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September 16, 2011
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Flash media server 4.5 questions

  • September 16, 2011
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Hi,

I am hoping someone can please answer these questions. Thanks for your time in advance.

1)      Does Flash media streaming server 4.5 provide a solution for streaming pre recorded audio/video to iOS?

2) Will we be able to create one video format and fms 4.5 will be able to deliver the video in the correct format to all browsers (including ipads and iphones). So in other words the 4.5 software will be smart enough to on-the-fly provide the correct video to an ipad, iphone, standard browser, etc?

3)     If yes, what video file format would the video need to be in to be delivered to all devices?
Is it any of these OR all “formats derived from the MPEG-4 container such as F4V, MP4, M4A, MOV, MP4V, 3GP, and 3G2 if they contain H.264 video and/or HE-AAC audio. Apple iOS and the HLS format support MPEG2-TS with H.264 / AAC codecs”.

4)      What technology would I use to for playback controls in my html page?
For example, I use FMS 3 right now and I have a FLV playback control (.swf file) that is placed in my HTML page and streams the FLV videos. The FLV playback control is not going to be compatible with iOS.
What playback control technology is needed for support in all browsers on all devices?

5)      Can someone be so kind to provide example code that you use in your HTML files to stream pre recorded video that is compatible with iOS and OS browsers that support flash player.

6) Has anyone successfully implemented FMS 4.5 and has it streaming video to browsers supporting flash and devices not supporting flash? If yes, were they any issues that you encountered that you could share, gotchas, etc.

Thank you,

Brad

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    Anonymous
    September 16, 2011

    I'll try to answer your questions based on some of the testing I've done so far. I have my own, but I figure maybe if I answer some of yours someone else will answer some of mine.

    1)

    Yes it does. It converts f4v and MP4 to apple http live streaming (HLS) on the fly. I verified this today with my iphone. you just have to place file in Flash Media Server 4.5\webroot\vod. Also in that directory are instructions on the filename paths you can use.


    2) No it's not smart enough to do that as far as i can tell. You would have to create or use an existing flash player for non iOS platforms and use HTML5 video tag for ipheon.


    3) MP4 or F4V. H264 with MP3 or AAC.


    4) You can continue to use your existing flash player control. But for IOS you must use HTML5 video tag for iOS or if you are writing an app one of the media player APIs.


    5) Here you go

    http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#documentation/networkinginternet/conceptual/streamingmediaguide/DeployingHTTPLiveStreaming/DeployingHTTPLiveStreaming.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40008332-CH2-DontLinkElementID_1


    6) I just did it for pre-recorded medai in less than an hour. Now I have some questions for DVR and live media.


    best,

    Tuviah
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    Anonymous
    September 19, 2011

    Thank you Tuviah - extremley helpful information. I hope someone answers your questions.

    Can you provide the URL to your working example that you mention?

    Thank you,

    - Brad

    calmchessplayer
    calmchessplayer
    Inspiring
    September 16, 2011

    FMS 4.5 develompment version just became available for download today. Stay tuned. However many of your questions can be answered in the FMS 4.5 release notes. one gotcha tha i've encountered is this error Sending error message: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flash Media Server 4.5\applications\test\main.asc: line 103: ReferenceError: gFrameworkFC is not defined .....apperantly the framework has either changed or the supporting classes/files are either named diffrently or have changed locations. This happened to me in 3.0/3.5 also. like i said stayed tuned. I'm diving in deep and I'm sure i will have problems/solutions to report or ask adobe about in this forum.

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