We have an FLV with about 40,000 frames, about 42 minutes long. It stops playing at about 15,000 frames although the audio continues to the end of the movie. Probably some buffering issue. My question is this: will Communication Server solve this problem and can I expect an uninterrupted...more >>

My flashcom app audio/video from webcam and the application works fine for the first few minutes. Then the video will freeze, however the audio continues. Different webcams will last for different lengths of time before freezing. The problem is related to the recording client side as the rec...more >>

Has anyone released a large public facing video streaming application and had problems with a large percentage of customers that are not able to connect to FCS? It seems like the reasons vary from Flash being blocked or not installed to rtmp being blocked by firewalls, the designated ports fo...more >>

Posted this in the mm.flash newsgroup but haven't gotten a response yet....then I realized this newsgroup existed. I'm looking for a Flash communication server hosting company that is reliable, reasonably priced, and that has GOOD tech support. I have the rest of the site hosted elsewhere. C...more >>

Hi All! TOday I started with my first Flash - Flash COM application, and even though I followed the manual, I get some minor problems. First, my Application.onAppStart server side function never gets called, or my trace command does not work from it, or I do not look for trace output in right...more >>

How do I bind the flash com server to my ip adress so that I can use it with my apache server on the internet....more >>

We are developing a software in which we are recording from a webcam ( both video and audio) and play them back with streaming. We use the demo version of Flash communcation server. We have to test the quality of voice and video before purchasing the professional version. The problem is : ...more >>

I'm in thee process of building a live stream base website with FCS and I was wondering what type of camera to use for a fairly decent video output. I've looked into EVI-D100 (sony) but seems a little expensive. And if I'm not using a DV cam, what video capture card should I go for??? Any ...more >>

I am new to FCS but have been using flash for a while now. I want to stream a video in my flash movie. I have installed FCS on a server. This server is running IIS. Files my application is called 'mxpresentation' The .flv file is saved: ---mxpresentation -------Streams --...more >>

I need to unload application instances using Server Action Script without using admin connection on port 1111. Does anybody have any advice ? Thank you.:confused;...more >>

Hi! I?m trying to develop a chat room for my site using macromedia communication server. i?m new to flashcom but i followed some tuturials to get my chat room working using simpleconnect component. I think i followed all steps to do it right but when i publish my chat i keep getting "undefin...more >>

I have a chat room application running and would like another roomlist to connect to the same roomlist that is on the site. When I try to connect now the server creates a seperate roomlist object instead of the actual roomlist. Thanks in advance for any help.. ...more >>

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I read this article Macromedia Flash Communication Server Remoting http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flashcom/articles/coding_guidelines.html and I wanted to use flash com to handle some remoting requests, but how is this possible when I can't import the necessary classes into my ASC file? ...more >>

I have a series of PNG files I've converted to FLV files at 2fps. I need to play these within a webconferencing environment. I've tested it using NetStream with no problem, except when each one loads, the peak bandwidth spikes and receives like 200 - 500kbps, then right down again. In addit...more >>

i am running fcs 1.5 update r2 on a Win2003 enterprise server box. i tried several applications as well as the samples that come with fcs, and the server-side onDisconnect isn't even called every time a nc.close(); is called, or when all components are closed. secondly, SO's clear() functi...more >>

Hello, I am totally new to Flash in general but I have a history on NeXT, Apple, Java. I am trying to see if flash can be a solution to our new in house development. We are in health care and mainly dealing with data (non video). We are going to have a Java back end to handle electronic ...more >>

Hey guys, i'm a flash developer from orlando, fl. We're a small media group who will be buying flash comm server for video, mp3 streaming and radio. We're running PHP on our server. I'd like to convince my employer to run Coldfusion and php side by side. He wants me to give him a good enou...more >>

Some of our corporate customers behind proxies are unable to connect to our streaming servers. We are using http tunneling over port 80 but we still have customers calling telling us they can not connect. Anyone experience this and have any suggestions for fixing? ...more >>

Hi, I have recently built a Video Conferencing system using Flash Com Server MX. The apllication is running like a dream, but due to its success more people would like to use it.... Does anybody know if you can run two applications at the same time? I would like to run 2 or more different ...more >>

Sorry for the basic question (and x-post!), but I am trying to decide if I need Flash Comm Server or Flash Remoting to achieve my goal. I find the info I have found on the net pretty confusing. Also, what happened to Generator?? Did that evolve into Flash Remoting? Anyway, I am producing a...more >>

Hi there. I tried to load a variable from a file in premade component(simple connect from flash comm server compnnents) but it doesn`t work, then i loaded the variable in _root movieclip and tried to acces the variable from the componnent but it didn`t recognize it . i tried to change the app...more >>

Is it possible to let a SWF-file navigate a PDF-file? Tell me, please .... Many Thanks...more >>

Hello buddies, I need to know how I can implement some security system that doesn't allow anonymous Flash files that know IP and application name of the server can connect to server and use it. Thank you so much ...more >>

