Hi, I need to setup a very simple text chat application, with many rooms. As far as the chat itself goes, it is ok, very simple to do using the chat component. I will need to have access to the content of the conversations that took place in each room separately. How can get that from the ...more >>

Hi i?m running flash communication server 1.5 (developer version) on windows xp. when i start an applications .swf or .html file it works perfect. But when i try to access the application via internet explorer and localhost it doesn't work. i have try a lot of different path like: rtm...more >>

I'm am VERY green when it comes to Flash Comm, and need some help. I've been working through the tutorial on using an xml driven list, and I have one problem - I can't get any of the video to stream or even appear. I'm confused with the rtmp:// blah.com/blah/blah/video.flv thing. In my XM...more >>

how can i detect a loading error and then load a default video? or Detect if a file exist on server ?? How to please thanks. ...more >>

we are overlaying a couple of 50-300k FLVs and the playback is really choppy. Any ideas how to fix it? I just installed the servers and I am testing out the code. I've tried setting the buffer anywhere between 0 and 30 and it doesn't seem to make a difference, it always plays the same, and ...more >>

Hi, I've installed the FCS 1.5 into my server. I can run the sample script at the localhost without a problem. But when i tried to use it on the web, i am running into a failure to connect. Not sure where i go wrong. In my IIS, i created a virtual directory for the videoplayer folder that ...more >>

Does anyone know of a chat app, Flash Comm or whatever, that can be loaded into a separate swf? Much thanks -- Dan Mode skype me: d-mode Custom Flash Design and Scripting *Must Read* http://www.smithmediafusion.com/blog ---> * me * http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/audio.pl?demode01.wav=d...more >>

Hi all, I'm just new on the FCS and I'm trying to stream some mp3 files. My problem is that I've about 1500 files and need to separate them into differents folders But how I could read these files in these folders ? with variables in the url ? (default.asp?fold=my_folder1) --> I trie...more >>

hi Everyone, Hoping someone cal really help me. Recently upgrade to Flash 8, and I'm having problems with the NetConnection Debugger. I've read that 1- AS2 doesn't support the syntax #include "NetServices.as"...so I've tried the other syntax import etc...but failed. 2-I resulted back ...more >>

:D Hey All I am trying to find out if the Flash Communication Server does a Progressive download or is it a true streaming server. I need to know for a big install and we are unable to use "True Streaming". Thanks Billy ...more >>

Hi All, I have one Question. I would like to open, edit and save a file from a remote server in Online (through my website)... is it possible with Macromedia Flash Communication server and Flash action script programming..? please suggest me. Thanks in advance. ...more >>

If I have a client connected to FCS and they are receiving video whilst sending text (i.e. a chatroom with video feed) does this use two connections, or just the one? Further, if there are multiple video users in the chat room so that the end-user sees, say, 3 video streams, is this counted a...more >>

I am looking for some troubleshooting tools for Flash Comm Server. I have a dedicated win 2003 server that is running FCS and IIS. The hosting company supporting the server has set-up tunneling over port 80 for me. I am unable to get any of my apps to work on the FCS. I used the port tester to...more >>

I have recently found a problem with the installation of our Flashcom server. The school I work for recently changed network providers to Time Warner Cable. Since the new connections have come on line, I have found an error with the Flashcom service. From inside our network you can open the li...more >>

i've got a perl script that is contacted by my server side code. it *doesSomeStuff* and then returns a response, an array with two params. only we're having some trouble passing the data. question: is server side AS able to understand perl arrays? ...more >>

Hi everyone! Can I install FCS on IBM's AIX operation system?...more >>

Hi, I have developed a virtual classroom application. Because of network problems I have to run the application on port :8080. I have problem with people getting kicked out often. Does anyone know if the reason can be that I use port:8080? Any ideas? Please help me. Any input can be usef...more >>

Hi, I?m using the whiteboard component in a virtual classroom application. The drawings on the whiteboard are stored in one shared object. After a while, when pretty much have been drawn, it stops working. It?s not possible to make any more drawings. Any ideas? I was thinking if the share...more >>

I'm working on a project where I'd like to be able to embed a small audio/video recorder into a web page. Basically where a user can record a small audio/video clip and then I'd like to be able to upload the resulting FLV to a webserver. Even audio only would be good for now. I've got...more >>

I have a 2 person video chat room (test room really), and want to make the swf file 100 x 100. The problem is it seams flash won't stream the video from my camera unless it's 214x137 . I think this is because of the allow/deny box that pops up before connection. Is there a way to make the...more >>

i'm using FCS 1.5 for streaming video, recently i've tried the Flash 8 FLVPlayback component for streaming video but it's not working, i've found this http://www.macromedia.com/go/d244749e that should help, but i still can't stream FLV From FSC via Flash 8 FLVPlayback.. did anyone s...more >>

The port tester that macromedia uses to test a users ability to connect to FCS. I am looking for the source files. Where can i get the source files for this application? i would like to use this test to see if users can connect to the FCS i am running on my own dedicated server. Thanks ...more >>

I was wondering can the communication server be used for creating individual2individual....type of meeting rooms. Can i make something like YIm for example?With each user having there own...list of users...and all the other features as well(see who is online or not...) :confused;:confused;...more >>

I'm in need of some tips and tricks about audiorecording. Problem: How do I let users record audio (spoken messages), and store these messages as wav-files on the webserver? Just like an ordinary guestbook, but with no text input - only sound! I'm developing some sort of a switchboard b...more >>

Hello. I need to develop a multiuser application using sliders. The application is designed and ready to be implemented. Is there a programmer here that whould like to partner with me? I can either pay for your time or share rights on the product with you. As far as I understand it should be p...more >>

