macromedia flash flashcom: Sorry for my probably bad english;)
I'm calculating cost of servers for the organization online video service. And
I cannot understand is there difference in recommended configuration between
Origin and Edge servers. I mean can I take a fast Origin server and slow Edge?
And other question is...
Can I use an ActiveX software for client's computers to compress video/audio
sream there but not on server and can it reduce loading of servers or, may be
reduce quantity of them?
Thank you for your answers if you understand me;)

Sure... you can have a fast origin and a slower edge, IT just measns that
performance for users on that edge might not be as good as it would with a
faster server.

For live streams, it's actually the Flashplayer client that does the
compression... not the server. You can alter the bitrates and other quality
settings via actionscript.

Thanks for your answer. If it is not so difficult please answer again;)
So I can use one double xeon 2.8 with 6-8 Gb RAM and seven double xeons 2.0
with 2 Gb RAM for about 3500 streams, isn't it? Will this configuration provide
a good quality of service for clients?

About compression... Will it provide a normal guality of video in 320*240
pixels with bandwith about 150 kbit per second? Or for this task is it better
to use external sofware (such as ActiveX plugin)?

thank you twice=)