I am having real trouble using a streaming server to play Flash movies, using Dreamweaver 8. (1) When you insert flash video using Dreamweaver 8, and select "streaming video", you are asked for an rtmp address which goes like this. rtmp://www.server.com/myapplication/myinstance But ther...more >>

Hi there, We are developing an application to take a live stream from a webcam and broadcast it to our various players. According to http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flash/articles/flv_live.html the equation for calculating upstream bandwidth in kbps is (width*height*fps)/1000. This m...more >>

A comment and a question on the types of video standards that Flash (and by extension, Breeze) can use for streaming. I have determined that if a computer has a Firewire input, then Flash on that computer can access a live video feed from a camera that sends firewire video. I also know of a ...more >>

I've installed FMS2 on my Debian. But I can't connect to the FMS2 with my Flash Application. I've checking the log and I see that : tail -f /opt/macromedia/fms/logs/edge.00.log" 2006-01-14 14:20:36 8206 (e)2581279 Assert failed in /server/edge/TCEdgeControlTransport.cpp line 180 - 2006-0...more >>

If I can get any answers to this - it sure would make the decision to go with Flash Server easier. On Windows, is there a way to use a mapped network drive to store applications and/or content, and then use that mapped drive to access the content to be streamed via FMS? I haven't yet ...more >>

is it my code or is there something wrong with the documentation? function PlayNextVid(){ MainViewerns.play(playList+dataRate); MainViewerns.onStatus = function(info){ trace("vid stream status = "+info.code); if(info.code == "NetStream.Play.Start"){ trace("play has sta...more >>

Hello everybody, I was hoping that someone cal help me out on this one. I am creating screen capture video using Camtasia Studio. I want to export several different swf:s, but then I would like to "merge" them all into one using flash. That is, I would like them all to appear in the same m...more >>

Hi, This message is intended for a member of the Flash development team. I was advised that there are plans to integrate Coding Technologies aacPlus codec into Flash, whereby one could stream aacPlus streams from a Flash application. Does anyone have a timeframe for this, or can confirm ...more >>

Is there a Flash Media Server Developer Edition for the Mac OSX ?I saw a Linux version, but don't know if that will work for me. I am trying to develop an application on my Mac, but would actually use a Linux server. ...more >>

I built a live webcam broadcaster and receiver using my Flashcom server and http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/broadcast_receiver.html. The webcam works fine. But I am having trouble detecting if a live video stream is actually playing from my flashcom server. I am using the ...more >>

I am doing some evaluation of the product but don?t have time to get into the nitty gritty right now. If someone could answer a couple questions, it would save me a couple weeks of time. If no one knows the answer to all my questions, even contributing one answer would be greatly appreciated...more >>

When I go to the fms2_console I keep getting and I make a new instance it almost instantly deletes itself. Why? ...more >>

Hi Guys, I have a little issue with my connection. i am running my CCTV through my FlashComm Server and I have to start my broadcast manually. if the server goes down then i have to go back to the location where my CCTV is and re-start my broadcast it can be quite a pain. What I woul...more >>

yes go back to work, note that if you were that busy i did not force you to reply its funny your signature, "unless you want to hire me etc..." does it bring you a lot of work? its a very elegant and light way to say that you are for hire, so, people should not email you, you are for hire...more >>

HI friends, I am Hari Krishna.. I am new to Flash... I have to do a project , in that I have to presenet live capture data on a webpage.... I need help from people like you... Please help me in this regards.. how can this will be achieved with and with out using communication server....more >>

I am having a problem with my FCS not clearing stream when one of the users has a dirty disconnect (i.e., power shutdown, etc.) When user attempts to join conference again they receive BadName error. This occurs only on Linux machine and not Microsoft. Previous post swhich were helpful ...more >>

I can't get Flash Media server to work. Here's what I've tried: 1. Downloaded and installed the trial versions of Flash Media Server 2 and Flash Professional 8. I installed both with the default settings for everything. 2. Downloaded the sample applications here: http://www.macrome...more >>

