Hello everyone, I have created a voice chat with the communication components with Flash MX. I am running FMS on Windows 2003 Standard Ed Dual Pentium 4 1GB Ram on a T1 Shared line. Every once in a while the server freezes and the only way to restart is using the Reset button on the serve...more >>

Hello. I am trying to use the Flash Media Server and I need to have a xml file called "communications.xml" in order to have asses to Server and Client side stuff. Can someone tell me were I can download this xml file, please? Thank you very much and merry Christmass to all of you. Ba...more >>

I get an error when I try to publish the firstapp from this tutorial http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/first_comm_app.html my error is: **Error** Symbol=FCFBoundingBox_Combo, layer=Layer 5, frame=2:Line 2: ')' or ',' expected trace(" i am " add this); **Error** Symb...more >>

I've got FMS installed on Linux. The problem is that when i record something it doesn't save anything. On Windows the same application works fine. In the console it shows me that the flv was stored, but size = 0. What might be the problem? Thanks. ...more >>

Hi all. I know my problem should be easy to solve, but I can't finde a glue. Please, be patient for I'm totally new to the issue. Here's the code: broadcasting (publishing SWF) [code]var my_cam:Camera = Camera.get(); var my_video:Video; my_video.attachVideo(my_cam); var client_nc ...more >>

:confused; thats right I dont get this. I even joined the tutorial on FMS to learn this. Mac OS 10.3.9 went into applications, net info, made new_directory, copy and pasted from desktop the tar.gz file opened a new terminal window, tried to locate new_directory....COULD NOT, At a dead...more >>

I know that it is possible to integrate Flash with ASP, so that one could pass variables and check recordset in a database, using loadvar. Is it possible to do similar things from an FMS/FCS program to ASP? ...more >>

Hi everyone would apprichate help from any one who can tell me how and is their any batch software for win\linux that can prepare xml file with movie length and jpg\gif image capture of one of the frames (if i can set to to frame 20 and not 1 as dafualt) out of flv file. its for acad...more >>

I am almost at my witsend here. I am a programmer so Im not a novice at computers. I have spent four hours here trying sifting through the forums and documentation to get things working on 2 different computers and no joy whatsoever. I have got more instructions and examples from ?30...more >>

My company is upgrading from Flash Communication Server 1.5 to Flash Media Server 2.0.3. As a Flash developer utilizing the server, are there any major changes in the way I would reference applications or application instances? Or, if FMS is installed properly, will the connection strings th...more >>

Sorry, this is in two forums, but it made sense to get a broad sense of if this is what people are being told or if it is true. I'm working on a rather robust media delivery project, and ran into a (VERY) frustrating problem. I have been informed that content delivery networks CANNOT strea...more >>

Hi, I have a flash movie which basically has around 10 frames and I am moving between the frames by pressing the down and up arrow keys from the keyboard by adding an action listener. Now what i want is that when i am moving i always want a flash movie to play in the background. I trie...more >>

Hi all, I have a quick question about something weird I am experiencing when streaming live media. I hope somebody can help. I have written a two very simple Flash clients: one captures video from the webcam and streams it to FMS2.0, the other is used to view that video stream. The Net...more >>

Hi, I have a setup where I have 2 FMS, configured in Edge - Origin Configuration. I have all the applications on the Origin Server. I have the edge server configured to route all the requests coming to it to the Origin server and cache the media in a directory. When I play the vide...more >>

Hello, I was wondering if it is possible to stream a flv file from a location other than within the FMS applications folder. Can I put it in a shared folder .... and then how would I type the URL when I create the swf? ...more >>

I have a PC feeding a video stream to a server, and periodically it drops out for whatever reasons. I want to restart the PC and reestablish the video stream. I want the new stream to be a continuation of the one in progress when the dropout occurred, I want the new video appended to the pre...more >>

The FMS management console is showing a number of clients/connections that clearly are not being actively used anymore -- no bytes have been transferred for hours or for several days in one case. I'm guessing that what's happened is that someone paused or stopped the video but left the browse...more >>

How do i determine what ports for flash media server 2 should be forwarded through my router? I can use 192.168.1.55 but when I try to use the IP address the ISP gives me it doesn't connect whats wrong? ...more >>

Hello, I have so far been using the logitech pro 400. I have recently tried the logitech quickcam ultra vision. Welle the video is not as expected. Can anyone please tell me which is the best camera . I need to have a rather good resolution with no bandwidth limits. Thanks for your advic...more >>

I set up the Flash Media Server 2.0 on Windows (test box) under the host dl35.tamu.edu (behind a firewall so I don't mind giving it out) Under the applications directory I create a directory called test Under this directory I place a flash movie called motion.flv In this same directory I cop...more >>

I want to insert in my main movie, one movie that I have in the library.For this purpouse,I have create a button in that main movie and I don=B4t know what code I have to write in that button.thanks!!! ...more >>

Does anyone know what bandwidth I need to host a server at my office with flash media server 2? I have comcast business with 1.5Mbps bandwidth right now. Is that enough?...more >>

New to FMS all I want is a swf that will broadcast my webcam. Do I need 2 flas, one to broadcast and one to receive? Can it be 1 stream that is just viewed by all that open it? I also would rather not have to login, or set bandwidth, or even have a connection light if that is possible, just...more >>

I'm using Flash Media Server to stream video to an SWF client on our web server and it's almost working. When I open an html page with the swf embedded in it, the video plays fine, but there are no controls (play, pause, fast forward, etc). I used the FLVPlayback component, and when I do ...more >>

Hi to All, I'm quite new in Flash Media Server. I installed the media server on my PC this morning and I'm going around to try to make it works with some flv files. The server is working and also the fms2 console. Now I'm trying to deploy an application to stream some flv files but the res...more >>

