When I test my flash movie using "Ctrl" + "Enter" it connects and when I select users to see their video it loads almost instantly. Then when I upload the published .swf to the server it take 10-30 seconds to load their videos. Either way both movies are the same and are using the same...more >>

I have installed fcs in my linux fedora and seems to run. But I have some problem with connections because my chat don't display videos. so I have try to run the test and this is the results: Your test results were: WIN 7,0,19,0 RTMP DEFAULT Rejected RTMP 80 ...more >>

Hi ti all, i have a linux fedora box with apache running on, and I want to make tunneling possible with FCS i have of course two IPs avaiable, but I don't know exactly how to configure the httpd.conf to keep apache only on the the first IP.... and how assign the port 80 of the second IP to ...more >>

hi everyone, i would really appreciate if you could help me on this. i made a flash movie that loads a video that is hosted on web server, using the Media Components. and my question is: How can i prevent the video (.flv) from cashing into the user machine ( temporary internet files), i kn...more >>

Is the maximum connection per video object or per user? The pro edition lists that there can 2500 maximum connections. Does that mean 2500 total connections for each streaming video or is that 2500 total streams allowed. For example, let say there are 5 videos could each video be streamed ...more >>

We are using Flash Communication server for it's streaming capabilities and security features. I've noticed several people saying they will just use a free screen capture software like Hypercam or Camtasia to copy our video. I've tried this and it works... Doh! I've tried capturing the screen ...more >>

hi do any body know links, sites, tutorials. for Flash Communication Server for newbies pleaaaze i have done a lot of searches but did't find any thing thank you very much...more >>

Hi, We have a project, where we have to send or retrieve data(variables) using remoting through Flash com server. Like swf - flash com - remoting - .net - sql using this structure. But when I try to code in com server main.asc file using #include NetServices.as or after creating NetS...more >>

Hi to all i have a linux server with fedora core 3 and I'm trying to setup my flashcom for port 80 tunneling.... i have two IPs avaiable, the httpd.conf answers only on the port 80 of the first IP. So I have put the second IP into the <HostPortList> of my Adaptor.xml i receive the error mess...more >>

Has anyone been able to successfully read the ID3 tags of an MP3 file streamed through the comm server? According to MM documentation, I should be able to do this ( nc is the NetConnection object -this has been created successfully): var stream:=new NetStream(nc); var idTags= new Net...more >>

Just wondering if it is at all possible to get FCS running on Mandrake 10. In my somewhat limited experience, most applications seem to be non-distribution specific. I was thinking maybe it's just a matter of modifying the install script (which is out of my league). Anyone have any success...more >>

For our class project this year we are working on a flash com conference streaming program. Since we don't have the equipment to take a real screen capture and stream it we are going to use a webcam or mini DV. Although this will look horrible, it's a proof of concept and the only option we ...more >>

Hi, After lnstallation I can't enter to Administrator: after logging in any link is not work. :( Please, help me! Answer to me, please......more >>

I was wondering if it's possible to use flashcom as a venue for people to do interactive gaming like a hangman or boggle word type game, or any game, maybe a mahjong turnbased game or backgammon. Any thoughts are appreciated -------------------- Michael Guthrie ArtFusion, Ltd. www.artfu...more >>

I've created a series of FLVs that, for most people, stream just fine (see http://www.3cstudios.com/rasmussen/index.asp) . However not everyone has been able to view this and my client is getting a bit irritated. I'm using the MediaDisplay component in Flash MX 2004 Professional and I'm wond...more >>

Hi! I have two questions. 1. How does FCS send the data between people that are seeing each other though a camera? Is it Client1->Server->Client2 or is it Client1->Client2? I am talking about the data so to speak. I can understand that FCS will need the server to initialise some por...more >>

Is there a list of cameras tested for use with the Flash 7 player? I have found only a list of cameras tested for use with flash player 6. Thanks a lot. L.Ferrari...more >>

I am trying to install fcs on my linux Fedora core 3 but seems this version is not valid for fedora: Your distribution, unknown, is not supported by this Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX installer. How I can do? please help me:confused; ...more >>

Hello everyone. I'm finding that I have quite a few netconnections that get dropped randomly and it doesn't matter if the client is running broadband or dialup. I've tried changing the number of I/O threads server-side and I've tried client-side buffering of the netstreams. I'm running a d...more >>

I am wondering if anyone has tested flash camera support with capture cards versus USB cameras. The supported camera list only shows the latter....more >>

Is it possible to send a NetConnection Object as a parameter of the LocalConnection's send method ? If yes, How !? if no, Why not !? ...more >>

Is it at all possible to take a camera feed from a firewire connection and encode that feed to FLV without having a connection to a server? Is there some work around possible using Flash Comm Server or Sorenson Squueze? ...more >>

I'm looking for a developer of Flash Communications Server for a Voice recognition software. This application will be used for both the web and Nokia smart phones. The proposed system will prompt the user to say name and an ID phase to authenticate account access and purchases. Obviously, this...more >>

Hi all, I'm programing a video publishing/playing application. In the playing application I would like to display the date when the flv-file was recorded. Is there any way to retrieve this information form the filesystem with fcs? Since the file system has stored this information anyway,...more >>

I am new to FCS. I want to stream videos (true streaming not progresive downloading). To get started I'm using the media playback component. Is it possible to use rtmp with this component. I've seen documentation on the macromedia site that says this is possible but I can't get it to wor...more >>

Hi there, I'm looking around for FlashCom hosts & would like to know whether geographical location matters when it comes to streaming, i.e. if I'm in Europe & the servers are in the States or Australia, does that matter at all? Many thanks ...more >>

Hi everyone, i would very much appreciate some recommendations concering a camera and hardware for encoding a live stream - as far as i understand it there are basically two options: usb camera with a "normal" desktop pc or dv cam which requires very fast hardware for the encoding - am ...more >>

All: Why is it that using var myString:String = "foo"; works fine in client-side actionscript, but not in a server-side script (.ASC)? Am I missing something in my code? Did I miss something in the docs? TIA, Carl ...more >>

Fellow flashcom developers, When pulling a stream from a remote server to another server I am running into a strange issue. After pulling the stream with ns.play, I will frequently experience a stream stall (after some time) for the remote server's subscribers. I am starting to develop a...more >>

I looked for a long time and was unable to find a reason for the Flash player could no longer recognize my Canopus DV box. The answer is XP SP2. After installing SP2, the device is listed under cameras within settings of the flash player, however, when you go to publish, you get no video. U...more >>