I'm looking to rewrite our old (activex-based) dictation system to make it cross platform and was wondering if flash media server could do what we need? One of the requirements is that the user be able to record, stop, rewind and append/insert/overwrite audio. Would it be possible to do such...more >>

Hi, I would really appreciate any guidance on getting video streaming working. I used default settings and ports for the installation. I then downloaded the tutorial 'Creating a Dynamic Playlist for Streaming Flash Video'. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://...more >>

Ok i have swf that record flv as file_tmp.flv also i have swf that playing flv as file.flv i have asp file that changing the name from file_tmp.flv to file.flv when the reocord file is good to be saved else i delete it with delete.asp file so the problem is when i'm trying to play the fi...more >>

I was running the developer version of FCS 1.5 alongside IIS on a Windows 2000 server machine. When I moved up to FMS 2.0.1 I can no longer connect remotely using the my_nc.connect("rtmp://<servername>/test"); test is my application servername is replaced by the server name. It seems able...more >>

:frown; I went ahead & completed the tutorial Creating a Dynamic Playlist for Progressive Flash Video by Lisa Larson, it works great. But I cant seem to figure out how to create controls that will actually work with this tutorial. It plays all videos but I cant stop it, play , mute, etc etc. ...more >>

Hi people I do not obtain to connect in Flash Media Server after that I installed it !!! I go in Star > Programs > Macromedia > Flash Media Server > Manangement Console In go in the console and I place the password and the user who I placed at the moment of the installation and go in L...more >>

I have problem with playing record movie i have sound from movie but i have no picture when i'm try to play from webservere help ...more >>

I have a Logitech Messenger webcam and I need to broadcast live media stream from my web page with it. How can I do it using Flash Media Server? Does anyone have any hints or tutorials for it? Thank you. ...more >>

hi, I am trying to connect my application with server but it is sowing me error of "<b>NetConnection.Connect.Failed</b>". I wrote following code to do this . . . but can't connect to server. client side script --------------------------------------------------------------- var nc =...more >>

Hi, i installed the Flash Server 2.0.1 developer version on my Suse Linux 9.1 Root Server. I can't loggin to the FlashServer Management Console Interface What exactly i need type in to the "Server Adress" Field? I tried ServerIp:PortNr and ServerHostName:PortNr --> I use 1111 as PortNr...more >>

Hi, I am making a chat application using chat component. What ever message i am typing it is sent as reqular. How to send the message with user selected styles (bold , italic, regular); please tell me how to do this. regards avanthika ...more >>

I have been able to create a little flash based radio that would pick up music from flash media server. Now what i want to do is that create a small tab at the bottom of the screen that would be dedicated to this little radio. as far as i know i can do this with my flash pages without my radio...more >>

Hello, I'm currently writing an application which going to broadcast LIVE video from about 30-40 broadcaster. The application is going to use FMS v2 as the streaming server. Each broadcaster has about 96Kbps Upload connection to the internet. the system will have 1000-5000 users (that w...more >>

We're working on a big project with a Beta due monday. It's a flash network game produced for a large Swedish bank. Since it's going to run on bank computers, the firewalls won't allow anything but RTMPT traffic on port 80. Our client and server side scripting works fine... except with RTMPT. ...more >>

Hi, I want to create one-to-one video chat facility for a demo project of mine, but being total noob, I cannot find any pointers. Can anybody help? Thanks Vijay G....more >>

How do I loop a video to play continuously without embedding it? Can I do this using Media Components linked to an external video? Didn't see any settings in components properties. Thanks! ...more >>

Hi all -- I need your help. We are evaluating if we should purchase Flash Media Server. We are developing a site that like YouTube allows users to post their videos, and like YouTube we want to have playback only in Flash. Because everyone has Flash players, and technically we think it's...more >>

I am new to Flash Media Server 2. I have downloaded and installed the free developer edition onto a dedicated Win 2000 server. Is there any simple tutorials on how to get a video stream of a Flash 8 swf up and running on a website using this software from what folders to create and where to pl...more >>

I have a playlist that shows thumbnails of each of the .flv's available. I auto-start the first in the list and it plays just fine. If you select any of the other 10+ that also will stop the 1st loaded FLV and start the one you selected. If you go back and click the 1st one which auto-playe...more >>

Could I create a webpage where there is a record button, that when pressed will record that users webcam, and sound, without the use of the FMS? Is this possible or do you have to have FMS to do this?...more >>

I just installed FMS 2.0.1 on Debian 3.1, Mandriva 2005 & 2006. I got the same problem on each. I installed the samples and applications just cannot launch. I mean the server in on and I can access the control panel but i cannot instance applications. Thanks, LoLoVioLo ...more >>

hey guys am lookin for an MP3 Streaming Control which can just play an external .mp3 file with draggable slider in it and all basic info. thanx Parry ...more >>

I have a problem with video in flash. I render the video out of Premiere Pro with the video de-interlaced (no fields) and when I convert it to FLV the video looks badly interlaced. I've tried changing the quality settings when I convert my video and it doesn't change anything. If anybody...more >>

I have an app which makes a little clip dance when the microphone activity goes high enough. That's easy, just check Microphne.get().activityLevel I also, however, have an incomming netStream which I'd like to do the same thing with, make the little clip dance when the activity on the incomm...more >>