Hey all, Ive been building flash sites for some time now, and feel like i have an advanced grip on flash, php, mysql, etc, but have never used FMS yet. I have my first client needing, i think, FMS and have a few questions of what to exect that im getting into. Basically I'm working up a quot...more >>

Any thougts on using the Flash Media Server for distribution of high definition video? Is flash good enough? What about system requirement on the client side? Has anyone actually tried this? All comments on this topic would be very interesting! Best regards Howard ...more >>

I'm developing a client-server application that requires all data to be transmitted securly. I was able to get rtmps working perfectly when a windows user is connecting using a hardware SSL accelerator with an equifax cert. I use rtmps to port 443, which the accelerator then forwards to port 8...more >>

Installed using default values no errors noted, the server seems to start and stop with no errors and no errors in the logs. However, when we go to the site http://demo.XXXXX.com:1111 we do not get a login prompt only: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> - <result> <level>error<...more >>

Hi all, I've got a problem with an onSync handler, hopefully someone can help. In my client when a button is presseda function is called on the server>>>> //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / newClient.msgFromClient = function() { var ...more >>

I'm looking for a way to make MP3's from audio that's mixed in a Flash UI audio mixer. It'd have to be done server-side and was wondering if there was an application that could interface with Flash on a server and spit out mp3's to a user that has mixed the audio on a Flash mixer. Is the...more >>

Greetings all, I have been dealing with the inconsistent complexities of connecting a video camera to an application that uses Flash Communication Server. (We have not upgraded to Flash Media Server yet; hopefully in next year's budget). I found, after several hours of guesswork and fish...more >>

Hello, I badly need advice/ views/pointers to information on how one can record through the MIC and maintain syncronization with another file (streaming) running from Media Server. So basically the goal is to reproduce the two files perhaps by publishing the two FLAs, one orignal being play...more >>

In my main.asc i've try : a = new Array(); test0 = new Object; test1 = new Object; test2 = new Object; test3 = new Object; test0.nom = "test 0"; test1.nom = "test 1"; test2.nom = "test 2"; test3.nom = "test 3"; test0.num = 6; test1.num = 8; test2.num = 4; test3.num = 10...more >>

I am trying to use FMS in conjunction with STUNNEL to enable HTTPS SSL tunneling using a flash client. We have been working on this for weeks to no avail. The Stunnel configuration is set up correctly to redirect traffic from port 443 (SSL) to port 1935(FMS) but after i approve the SSL on the ...more >>

I just installed FMS on Fedora Core 3. I installed the libnspr4.so and installed FMS with -platformWarnOnly. Everything seemed to go fine - but I cannot connect to my admin console. I tried everything (that I know to do). I entered my IP address, my IP Address + :1111, my hostname, - ev...more >>

Hi all, I'd appreciate any pointers to get my setup running correctly. I have Flash Media Server 2.0 (Developer edition) on my local machine. I also have Flash 8 on my local. I created a flash app called "whiteboard_test" and followed the tutorial for making a whiteboard app. Basically, I...more >>

My company upgraded to FMS2 from FCS. We have been creating streaming media for some time and have been very successful in doing this... Until now. We installed the server and mapped the file folders to the new server. Not only can't we get the old media to play, we can't get new Flash 8 v...more >>

I am looking for examples/tutorials that would allow me to accomplish the following: Have a client publish a single live video stream to a master Flash server. The master Flash server then "clones" this stream onto several other child Flash servers. I have seen the http://www.macromedia.com/...more >>

Hi there I have a question.I want to start an online Tv streaming for my users.I have bought a tv card and I can see a lot of channels in my pc.Is media server going to help me in this?And do u have a link of any website wich uses flash media server to stream a tv? ...more >>

Hi! I installed Flash Media Server 2 developer version on my Debian Sarge PC. I try to manage and use it now and i try to connect to the admin service but it fails. I put the fms2_console.swf and fms2_console.html file in my web server directory and i connected from another machine on ...more >>

