Hi, I hope someone can help me stream .flv videos to a .swf file embedded in a Web page for my first time. My FMS 2 is newly installed on a Redhat Enterprise Linux 4 server. When I try to view the video in the client Web page, there is no video or audio (not even the skin, which is in a 2nd .s...more >>

Hi all, I would like to know how can I reduce the FPS in the playback... I saw once in a live chat.. the broadcaster set a limit of his FPS, that will be the max allowed to subscribers set too. I know that FMS have some commands, but i dont know how is... I want this to reduce some Band......more >>

Can you use Media Server 2 to PUSH just regular data to a SWF say like XML data sent every second? THX Kevin...more >>

Anyone work with FLV Playback?? Ive many problems in Fms2 with rtmp://filename.flv in it... It doesn't work!!! Any suggestions?? Rob ...more >>

OK i have working develpment edition of FMS install in /htdocs directory in my apache server and i was trying to connect from outside but it seems that i'm rong in some how.When i'm start app on the computer where is install FMS every thing is fine, i'm using rtmpt://ip_install_FMS_computer:...more >>

I'm a FMS newbie and I am having some difficulties getting FMS to run on Suse. I was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction for the errors below. When I start the server I get the following errors in /varlog/messages: Oct 14 15:05:48 babu Javascript: Connection rejecte...more >>

Hello all. Well, the story goes like this: I've been making flash games and application for 7 years now (long live flash 3!!), and in the past year I've been working allot with the media server (started with communication server). I have made several chat application, several video chat an...more >>

Hi, In the admin console the FMS CPU usage is 100% constantly, however de cpu usage on the server (Debian Sarge) is almost 99% idle. What does the FMS CPU usage mean? The problem i have is that the productionserver (not only FMS) keeps on crashing but syslog en other logs doesn't show any ...more >>

Hi, I am looking at developing a wireless touchscreen network for our museum, that would deliver interactive flash presentations and video for the galleries they are located in. I also have an idea to allow Education staff to use laptops to connect to this network in some galleries, an...more >>

Hy all . I have a problem with my application . The basic is that i need to know real-time who is online and who is not . When the user close his windows or press close connection button from client , the onDisconnect() method from the server is called . The problem is when he unplug his n...more >>

Hi all- What is a good FPS (frames per second) rate for streaming video over the web? Right now I get 30 FPS but the picture is still blurry when people move across the camera (Sony Handycam). The picture itself is very clear, when nobody moves. I know I 30 FPS (which is max FPS for t...more >>

Is it possible to have a flash document that captures video and audio from a users webcam who is currently on the site, then save that video and audio onto my server so the user can play it back later? Or even better have a live thing where the user is talking into a webcam on one page of my s...more >>

My client is just dipping their toe in the pool with streaming Flash video. Max storage is 150 mbs and max usage is 3gb/ month. All of the MM recommended companies start at plans with 80 - 100gb. Anyone know of an entry-level flash video server provider that is lower cost and has great rel...more >>

Fist - is there any "CLEAR" step-by-step instructions anywhere that specifically address using Flash 8 Pro to establish streaming video files on FMS2? The stuff I found is for MX and is outdated. We just installed the Development Flash Media Server 2 on its own box, with Windows 2003 Ser...more >>

To All: I am wondering if any know of a way that I can do the following with the media server and/or player component. a) Perform random access type seeks on a stream, I.E. seek to a specific in time point in the media source or stream. The file will not be hosted locally. b) Is the...more >>

I installed FMS 2.01 on a Win 2000 server. There is no web server on that box. My web server is on a separate machine. Do the examples and tutorials that come with FMS expect you to have FMS installed on the same machine as your web server? I can get the multiplayer game described at ...more >>

Is it possible to allow fullscreen playback of video with flash media server? Just like in Windows Media Player, when you right-click on a video clip, you have a little menu that lets you choose "fullscreen", which launches the video fullscreen on the monitor, with no borders, and not windows ...more >>

Hi Everone, I am making virtual classromm. And one of the requirement says that tutor should be allowed to share his desktop with student In short Desktop Sharing only difference is that in desktop sharing other user can work on you computer but in my case ustudent will only see what tutor...more >>

I'm sorry to write this message but I was talking with a friend who is very knowledgable about Flash. I was interested in using Flash to stream audio and maybe some video. He told me that for just straight streaming of mp3's and video content, that there would be no advantage to either doing i...more >>

ok i finally figured out how to put videos on the server and have clients get streaming video from my server. the problem i am having is that lan clients have perfect video quality its really amazing. but wan clients get really really choppy video no matter what kind of quailty video i am broa...more >>

Hi, I've read a few posts here from people wanting some info on the issue of converting audio recorded with FMS in FLV format to an MP3, but haven't been able to find any official responses from Adobe about it. A news item dated Feb 15th at http://www.progettosinergia.com/flashvideo/flashv...more >>

Hi, my client want to provide video streaming to his customer, I'm thinking of just upload the video to host server, can let client view it, what's diff for using media server? Please advice. Thanks. ...more >>

Help! Has anyone ever run into this problem? I'm streaming some Flash video (along with a player) from Playstream and the skin and audio works fine, but the video does not--it's just a white box. I'm having a hard time finding an explanation why it isn't working. It plays fine on my Mac's Safa...more >>

hi, I ama newbie to FMS. I amtrying to transmit live video and have installed developer version of Flash Media Server (FMS). The tutorials says that "creating SWF broadcast application is beyond the scope of this document but there are few sample application that come with FMS installation...more >>

We have a video conferencing room that we have built with flashcom. It works great for 90% of the users. But for some users after they are streaming video (or sometimes just audio) the stream locks up and they can no longer send the video. Sometimes we even have to reboot the server to fi...more >>

