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koben_siewerts
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April 29, 2008
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connectionError with out-of-the-box fms 3.0.1

  • April 29, 2008
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hi,
we just installed the newest version of fms on debian, but we can't get h.264 vod to work.
the setup is default, and we used vodtest.swf from samples / applications to stream the sample videos in applications/vod/media.
sample.flv and AdobeBand_640.flv works great (VP6 codec).
AdobeBand_300K_H264.mp4, AdobeBand_800K_H264.mp4 etc. all fail with a "connectionError".
I tested this with 9.0.124 standalone & plugin and 9.0.115 standalone & plugin, on both windows xp and mac os x 10.5.2, everywhere the same problem.
thanks for any ideas,
koben
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    Correct answer koben_siewerts
    ok, here is the solution, which was not too obvious judging from the amount of replies I got :)

    for h.264 videos, the path has to look like this:

    rtmp://localhost/vod/ mp4:mymovie.mp4

    wonder why the file ending is not enough information for the server to see that it's a mp4 file? this kind of url looks kind of ugly to me...

    5 replies

    Anonymous
    May 2, 2008
    flash layer version before 9.0.115 --- No H.264
    9.0.115 --- plays with FMS 3.0

    9.0.124 or later will play with FMS 3.0.1 -- free update.

    http://www.adobe.com/support/flashmediaserver/downloads_updaters.html

    Got it from release notes :

    "1688970
    A media streaming security vulnerability was fixed in both Flash Player and Flash Media Server. As a result, Flash Media Interactive Server 3 and Flash Media Streaming Server 3 customers who are streaming H.264 content to a version of Flash Player later than version 9.0.115.0 will need to upgrade their server to version 3.0.1"
    dennylau
    Participating Frequently
    May 2, 2008
    Sweet! Thanks fmslove!! You're great and answer most of the question here!! Good job!
    Anonymous
    April 30, 2008
    As far as I remember from FMS-3.0
    1. vodtest.swf has all URL's for sample mp4 files listed in the URL combo-box (in drop down selection menu).
    2. The first screen of vodtest.swf showed some instructions about URL for H.264 encoded files.
    dennylau
    Participating Frequently
    May 1, 2008
    Can you stream live content using h.264? I tried to use h.264 codec in FME2.5 and my website's .swf won't load.....
    Do I need to specify the video path in FME and my .swf?? like rtmp://localhost/live/mp4:live.mp4??
    Thanks!
    d
    koben_siewertsAuthorCorrect answer
    Participant
    April 30, 2008
    ok, here is the solution, which was not too obvious judging from the amount of replies I got :)

    for h.264 videos, the path has to look like this:

    rtmp://localhost/vod/ mp4:mymovie.mp4

    wonder why the file ending is not enough information for the server to see that it's a mp4 file? this kind of url looks kind of ugly to me...

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