We're running into some odd client disconnects with our appication. It seems that after a period of time (usually 30-45 minutes - but it varies) FMS will boot a client for no apparent reason. On server side, application.onDisconnect gets triggered and, the client gets a "NetConnection.Connect....more >>

If you buy flash media server, do you pay for it once, or do you have to pay for it dependent on how much bandwidth you will use? If i have my own server and have it installed on that, surely i only have to purchase the software once? thanks to any responders. ...more >>

I'm about to buy FMS probably within a week or so. So, when is official release date of FMS 3? :confused; Should I wait for it, or just proceed with FMS 2? I 'd hate to do what I did last time when I bought over $4,000.00 worth of CS2 software just to have CS3 released two weeks ...more >>

I installed Realplayer 11 beta on one of my Windows Vista machines yesterday, and it seems to be getting in the way of the flashplayers netconnection.connect requests. I found that varaible data that should be sent to Flash Media Server applications through the Flashplayer client (in the N...more >>

Can i use Actionscript 3.0 to connect to RMTP? Because NetStatusEvent always return netConnection.Connect.Failed when i use : my_nc.connect("rtmp://127.0.0.1/tutorial_hello") Which works fine with Actionscript 2.0 ThaNKS. ...more >>

Hi, I am very new on the field of flash media (streaming) server and i am just trying to follow the examples i found to the Developer center. I am using Flash CS3. One of the first things that training videos note is to import the Communications.xml file on the D:\Program Files\Adobe\Adob...more >>

Hi, I have installed the FMS 2 (Developer License - 10 connection) on a remote CentOS 4.4 with quite a bit of gymnastics! I followed the minimalistic install steps described in the documentation. After the installation, I logged into the admin console and went to the Manage Servers ta...more >>

Hello, I'm having trouble getting FMS2 installed on CentOS. I have looked all over for information, but can't seem to solve the problem. After a fresh install in everything appears to install OK, it says server started. So i think everything is working fine. When i go to load an app...more >>

Hi, I am testing a developer version of Media server. I am broadcasting real-time audio (not a pre-recorded file). I am curious how fast the audio is distributed among the clients? What's the delay value between the Media server and the clients? On the client side I am monitoring a ...more >>

I have installed Flash Media Server 2.0.4 on RedHat Enterprise Linux 4. In process of the installation I have entered user "fms" and group "fms". But after application starting and connect to SharedObject system throws an error: Error: Error #2139: SharedObject could not connect. at Error...more >>

Recently, I downloaded Flash Media Sever. I am trying to get started, but I ran into a road block.......The home page of the Management Console asks for the username and password.......Where do I get that from (remember I am one who downloaded the software) . Also, where can I find the Gateway...more >>

I'm having difficulty to determine which flash player version is required by users when playing FLV files using the video object in flash (so no fancy FLV playback components). I've read that thare ar basically 2 codec for FLV files, Sorenson an On2, and that Sorenson is supported from Flash p...more >>

Hello all, I'm new user in Flash Media Server. I installed it in a Red Hat Enerprise 4 but i am not able in create no steaming file. I'm be simple. What have i to do in order to create a simple atream flash video? I don`t have any idea on where i havve to put the video, where i have to put...more >>

Hi, I'm trying to get started with FMS2, with a view to being able to stream (not prgressively download) a bunch of FLV videos. I have the developer edition of FMS installed on a server (we are intending to buy the Pro version once this is working) and an FLV file, test.flv I have crea...more >>

hmm sorry to insist, but I'd need an answer (even after 2 weeks ok :)). Anyone knows a way to extract a screenshot from an FLV (API, or with FMS)...more >>

So we've got like 15 Edge servers setup wtih 5 Origin servers. Things seem to generally work for streaming live video. There are problems though where some boxed won't always come up as if FMS has hung. Currently I'm checking the number of fmscore processes with a script since I can't se...more >>

Hi, We've just finished installing FMS 2.0 on a Fedora Core 6(using installFMS -platformWarnOnly). It looks like everything is working fine, however, when we start recording a stream, it only records the first frame of the video. If we append it with another video, it also ends up as a si...more >>

Hi, I am going to do a live broadcast and I need to know how to connect the live feed from a A / V computer to the Flash Media Encoder. The encoder is looking for a camara and I am not confident it will see the live feed from the A / V computer. I have done live before but from my own...more >>

I'm having a really strange problem. We set up our FMS a couple of weeks ago, and are able to stream videos. However, the person that is directing this project has been out of the country for a week. He has tested our site from his hotel in both Thailand and China, and then again last night...more >>

Hi, I wish to learn flash media sever.... I dont have any knowledge in server side scripting.... i have good knowledge in action scripting.... What else i have to know to learn flash media server. Thanks, shanthi. ...more >>

Hi, I am gotta buy Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (64-bit) for my deployment of FMS 2. As I read FMS 2 system requirement, it only support Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (not mention 32 / 64-bit). Does anyone got idea on this issue? Thx a lot! ...more >>