Is their a way that I can stream a saved flv to connected users and user login in after the stream broadcast has started they will join in at the stream point? edsiii@fuse.net or edsiii@sprintmail.com ...more >>

:o When I run the antivirus program, this message come up: Can`t find the file "flash ocx" What is it? Do I need it? Where can I get it? Please give me an answer, someone??...more >>

Hello, I have a live video that works with a connection button. I am using the livecast sample to work from. I need the video to begin automatically when the web page is opened. I also need any information concerning streaming recorded videos as if they were live. I will greatly appreci...more >>

Hi everyone, I recently installed a licensed version of Flash 8 , however I can't find any communication components for this. Please someone tell me they've made an AVPresence for Flash 8..and where I can find it. much appreciated. draven:confused; ...more >>

Hi, I am looking into the possibility of creating an application for school students studying languages, that could play pre-recorded pronunciation clips, as well as record & playback a student's attempt at pronunciation. It may ideally be a browser-based tool (or, if not, then at least ...more >>

Hi all, we've installed FCS on a SuSE/Linux 9.3 System and it starts up well, but we can't connect with more than 1000 applications / connections thru the FCS. We saw that in our client applications and the "Diagnostics" tab in the admin application reports only ~ 1000 connections (it's PR...more >>

Dear all, Besides flash remoting, I have some other questions regarding the Flash Communication server. Since I will be the one who decides how we will implement everything in our current hosting setup, I would like to be sure of some items. At the moment, we host all our sites on 4 Wi...more >>

We plan to use Flash communication server and flash remoting. Now the most simple question, does the com-server already include flash remoting ? Thanks...more >>

Hello, We would like people to upload and share videos on our server. We need a server-driven encoder, transcoding 4 or 5 video formats into flash with a logo branding. Has anyone a clue about the software involved , is it technically very complex ? ...more >>

Hi i am trying to attach an audio to the netstream object but its not working.. here is the code connection = new NetConnection(); connection.connect("rtmp:/AudioSample","yo"); outStream = new NetStream(connection); outStream.attachAudio(Microphone.get()); outStream.publish("MyA...more >>

I have embeded a flv player from flash 8. I used a url like rtmp://222.333.444.33/webcast and autostart true. It is not connecting , but I have manual swf files i have created that do connect. any suggestions? Thaniks Bart ...more >>

I have 3 servers for my company. A webserver with CFMX7, MS SQL 2000 server and we just purchased a Windows 2003 Streaming Media server which I want to install FCS2 on. This will be my first try and using FCS2 which I mostly want to use for streaming archived video clips and presentations. ...more >>

Which codec flashplayer8 use while recording flv using fcs1.5? because there is only one video object on the stage, no FLVplayback, no Mediaplayback, and no parameter to determine which codec to use. ...more >>

Security issue with Player 8 I get a popup now which says that my swf which is on "www.dummysite.com" is attempting to read from "dummysite.com". Notice the www is dropped. I have inserted code: "System.security.allowDomain("dummysite.com"); andI have inserted code "System.secur...more >>

Hello, I think I'm going mad, I've been trying to install Flash Communication for days now and still having no luck. - In the admin console it just won't connect to the server saying 'failed to connect to server' I have a Win XP Pro Machine with IIS running, I downloaded the trial for flash ...more >>

I am sharing a Pro license out to developers and customers. For each developer I have set up a VHost. The configuration files allow me to limit some of the ressources. However, it looks like I can't control the ressources the same way the capacity limitations are imposed by the server, i.e. I ...more >>

Hi, I've noticed that sites like audioblog.com, podomatic.com, odeo.com, etc. are all using flashcom server to record audio via a web page, and are then instantly making that audio available as mp3 files. I've researched this thoroughly, and cannot find a *programmatic & scalable* solu...more >>

Can anyone explain the concept of how to write and read data (plain text messages, or entire objects) from and to a .flv file? The application Flogger (the bandwidth metering app) writes statistics data into a .flv file and a client .swf reads that data back. I must admit I don't understand ho...more >>

I'm having trouble getting the Media Playback component to stream an FLV file It loads the Media Component in the SWF, but does not load any FLV or anything when I click the btn assigned to stream I'm pretty sure it's because I don't understand how to navigate to the the path to call u...more >>

We have a group of developers that have developed a card playing site for us using FCS functionality. They claim that a lot of the errors that our members have been getting are due to the fact that we host the FCS server as a shared server instead of a dedicated server. They say that to no l...more >>

i am converting litterally "everything" to "everything" and last night i found something call SUPER (simplified universal player encoder renderer.... only the french can come up with such a name!!!!) ...it is built on top of ffmpeg ..... http://fever.link.free.fr/SUPER.html ...more >>

Does anyone know how to remove unused streams from FCS? I have a training application that is very video heavy and i have about 80 - 100 students using it, the problem is with terminating finished streams. It seems that FCS is holding onto the streams that have ended using up connections, and ...more >>

Hi there, please bare with me if the following question sounds dumb to you ...but i'm new to all these streaming media possibilities and stuff ....but a decision has to be made ;-) here's the situation i'm in: we've a website running that contains a big catalogue of music products ...more >>

I just installed Flash Communication Server on a windows server 2003. The services "Flash Communication Server "and Flash "Communication Admin Service" are running. Upon login in the Administration Console from localhost I get the following error: "Failed to connect to server" The s...more >>

I have a machine with two network cards. The one is assigned a WAN address and the other is assigned a LAN address. I need to connect to server on a WAN network, and I remember reading that by default the server listens on all addresses. However I can't seem to connect by using a WAN name (I...more >>