Where are flashcom's log files and do these keep the trace logs in them too? BackBayChef www.how2dance.com...more >>

When I started using Flash Communication Server in late 2003, I understood that recording streams to flv and then converting to other formats would be a challenge. I haven't used the program again until recently, and I was shocked, and disturbed quite honestly that after almost 2 1/2 years, th...more >>

Hi all- Just thought I?d ask some basic ??s to try get me on the right track. I work in a school and we are trying to setup webcasting. This means any event in the school (performances, sporting events, ect?.) can be streamed to our website. I got it all done, video and audio strea...more >>

Hi folks!!! i would like to know how is possible to pause the video of a stream. just the video not the audio that is embedded... I want just to pause the video... or vice-versa... just the video with the mic muted. tnx ...more >>

Hello, I have a simple app that records audio from the user's microphone. The problem I am having is inconsistency with the recording and playback of the audio. In some instances, the audio will record as expected and the entire sounds will be recorded from the time the user presses Reco...more >>

Hello everyone! I'm new to Flash, and I'm attempting to create a very simple Flash app that simply loads an FLV stored in an application directory on my FMS2 Developer Edition and streams it using NetStream. The ActionScript code for my FLA file follows all the examples I've seen on the Ne...more >>

Hi all, I am wondering just how effective are the SharedObject objects when used with FMS2 ? In practice, i have implemented a chat server, with support for audio and video conference, but i have avoided the SharedObject altogether, instead using the usual remote call messaging to synchron...more >>

I am wondering if anyone has information on a good source where i can get guides, or tutorials on how to integrate flash video into a new website i am creating as well as setting up flash media server. it will have live, as well as archived video, with as many as 100 users watching the live f...more >>

Looking to capture trace statements in logs for server-side Flash scripting. Tech Note tn_16464 states altering the <RecordAccessLog> in the Vhost.xml configuration file to do this. However, this XML tag does not exist in this file in Flash Media 2.0 developer edition. Instead, I found ...more >>

Hi Everyone, I am a newbe to FlashCom and I have been trying to get a flv to stream smooth. The prolem is that When the flv starts playing it is choppy then about 20 - 30 into the video it plays smooth. I palys smoth when I test it locally on my computer. Here is the link if you want to...more >>

Hi Guys, I have a little issue with FlashMediaServer, It all works great when I turn my firewall off but for obvious reasons I need it on. I have tried adding ports/programs to my Firewall Exeptions List but still I have no luck. Does anyone have a solution for this? I am using Win X...more >>

I would like to know how dose clients SFW gets the server-side script. Swf succesfully connects the server. I know that the main file is main.asc which must be located in app directory - which i have. Main.asc has 1 line : var version = "1.0"; Now if i start swf then it dosn't get that var...more >>

We have 3 personal editions of FCS 1.5 stacked, giving us a limit of 150 concurrent connections and 3Mbps (megabits) bandwidth. We want to stream a 320x240 live video to approximately 30-50 users and have it decent quality and clarity. So far we have calculated that 3Mbps / 40 connection...more >>

I am trying to load a new application instance with no luck. Using Linux, where is the default applications directory supposed to be? I have one in /etc/macromedia/fms/applications as well as where FMS was originally untarred. Which one is correct? And when I am using the fms2_console thro...more >>

Scenario: two FLV files sitting on Flash Media Server 2. My .swf file uses FLVPlayback to play video files on FMS2 using rmtp protocol. What's the simplest way of playing the second video right after the first video at the end? ...more >>

HI, I am planning to implement FMS on my enterprise, but i want to know if there are differences between the windows or linux installations. Does somebody had the experience and tell me what?s the recommenden OS for FMS. Do they have the same performance? Thanks ...more >>

Hi folks... I would like to know how to build a live recorder that can save the time that an action is called... for example Breeze... when you record, when u click on the screen share, it stores the time you have called that function ex.: 00:04:38. and in the playback, this function happ...more >>

Hey guys We are looking to implement client IP restriction for certain applications running from FCS. I have the "programming flash communication server" book and it does have an IP check section but i cant figure out where to put this code... Has anyone done this before? Hope so...more >>

I develop a FMS App .it works with Flash Player 7 but It doesn't work with Flash Player 8. Please let me know how to set the Flash player 8 and let it working with FMS App.Thanks...more >>

I've not been able to come across much information on how to properly spec out an FMS 2 system. We currently have the current specs of: Intel Pentium-D (Dual core) 2.8ghz 2GB DDR2 RAM RAID 1 160GB Disks 7200RPM OS - RH Enterprise Server 4 What we have running on this box at present...more >>

I'm in Japan and would like to purchase a professional license for FMS 2. I've downloaded the develop edition and have it setup successfully on my server. My question is, if I buy a localized version (Japanese) will I be able to use the license from this in the current developer edition I have...more >>

Hi I m tring since yesterday to install FMS on my VDS (Fedora Core 2). I think installation goes ok, but services dont work. When I try to ping server by http://www.my domain :1111/admin/ping?auser=username&apswd=my password, it always returns an error : NetConnection.Admin.CommandFai...more >>

I can not find netdebug.as,why.thx...more >>

Quick Question / Concern? I'd like to add streaming video (using flash professional 8, with encoder) to my websites. Why is it so difficult to stream? forced to go spend a fortune on hosting the flv files? Something isnt right here. Can someone just point me in the right directi...more >>

Hi guys, Im new to FMS.so,Can anyone tell me how to install the Flash media server 2 and how to run a sample application in it.and how to build a chat application using FMS. Thank u in Advance. Regards, S.Hidayath India. ...more >>