Hi People. I got a serious issue. Got Windows XP by the way. 1. I installed the FMS2 on my computer, with the default settings 2. I downloaded the FMS2 samples at macromedia.com When running the samples they didnt work. so I tried to change from rtmp to rtmpt in the fla-file. And...more >>

Could someone please help me? When I export my movie for Quicktime (.mov), the mp3 I have in it disappears and there is no sound! I am using Flash 8 Professional. I have a Quicktime movie imported into my movie, so I'm pretty sure that I have to export it using Flash 5 as a Quicktime mov...more >>

International purchase. I'd like to purchase FMS 2.0 here in Japan. I'd like an English version, but nobody at Adobe here will answer my question, nor even respond. Can I get an English version of the software here, and if so, will the English version support Japanese (double-byte) text overla...more >>

I am developing a flash app where musicians can showcase themselves. It will already be hooked up to Flash Media Server to stream flvs and mp3s. the main part of the app however will be artist profile pages conating lots of text based details. For this (and many other things like user log in...more >>

Has anyone deployed Media Server 2 on this version of Linux -RHE 4.0 ? It's certainly supported, the printed documentation backs this up. The problem appears after time, when the fms service seems to hibernate and stops all streamed (RTMP) content from working. The server works for day...more >>

Forgive me if the answer is obvious...but I have not found it on Macromedia's site. I have Macromedia Flash MX 2004 Pro. I was wondering if anyone knows if there are any limitations to using this for developing FMS 2.0 applications? Can it even be done? I don't care to spend the money to u...more >>

Hello All, I would like to learn and make multiplayer games using flash. I am a newbie to this, so i would really appreciate someone guiding and helping me. Over all this while I have been making simple single player games in flash. Any example/tutorial would be fine as long as i can achieve...more >>

hey guys im really sorry bout bothering u all but im 17 and wana start makin flash can somone gimme a hand? which program, how to work the program correctly, that sorta stuff please reply...more >>

I'm running into a problem and wanted to see if anyone else knew of this and if my workaround sounds kosher. I've got a movie that lets 2 users talk to each other, via my FCS. (FYI, I'm running fcs and the 2 copies of my movie all on my local pc, so network bandwidth shouldn't be an issue)...more >>

Hi, I'm in the middle of developing a simulation of sorts which needs to be highly redudant. It has a flash media server piece and a a whole bunch of clients which connect to it. This flash media application needs to know if one of the clients has failed: 1.If the computer explodes ...more >>

I tried publishing the sample application named "sample_lobby" using Flash MX Professional 2004. However, I noticed that when I ran the sample_lobby.html, it appears as not connected to the server. However, when I ran the original sample_lobby.html which was provided along with the application...more >>

A quick search finds limited books on the new media server. Any recommendations for current texts appreciated! PG ...more >>

I am building a lobby/classroom application which is designed for 30 or so people at a time. Following the scaling methodology in the O'Reilly 'Flash Communication Server' book, I created a separate lobby instance and separate classroom instances. The client needs to be connnected to both at a...more >>

Hi, I installed FMS on winXP connect to the admin swf works fine, but if i want to run the tutorial_hello application i get the following error in the log files: Asynchronous I/O operation failed (Failed to attach to completion port: Parameter incorrect. 87) In flash 8 i get this: Leve...more >>

Hello, I own a small adult Web site. Total of about 100 members. Would be surprised if, at first, got more than 20 visitors hooked up to a single cam. I'm wondering which server software to puchase, consumer or pro. And how much it would cost to set it up. Note: You would be working with...more >>

Hiya, I posted a little while ago about accessing an objects info. Ive gotten a little closer and just need a little extra push. Like I said I set up an RSO server side>> application.users_so.setProperty(newId, {user:userName,id:newId}); On my client side code If I specify the RS...more >>

Hi We use flash-Movies within Director-Movie This flash-Movie contains editable entryField. But in most cases (not always) it shows no cursor by clicking in the field and entering text. What is the cause of this and how can we solve it? Thanx in advance Yurij ...more >>