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angel_xes
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March 5, 2009
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Lighttpd vs. Flash Sever interactive

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Im looking to evaluate both products and get the pros and cons between using each platform
Aside from the obvious which is cost what can any tell me about using either or technology.
Primarily im going to be streaming various flash video files ranging from 512x288, 1280x720 and 1920x1080 video files and down the road i will be doing live web cam streaming. Let me if i need to post more info about plans and usage to be able to get a comprehensive comparison
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    Anonymous
    March 5, 2009
    Basically I see your situation as whether to stream (FMS) or serve the using progressive download (i.e. HTTP)

    It depends upon many factors please go through Flash Media server developer center for white papers & articles. It will give to more clear information about how & when FMS is recommended.
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/


    For the most important reasons what I believe:

    HTTP download is the way for short on Demand content where protection of content is not a concern,

    Streaming using FMS:
    - streaming is the only option for live/interactive content.
    - For long duration on demand content (better with Dynamic streaming)
    - When content is to be protected against unauthorized copying.(using rtmpe+ swf authorization)



    FYI, FMS 3.5 comes with built in Apache; which may help sometime to provide both HTTP delivery & streaming on the same box with less efforts.



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