Im doin a tutorial at this url http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/first_comm_app.html Its made in flash mx and FCS and there are some inconsistancies in the tutorial between versions of flash Im hoping someone can help clear up for me. It says: 1.Open Macromedia Flash MX. ...more >>

I have a flash app that streams video via flash media server 2 .....now the app runs extremely slow if I compile it with the frame rate set at 14 fps but if i compile it at 1 fps then it functions within acceptable speeds.....will slowing the fps down to 1 fps have any effect on the video or ...more >>

So, I'm trying to play streaming video from Dlash Media Server. nc = new NetConnection(); nc.connect('rtmp://mysite/myapp'); ns = new NetStream(nc); var startBufferLength = 2; ns.setBufferTime(startBufferLength); // create and set sound object var snd = this.createEmptyMovieClip("snd5"...more >>

Hi Please help me out in insertin 2 flvs in the same swf, the first would be and intro and the second would change randomly, I just need to know how to put 2 flvs, when after the first stopped playing the second starts to play than stops. Thanks ...more >>

Hi Guys and Girls, Im having a bit of a problem creating a stand alone cam exe projector that talks to my remote media server which in turn talks to a browser cam swf. All the browser based swf work fine but for some reason when I try and create a standalone exe projector it fails to con...more >>

Hi, I downloaded the free developers edition of FMS2 last week to get my head around it before asking my company to buy it...only trouble is now I cant ping the server or even request server information! I had a look on ever FMS and FlashComm forum I could find to see if anyone else had a ...more >>

I download FMS samples, there are some demo and flv files, but the swf that is published by this samples is incorrect, neither MX2004 nor flash 8. Anyone konws why?...more >>

Hi, a) Can we do the following with FMS? - File transfer between two people. - Sharing PowerPoint presentations b) Are there any alternative technologies to FMS? In other words, does FMS have any competitors in the market? Many Thanks, Essaeyu ...more >>

I have just installed FMS2. I bring up the management console, click view applications and then I click on new instance so that I can define my application, but it doesn't do anything. Any suggestions? Thanks. ...more >>

The bottom line is I don't know anything about either of these two areas. I've always been a client side interactive developer and designer, handing off the real backend work to developers in that field. FMS is finally plunging me into this area, as now I can apply my knowledge of ActionScript...more >>

Hello All, I wonder whether the following is possible with Flash Media Server: We record technical breakout sessions at conferences, and we're looking for a way for people to watch them later with a very good user experience. Right now we are giving the presenters Camtasia to record thei...more >>

Our FMS2 stopped responding to incoming requests today. Looking in all the edge.*.log files, they are flooded with this line: Assert failed in /util/TCProcess.cpp line 609 any ideas what this is about? I had to restart FMS to get it to accept connections again. Linux: 2.6.17-1.2142_F...more >>

Are their any tools available for stress / load testing FMS? :confused;...more >>

I found some code last night to create a centered pop up window that I want a Flash game i created come up in on my website. Created a button, added the code but got this warning when I tested it. Question : Should I change the settings or would advise against that? The message follo...more >>

Hello, I would like to stream flv files. I read few posts and some documentation but unfortunately I could not get any positive result. I have two basic but important questions. 1) what should I put in main.asc file 2) I s there anything to add after dragging the flvplayback component ap...more >>

Hi Folks, I do short ads on Final cut pro and i need to load them to Flash comm server. I tried all posiblities but i dont get high quality videso like the ones you see on yahoo and the rest. I would appreciate if you can let me know whats the best practice in steps. Many Thanx B...more >>

My group and I have developed a website utilizing FCS to stream flvs embedded (using the Flash Video Encoder, FP8 On2 VP6 codec) with cue points. Since its not billable, we've been developing this site on and off for the past 5 months and now that its finally live have received reports of inco...more >>

I'm new to FMS, so hopefully this problem has a simple answer. I'm recording video streams using a simple call to NetStream.publish('path', 'record'). It was working fine a few days ago, but now it's not and I'm not sure why -- it seems that everything is fine on the client, but no FLV files a...more >>

Hi there, I have a big problem,creating a V/A chat.I use the remote components witch come with flashcom server.I decided to modify the sample_videoconference example and I met difficulties using AVPresence component. All i want is to force it to recieve a stream from a specific user I sele...more >>

From the product brochure I understand the origin/edge architecture facilitates load balancing and fail over. I don't understand whether is possible - with a reasonable dev effort - to ensure a simple lb and failvoer also with FMS professional installed on two or more servers. Is there any...more >>

Hello All! I've been working with FMS and Flash 8 Professional to cope with streaming video. I haven't had any luck getting the FLVPlayback component to work, but I've had much success with the Video (ActionScript-Controlled) coding. Is there anyway, through AS, to add on a skin such as...more >>

I've set up a basic chat app. I'm adding a new property for each message to a persistent remote SO called "chat_so". A message consists of a few sub properties(icon, color), as well as the message text. (The project requires each message to have these properties unique.) When a new user logs o...more >>

We have multiple FMS Origin server(s) . We plan to use a NAS device, where content is directly uploaded to it. This content will be shared across the FMS Origin server(s). I've been trying to get the FMS to see the content from the NAS device. I tried using the the <VirtualDirectory><Stream...more >>

Is there a method should be used to call() all connected clients? Or do you set up a function to loop through Application.clients and perform Client.call() on each? ...more >>

Is there a Flash Media for 64-bit OS's, such as Windows 2003 64? Is the 32-bit version of Flash Media Server able to load on Windows 2003 64 without issues? Are there plans for a 64-bit version of Flash Media Server? ...more >>