I'm using Lisa Larson's tutorial on the adobe website to create a dynamic playlist from an XML file to work with out FMS server. After playing around with it for an hour I finally got it to connect to the FMS and it will generate the thumb nails from the videos in the sample file but not the o...more >>

I am having trouble with dialup users who are publishing webcam video using NetStream.publish(streamname, "record"). The video doesn't completely upload because there's a backlog of data in the buffer that gets tossed when they hit the Stop button in my app and the stream gets closed. I f...more >>

Can somebody tell me if there is a version of Flash media server for Debian Linux? ...more >>

Hi, I was wondering how one goes about converting a .mov or non-.flv file format to .flv automatically without user intervention rather than using Flash video econder to do the job? Are there a set of API's that can be used for this? Is there a way for a web application to take an upload...more >>

I've read an interesting tutorial about creating a whiteboard application with Macromedia Flash Communication Server MX: <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/whiteboard.html I've">http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashcom/articles/...more >>

I have created a new Directory called "mydir" into the Application Directory Of Flash Media Server. I copied my "mydir.flv" file into ths directory. But : Problem 1 : I can't see this file in the Stream Section of the Administration Console. Problem 2 : I can't access the adress : rt...more >>

Call to serveside function returns "NetConnection.Call.Failed Failed to execute method". I read livedoc thousands times and have no clue. Since main.asc loads another asc for components and this asc is uneditable, I have to make this server-side func using Client.prototype. Any tips fro...more >>

Hi Folks, I work for the organization with the Windows Media Server in place, which I administer. I was hoping there would be some level of similarity in terms of workflow between Windows Media and Flash Video 2 servers, but after installing FVS2 I learned that it's a much more complex too...more >>

I have a requirement from my customer to be able to share his desktop that has an application running. Is this possible?...more >>

I've been looking thru all the doc's but I can't seem to find a single thing about whether Flash Media Server can actually support multicast....more >>

hi all I'm using "FlvPlayBack" component that ships with Flash 8 to play a bunch of FLV's from an XML file. According to the documentation (given that my component on the stage is called X), I can do: X.contentPath = "rtmp://server/foo/bar.flv"; and i should be set. The p...more >>

I am trying to use the EnhancedSeek feature with VP6 FLV files and it seems not to be working. Seeking a VP6 FLV file will jump to key frames regardless if I set the EnhancedSeek tag to true. More, for the begining of the file it will seek only at first frame and then to second 10. ...more >>

Hi, I want to know , is it possible to run the application as backend, it should send a popup message when any user receives a message from another user. i.e it should work as instant messanger. Please help me how to do this. Thanks for your time and consideration regards avanth...more >>

Is it possible to get data from MySQL by FMS2? Where can I find all futures that are supported by FMS2?...more >>

Hi All, I have a webpage where 4 flvs can be viewed. The problem is that the playback is very stuttery. Now ive experimented with lowering the quality in the flash vid encoder but to no avail. The flv file sizes range from 500k to 2MB but there seems no disernable difference between the lo...more >>

Hi I want to make an application to send instant messages, i.e if i am sending msg to any user , It should popup the message in that user's machine . I want to know how to make application run as soon as the user starts his machine , is it possible to get ip address of the machine usi...more >>

Hi all, Please help me ...? How can I install flash player plugin (version 8 ) in browser without downloading setup or redirecting to macromedia site if flash plugin is not available in browser ( i mean silent flash plugin installation in the IE browser,without redirection or downl...more >>

hi, anyone tried the tutorial: creating a dynamic playlist for streaming flash video? i follow the instruction exactly as stated in the tutorial and test the fla file, it worked perfectly well when i open the swf using the macromedia flash 8. Everything look fine. Nothing is changed except...more >>

Hi I made a sample chat application with following components. simpleconnect, chat usercolor. chat component is working, it is sending and receiving messages. but when i change color in the usercolor combobox. the color is not reflected in the chat application. why , whats the problem. ...more >>

hi, im trying to use the sample_broadcast example, but i cant enable the Q&A section.. Can anyone help me, perhaps tell me why its not working..Thats the only part of the example that doesnt work.. :confused; ...more >>

Hi, how can i create RTMP applications with php? I need several applications dynamically, that are created when two users connect to a private chat, that is nothing more than a simple chat. The swf is the same, the applications are many. And when they disconnect the chat, the applications wi...more >>

I'm looking for a way to convert PowerPont to a SWF to be used in a PresentationSWF component. Does any on have a good one to suggest?...more >>

Hi all, I'm trying to create an audio/video streaming application. The thing is i need to capture video streams from my camera and send it across to 100s of students. I may also store this stream for offline viewing. I remember having done it a few years back using JMF and mpg/mpeg2 format...more >>

Hello. I'm new user on Flash Action Script. I'm working a video chat application. It is working standart Comminication Components with flash media server. How to kick or ban selected user chat application? Sory my bad english :) Thanks. ...more >>

Hi , when i am receiving the live video, I am getting following warning: NetStream.Play.InsufficientBW what i have to do when this warning comes. thanks in advance regards avanthika...more >>

I've noticed that I'm not the only one with this problem. Everything works but when getting bytesloaded it returns nothing but 0's. I'd like this question answered if not for me but for others out there. Is this a FMS bug? I'm able to get it working if I'm downloading the flv through HTTP b...more >>