Am I missing something? I don;t see a way to install FCS onto a remote server. Even with a full server, with root access, I don't see any guide for this type of installation. Is it not possible? It seems like its a rudamentry function that should be supported. As far as I can tell, the i...more >>

I dont know what is going on, it should work. The app inspector tells me that stream is played by subscribers, but no video stream at them. i use this approach : main.asc // mygateway should be read as gateway address load("netservices.asc"); application.onAppStart = function...more >>

Is it possible to multicast stream from flashcom server?...more >>

Does anyone know of some good examples for setting up FCS to run on 2 servers? The scenario: broadcasting live content which needs to be split amongst two FC servers to keep one server from getting overloaded. ...more >>

Where do I install the flash communication server? on my server or on my computer? how do I install it on the server? I just upload some files? what do I do with all this? I just wanted to easily record and save video on my server... ...more >>

Almost Every time I try to open any flashcom app on the web internet explorer crashes. It doesnt matter what flashcom app it is it seems like. I thought it was a problem with my system so I reformatted and re-installed windows. But over and over it does the same thing. My girlfriends com...more >>

Alguien sabe con se puede segar un objeto con actionscript. Ya sabéis, quiero realizar el espejo de un objeto,pero con actionscript. Gracias, de antemano! ...more >>

Good day to all! I just want to ask how to get the ip address of a client using flash communication server mx. I have a code here and it doesn't work. Can someone help me how to make scripts communicate from client side to server vice and vise versa, how to pass variables etc. Here's my ...more >>

Hi, I know this will probably sound simple to alot of people but I'm having alot of problems just sharing simple properties of a sprite across a multiuser application. I'm very new to multi user applications and please don't say do a search on google because the only thing I found was the fis...more >>

A simple chat site. onDisconnect the userlist (sharedObject) gets revised and a message is posted that a user has left the room. Sometimes there are users who have left and have not been removed. This does not happen all the time. Any ideas/help would be more than welcome. ...more >>

Dear Macromedia, my name is Giovanni Gasparri and I work for an italian company called 2ware Srl as unix-like system manager. We are working on a project for E.N.E.A. (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment) (http://www.enea.it/com/ingl/default.htm) based o...more >>

I am running FCS version 1.5 r118 and I want to run the new 2.0 updater. Are there any special instructions for this install? I want to miminize the down time of the server. Any help is greatly appreciated. ...more >>

Hello im client of my provider, i have only virtual server and program for FCS. I can install FCS to virtual server and will be work? or i must contact my webprovider for special install....or in windows platform virtual server will be work, ican install this to virtual server? help me please ...more >>

1.Encoding I am trying to find out the best way to encode FLV's. For both quality and cost. I have already come across: Sorenson Squeeze(the most expensive) Wild form Flix pro Flix Lite (cheapest so far) I have been playing with Flash Video exporter (free), for After Effects but...more >>

I played MP3 in flash locally. How can I transmit this audio stream to FlashCOM and save it as flv? ...more >>

I feel kinda dumb :confused; ....but I installed trial for Flash Com and read the documentation for like 2 hours, then I noticed I had every file that the docs talk about....EXCEPT FlashCom.exe What the hell? how do I test FCS if there's no server to connect to? :confused; :confused; ...more >>

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:confused; Hi folks . Can someone tell me how to install macromedia flash communicator server mx 1.5 onto redhat 9.0 ? I have uploaded the directory FCS_1_5_r120_linux and everything below this directory up to my webserver but whenyou enter this directory and issue the commmand ./...more >>

Is it possible to use the rtmp:// protocol to upload and download .jpegs. The overhead for http:// connections is rather big and using the flashcom for storage would ease the amount of requests to our webserver. Any suggestions? ...more >>

Hello everyone, i was wondering how to select multiple A/V sources (webcams) for streaming. i need to connect 4 webcams to the server, to give the chance to the user to select each one of them individually trough an interfase in flash . i will appreciate any help. thanks a lot. ...more >>

Hi all, I'm writing an multi rooms chating application using Flash Comm. I met a problem : "How to send rooms array from server to just-login clients ?". When I use newClient.call method and pass the application.rooms_array as an parameter, it doesn't work at all. Please help me. ...more >>

What happened to the Flash file at this URL? http://www.macromedia.com/support/flashcom/ts/documents/port_test.htm There used to be a very useful movie there but it's been gone for a week or so now. Can we have it back please? ...more >>

I have two recorded streams that I want to play simultaneously. What I was thinking is I would create a new netStream object my_ns = new NetStream(); and do something like my_ns.play('track1'); my_ns.play('track2'); This doesn't work and I have to create two sepreate netstream objects ns1 an...more >>

I am planning to use FCS for a Flash 'broadcast' application because it has the ability to tunnel through corpoarate firewalls and proxy servers. The ability for corporate users to connect is key. However, I will only be broadcasting text. Is FCS overkill? Are there other third-party alter...more >>

I am planning to use FCS for a Flash 'broadcast' application because it has the ability to tunnel through corpoarate firewalls and proxy servers. But, before I invest the time in teh development, I would like to have a good idea that the users will be able to connect to the server. I there a...more >>

How do I use my chat application over my website if I do not host my own website? I'm new to FlashComm and only a few months into Flash Actionscript. I built my application and it works on my computer because I installed flashcomm server on it - but I have no way of installing flashcomm serv...more >>

hi im just starting out with flash com can anyone give me any pointers or some good sites where i can learn it many thanks:D...more >>

OK. This is what I'm trying to do, hopefully someone can tell me if it's possible, and if I'm on the right track. We want to stream several live TV channels on the web, which are currently broadcast on satellite. The company has the broadcast equipment at their HQ, so getting the original ...more >>

Hello, I'm using the presentationSWF. Easy when u want to give a presentation, just insert the .swf in the property prospector only......I want other people to convert their powepoint (best option...powerpoint save as .jpg and than convert with motion SWF.) to SWF. My problem is that the ....more >>

Hi, i am new to this Communicatopn Server thing, but have made so far good experiences with the CommuncationComponents. Now i tried to make my first connection via Action Script with following code : ~~~~~~~~in the fla~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ #include "NetDebug.as" main_nc = n...more >>

I have built an .swf file which pulls in the .flv file and plays it from Flash Comm Server. My problem is that I have a rather large .flv file which streams - but the playback pauses every 12 sec. or so - stutters - then restarts. I am assuming that this is because it is waiting for the infor...more >>

hello I've made a flash exe (with a lot of help from a actionscript savy friend)that provides school tests, marks them, stores the results and shows how the user is improving. But I'd really like it to work over a school network. I can be opened fine over the network but test scores se...more >>

I read a tutorial about recording a video and the tutorial stated that I have to make the push button's label "record", give it an instance name of "Record_btn" and the click handler "doRecord" in the property inspector. I drag a button from the components panel in the stage and i don't see ...more >>

I'm building my own PVR (personal video recorder) so I can record tv onto my computer's hard drive. No problem there. If I want to stream this stored video to other computers on my home network would I benefit from having Flash Comm Server installed on my home server? Thanks! Scott...more >>

pls guys help me! I have a java chat with 10000 uers.The App only support text chat.I need 2 upgrade it to a flash vertion, cos I want 2 make the app more smoother and user friendly, with a cool UI. There r two technologies to use 1. XML socket chat 2. FCS hmmm...the FCS looks expensiv...more >>