,
g

Bitmapdata + Flash Media Server 3

I could not make streaming bitmapdata using Flash Media
Server 3.
I am using the default connection, and continues giving the
same issue of conversion.
This code:
private function init():void
if(nc){
nc.close()
nc = new NetConnection();
NetConnection.defaultObjectEncoding =
flash.net.ObjectEncoding.AMF3;
nc.addEventListener( NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, netStatus );
nc.connect("rtmp://localhost/fmsdemo/demo", "demo");
private function netStatus( event:NetStatusEvent ):void
switch( event.info.code ) {
case "NetConnection.Connect.Success":
_labelStatus.text = "Status: Conexão realizada com
sucesso!";
nc.client = this;
users_so = SharedObject.getRemote("users_so", nc.uri, true);
users_so.addEventListener( SyncEvent.SYNC, usersSyncHandler
users_so.connect( nc );
users_so.client = this;
break;

Hello :)
You must try to transform your BitmapData in ByteArray ...
you dispatch
your ByteArray to the server... and when you receive the
ByteArray to
the server you transform your ByteArray in BitmapData ;)
See the code source in my French article about AMF3 and
classmapping
with FMS3 :
http://www.ekameleon.net/blog/index.php?2008/01/27/92--fmis3-flash-media-interactive-serve r-3-amf3-and-classmapping
To transform un objet in ByteArray i use the code :
var buffer:ByteArray = new ByteArray();
buffer.writeObject( myObject );
And to transform the ByteArray in a new object :
var o:* = buffer.readObject();
For me this solution is a good solution to send objects with
AMF3. AMF3
support ByteArray, XML(E4X), Number, Boolean, String, Object,
Array and
class mapping (use registerClass). I don't think AMF3 support
the
BitmapData type ?
EKA+ :)
egenial a écrit :
> Sorry, tightness enter unintentionally.
>
> Continue...
>
> var bd:BitmapData = new
BitmapData(_videoDisp.width,_videoDisp.height);
> bd.draw(_videoDisp);
> users_so.send("recebe", bd)
>
>
> Receive...
>
> public function recebe(bd:BitmapData):void
> {
> var out:Bitmap = new Bitmap();
> out.bitmapData = bd;
> _myVideoComponent.addChild(out);
> }
>
> Error....
>
> Error #2044: Unhandled AsyncErrorEvent:. text=Error
#2095:
> flash.net.SharedObject was unable to invoke callback
recebe. error=TypeError:
> Error #1034: Type Coercion failed: cannot convert
Object@ebd6719 to
> flash.display.BitmapData.
>
> Anyone know any solution? I want to make streaming
bitmapdata.
>
> I use AMF3
> __Info___________________________
> level -> status
> objectEncoding -> 3
> code -> NetConnection.Connect.Success
> description -> Connection succeeded.
>
> Thanks!
>
>

Flash Media Server Licensing Question

This may seem like a simple NO, but I'm interested in
building a pre-built image which will contain Linux installation
and Adobe Flash Media Server pre-configured. This setup would be in
a single image file used to run inside of VMware Server as a
Virtual Machine. By building the image, anyone who wants to test
FMS could download the image and load it into the Virtual Machine,
and not have to dedicated a full server to the installation.
If anyone can provide me a factual answer, either yes, no, or
someone to contact at Adobe I would be very appreciative.
Similar images of other programs can be found here:
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances
Other applications images include firewalls, web servers, and wiki
servers
Thanks,
Bradford Knowlton
[email protected]
http://x86Virtualization.com

No. FMS is not an "out of the box" solution. You'll need some
experience with Flash (client side flash), but how much you'll need
to know depends on the application you plan to build.
Adobe provides a set of communication components and sample
applications, and it's fairly easy to drag and drop your way to a
simple webcam application. It won't be very flexible, and it
certainly won't be secure, but it will get you started.
You'll also need to understand how to install and configure
server software, or hire someone to do that part for you. Just so
it's said, you can't install FMS on a shared hosting account, so
you'll need your own server.
As far as learning curve goes, I suppose it depends on your
background. If you already have an understanding of actionscript
and client/server communication, then the learning curve isn't
horribly steep. If you don't have a background in Flash (client
side flash), you might want to cover some of those basics before
diving into FMS. Unlike other streaming servers, there is no
default player that just pops open on the client side when a stream
is requested (like Windows Media or Real)... you need to build the
client application (.swf) yourself.

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My company recently started using Flash Media Server to
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My boss just installed Windows Vista Ultimate and now no
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shipping state and that didn't work. I navigated to the "System 32"
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all of the available updates through "Windows Update".
I also tested Flash Objects that stream video on Adobe.com
and they don't play either. Has anyone heard of this happening or
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This appears to be the solution:
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Integrating Flash Media Server with other formats

I would like to create a standard screen/player that can play
any of the following formats:
windows media files, all flash files, quick time files, real
player files.
So, for example, lets say I want to manipulate the screen to
be an exact aspect ratio and have the same skin, and exact same
controls as my flash files, but I don't want to work with Real
Server or a Windows Media Server to serve these files what is the
best approach to take ? i.e. a "Standardized" look and feel for all
the formats listed.
Where would I be able to get information that will help me
achieve this ?