Hi, I've got a video streaming application that uses rtmpt (port 80) to connect users. The problem is that 30% of users fail to connect to the streaming media. I'm hosting the flv files with Uvault and as I'm usnig port 80 I thought I wouldn't have any user firewall issues (if indeed thi is t...more >>

I am using the developer version of FCS with window 2000 server. I am trying to connect 4 people together and have the audio play back in real time. Is this possible with FCS is it precise enought that you could have people play music together through the FCS???. ...more >>

Hi guys, for some reason, when I use the .seek() command, the audio buffers and plays correctly, but the video does NOT. Any ideas what's going on or what I can do to force an update of teh video? I have no idea why this is not wrking.... Thanks, Chris ...more >>

is it possible to have a chat application in flash that doesn't require flashcom server? one that sits on top of .Net? ...more >>

Hi all, newbie question here - Is it a pre-requisite that I have IIS installed in order to install Flash Comm Server? I am working through some exercises in a book, and it is alluding to this, but just thought I would ask - as I really don't want to install more Micro$oft stuff..... Chee...more >>

how to use flash commnucation server with datenbank exp. mysql or access etc. ? how to import or export the data from PHP to flash commnucation server ? ...more >>

I am looking to "redirect" an audio or video feed into FCS to be available as a stream for an application. One option is to run an app on the server that loads a Flash Player and then pipe the stream through that player via the server's sound card or video capture software. But I would rathe...more >>

Hello there, I was playing around with the video conference component for quite a while but I haven't managed to change the size or position of the captured frame. It seems like not the whole area which the camera captures is actually shown on the screen because if I log in to the follow...more >>

Hi, I'm using the VideoRecord component to record webcam output to flashcom. I need to limit the record time but cant seem to find information on doing so. I tried to trap the onRelease event of the VideoRecord components record button and while I managed to do this using _root.oiVideoRecord...more >>

Hi All Has anyone go some good resources on understanding audio latency with FCS. Is there any information on tweaking the xml config files to reduce audio latency. Thank you Jim...more >>

I am evaluating FCS to serve FLV video content locally to a small network of 25 client machines (these will be kiosks running Flash content). The video files I am working with stream around 60 KB/sec. If I have all 25 clients requesting videos at the same time, it looks as though I will ma...more >>

Hello, could you please tell me if other platforms then Redhat are supported? I read in this forum that other OS have been working with FCS but they are not supported. Is there a roadmap or something similar which can be shared? How about Debian or SuSe Linux? Thanks in advance. Be...more >>

Hi to all! I've realized tutorials of applications for Flash Communication Server but thet don't work in remote. I used Apache as webserver. But I haven't this problem with Mozilla Firefox. I tried both with SP1 and SP2. Anyone can help me? Thanks a lot! ...more >>

I need some advice. I am about to install FlashCom. Originally, I thought it is supposed to be installed on the same box as my web server (IIS). I did some research last week. I read that FlashCom and IIS needs some help. Something about FlashCom needs a different IP than IIS. This suggests th...more >>

Right so Ive got my movie clips changing colour when they are clicked using this code: on (release) { colorbox01 = new Color(_root.SharedBox07_mc); colorbox01.setRGB(0xFF0000) } How how how do you have it so when one user clicks on a movie clip someone else sees it happening on t...more >>

Hi there, I start going nuts on this one... I am trying to get live video in the Flash Player, but it doesn't work. I've already tried it with 3 different DV Camcorders, connected via Firewire to my Comuter (WinXP). In other applications, e.g. Windows MovieMaker, both Video and Audio from t...more >>

macromedia in their documentation inform us that the supported linux platforms are RH7.3/8.0 and RHEL AS 3.0 what operating system(s) then should we use to install FCS upon since these versions of redhat are 2-3 years old and are no longer supported by redhat ...more >>

Alguién sabe, como incorporar tipografías raras a una pelicula de flash para que se vean los textos que utilizan esas fuentes, sin convertirlo a modo gráfico(sin separar)? Gracias de antemano! Feliz año! ...more >>

hi friends, is there any way to record video online without using Flash Communication Server ??? regards, sacpro...more >>

is there anyway I can add images next to the people in people list?...more >>

Has anyone had any trouble with NetConnection and NewStream class and streaming ..FLV on WINDOWS 2003 SERVER IIS-6..........same files on a windows 2000 server with FCS works fine....but some reason on WINDOWS2003 SERVER it doesnt work....any ideas????help help help _root.myBarb_nc = new NetC...more >>

I have been searching for a way to change the AV component to get rid of the round box and replace it with a square video. Does anyone know of a way to do this or where I can find a tutorial that will explain it? Thanks ...more >>

Hi, I am desperately seeking some help. I have read the manual but there is not enough in-depth explanation for a beginner. Problem: When I compress this movie using Sorenson Squeeze, the voice comes out super fast. The video looks good and normal but everyone sounds like a chipmu...more >>

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