Hi, I have a Video Streaming server developed in Java using Java Media Framework and i need to see the videos with a flash player, but i know that flash works with RTMP and JMF doesn't support it. Is there any way to present the RTP Streams with flash? Thanks. ...more >>

I consider myself an intelligent fellow, but getting Flash CS3 to stream vis FMS is killing me. I've read the posts here where people are describing similar situations. I've read several websites that show kinda similar methods of getting this done, but none are working! The docs on FMS & CS3...more >>

Hello! How can I connect internet-camera to fms? Flash media encoder works only with local video devices as it seems to me. So, the problem is to encode video stream from internet-camera and to direct this stream to FMS instance. The only way to get connection with internet-camera is to us...more >>

If I want users to connect and either stream or progressively download a video, can I turn on a limit for the bandwidth? Say I want people to download a video encoded at 200kbps. I dont want their networked hit too hard, which would happen if they simply started to progressively download thi...more >>

Hi does anyone know of a good way to synchronize separate (video/audio) recorded streams during playback? For example takea video conferencing app; I can can record each stream separately but during playback is there anything i can do force them to be synchronized? From reading around, it ...more >>

Hi there. Pulling out my hair...and i'm bald enough already! I built a FLA that streams live from the FME - works great. Cannot for the life of me figure out how to use the FLVPlayback (or anything for that matter) to stream a regular FLV. Any help would be SO helpful!! My fms and...more >>

I am trying to implement a very simple class that will create an instance of the NetConnection object and connect to the FMS server. However, the client will connect then immediately disconnect when the swf is published. My code is as follows... FLA Code: import _includes.*; var obj_c...more >>

After 4 days, I'm still stuck with what should be a simple learning exercise. I'm not a newbie developer by any means so this shouldn't be beyond me. After a couple weeks of reading, I'm now trying to do some bite size exercises to ramp up on Communication Server (using Flex as the back end...more >>

Is there a way to save additional information in the FMS access logs when a stream is started? I was hoping to save a "user id" in the log, so I can record which users are streaming which content. If so, would this be done at the object embed html level? ...more >>

Guys, I'm trying to stream or even download flv files from Flash Media Server. The FMS is located at localhost. I'm using a FLVPlayback component to do it. I set 'my_FLVPlybk 'as instance name. The script is just like this: import mx.video.*; var listenerObject:Object = new Obje...more >>

I do not have a Flash Media Server. But I may get one depending on the answer to this question. Real Player 11 Beta released this week and one feature it to "grab" videos off websites in order to save them to your personal computer harddrive and burn them to CD/DVD. That is fine for conte...more >>

hi I had embedd a FLV palyer in my web page. I need to maximize the FLV Player when user press a maximize button on the FLV player Any Idea? ...more >>

Hi, I'm streaming a flv from a media server (i think, theplatform.com) using netStream and netConnection. How can I detect when it's done and make play again? Regards, Jakob...more >>

Hi I'm still feeling my way with media server and need a little help. I'm making a chat app with multiple rooms. I need to have a directory feature which lists all connected users and their current location. As far as I can tell theres two possible ways of achieving this: Senario 1: de...more >>

how can create private chat using FCHAT control using FMS. i created chat conference or multiple users pls give idea about private chat using FCHAT and FMS thanks saran...more >>

Evening All, I am still fairly new to all this so please excuse me if I have overlooked something very obvious however any assistance would be much appreciated. Scenario is we will be playing a straight forward flash animation throughout an event. I would like to for one part of this eve...more >>

Hi, I didn't find any info in how to get FMS Server running on Fedora RedHat 4 so I'm here =D Any tips? Regards, Felipe Andrade...more >>

Hi, We're running the older Flash Communication Sever, and we're trying to figure out how to keep it from Unloading application instance when noone is using that application. It's a chat app, and when noone is using it, the server shuts the app down, which wipes out the existing chat hist...more >>

Hi, My company is about to start developing a Flash application for recording to Flash Media Server. The client has said they are concerned that if their server with FMS on it goes down, then the application will be unusable. They've asked if it is possible - and whether it has any affect ...more >>

Does anyone know of any good uk base companies willing to rent some flash media server space?...more >>

Hi all, Am developing an "youtube.com" kind of website where we can upload anyformat of files and view it online in a flash player. The functional flow for this is as follows 1. Upload video file 2. FLV Conversion of the same 3. Placing it in my Flash Media Server 4. Streaming vide...more >>

Hi All, I've been coding/running a custom FMS application for a few weeks now. However, i am still unable to log in to the fms2_console.swf: Login attempt to the server below failed. Please verify your login information and try again. Any ideas of where to begin troub...more >>

Hi, We've just bought a FMS and I've installed it on a machine running Win Server 2003 SP1. The name of the server is advancedmedia. FMS is located in D:\Flash_Media_Server2. I've updated the server to the latest version. In the application folder I've created subfolder myapp and have co...more >>

HELLO ALL, I am trying to create a webcam recorder, i would like to know if there is a way of doing this without the use of the flash media server or an online adobe server account. thanks in advance. ...more >>