There are two parts to this,
Flash Media Server application - both client and server side. Check out the video conference app here http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/sample_apps.html.
The client side app will be a .swf file which you can develop in Flash/Flex.
Second, you will have to embed this swf file in your asp.net page that will be delivered to browsers. I am not an expert in asp.net but googled a bit and get a feeling it's possible using
tag.
Also don't forget to check this link http://renaun.com/blog/2006/10/28/139/ for video conferencing app using flex and FMS.

A User Count in a Flash Media Server Application

hello guys, first of all, sorry for my english...
i am making a flash media server application and i want users to see that how many users are currently connected to this application...
i have searched on google for 2 days and i couldnt find a good tutorial for AS3.
i have looked at fmsguru and some other tutorial websites but those wasn't enough for me to succes...
what i am trying to make is; a text area or dynamic text (i dont know which is most suitable for this purpose) which shows the numbers of connected user and i want it change immediately when a user connects or disconnects...
i know there is an array as "application.clients" and i know i should use "application.clients.length" in "main.asc" file to find the number of connected users BUT i can't get this number to the text area or dynamic text in my "swf file".
PLEASE help me by explaining a simple application which uses a "main.asc" file, an "action script" file and a "swf" file. and how to get the number of "application.clients.length", how to send (or call or get) it to the "action script" file, how to show this number in a text field or dynamic text...
i will be very appreciated if someone explain in AS3 and make me success...
thanks for reading...

well here you don't even need the button just tell your textfield to update everytime the server calls after a connection or disconnection. Do you know how to write actionscript at all? Because you would be well advised not to attempt media server stuff unless you know how to do the basics. Maybe you could start out with some client only applications.
import mx.controls.TextArea;
import mx.controls.Button;
import mx.utils.Delegate;
class SimpleChat_call extends MovieClip {
private var myTextArea:TextArea;
private var myButton:Button;
private var _nc:NetConnection;
private var _chatSO:SharedObject;
private function onLoad() {
myButton.addEventListener("click", Delegate.create(this, onUserCount));
public function connect( rtmpString:String) {
_nc = new NetConnection();
_nc.owner = this;
_nc.onStatus = function ( info ) {
if(info.code == "NetConnection.Connect.Success") {
trace("connected successfully");
this.owner.connectSO( this );
_nc.receiveUsercount = function (count) {
var myTextArea = this.owner.myTextArea;
myTextArea.text = count;
_nc.connect(rtmpString);
private function connectSO( nc ) {
_chatSO.connect( nc );
you didn't even try what i suggested did you because it would have worked without changing the client

Is it possible to use smartseek functionalities without FMS(flash media server)??

Hi,
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I'd like to revive this topic as I just purchased an ATV. I do like it but I am becoming very familiar with the limitations of the ATV.
I used to have a Snyology NAS server but it did not serve/stream the iTunes well enough to my stereo. I have a lot of photos of my children as well as movies and wanted to see more of them so I purchased the ATV as I knew the Syno server/NAS would be bricking soon.
Once the ATV is loaded it is fine for that content. But if there is other content on other computers well, they have to stream and the content on the ATV is not accessible to anything other than the stereo or TV that the ATV is connected to. So, finally, here is my question:
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So which is it? Please recommend an NAS that can serve iTunes media (music, photos, video) to an Apple TV or is the best solution a Mac Mini which acts like a NAS and streams all media content to the Apple TV and ATV will stream it to HDTV through HDMI , etc.
The ATV is great with the High Def.., wide screen, Dolby 5.1, HDMI port , etc. Just need a way to have the media accessible to everyone on the LAN as well as serve/stream to an already purchased Apple TV.
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I have a webcam streaming to Flash Media Server via the Media
Encoder. I have published the .swf file with the flash player and
rtmp://99.999.999.999:1935/live/livestream address to my website on
a hosted webserver.
When I am on another internet source, the player on my
webpage loads and works fine. However when I load the webpage in a
browser on the same network that has the Media Server and Webcam on
it, the browser freezes up.
I need some help with a solution that will cause the rtmp://
address to switch to a local host address. Any suggestions.

quote:
Originally posted by:
JayCharles
Yes.. you can.
But my old version of Flash MX show me an error message when
I try to open "CommunicationComponents.fla" which contain the
components of Flash Media Server 2.0.1.
My old version of Flash MX can't read this file and say
something like "Unexpected file format".

Does Flash Media Server work with Wirecast?

Does Flash Media Server work with the encoding software, Wirecast?
Do any of you have experience integrating the two? Good or bad ?
I'm currently using Red5, which doesn't work with Wirecast, but I'd like to be able to use Wirecast.
Any advice would be appreciated!
Best wishes.

Thanks again for your help on this!
I'm very new at this and don't really understand :
if you've enabled SWF verification on the FMS side, and made an exception for the FMLe user-agent,
I haven't done anything as far as setting other verifications, etc. This is just a default install of the FMS 3.5 Developers version.
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