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July 14, 2010
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live streaming h.264 not showing video

  • July 14, 2010
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I'm using FMLE 3.1 to stream live video encoded with H.264 format with   FMS 3 and Flash player 10 + AS 3 to connect to the stream.

When  I connect to the stream, just the audio is played. I'm able  even to  get the metadata information about the video, but I just receive  the  audio.

I already tried some stuff like

1. "Flash  10 won't play live stream H.264 after iTunes install"  http://forums.adobe.com/thread/505620.  I tested it in a complete  different environment than mine, but the  same result.

2. I've tried some format to play method,  but this is just to play  files

ns.play("mp4:saple.f4v");
ns.play("mp4:sample"); 

3. Also read "How do you watch and record a live h.264" http://www.flashcomguru.co.uk/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4649 , but I  don't get even to play the stream at first place.

This  is the code I'm using 


import flash.media.Video;

var  video:Video = new Video(720, 480);
var ncVideo = new  NetConnection();
this.ncVideo.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS,   onNetStatus);
this.ncVideo.connect("rtmp://localhost/livecast",  "user");

var customClient:Object = new Object();
customClient.onMetaData  = metaDataHandler;

function onNetStatus(e:NetStatusEvent) {
      if (e.info.code == "NetConnection.Connect.Success")
             createNetStream();
}

function createNetStream(){
      var ns = new NetStream(this.ncVideo);
     ns.client = customClient; 
      ns.addEventListener(NetStatusE vent.NET_STATUS, onNsStatus);
      
     ns.play("livestream", -1);
       this.video.attachNetStream(ns) ;
     this.addChild(video);
}

function onNsStatus(e) {
     trace("onNsStatus " +  e.info.code);
}

function  metaDataHandler(infoObject:Object):void {
      trace(infoObject.width + " - " + infoObject.height);
}


Another  detail is that when I record the video to a file for  instance  "sample.f4v", I put this video in the FMS but when I connect to  this  stream I receive the "FileStructureInvalid" error message.

I  went from changing the extension to .flv http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashplayer/articles/hd_video_f   lash_player_04.html to the solution to flatten the files http://www.flashcomguru.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=4006 but this is  not the case because I'm using FMS to stream the recorded  video.

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    Participating Frequently
    July 14, 2010

    Can you upgrade to 3.0.5 and try your scenario - there were quite a few H.264 bugs were fixed in dot releases - its free update

    Participant
    July 14, 2010

    Thak you, it was the solution to my problem.

    In the release notes there is not something specific related with my context, but maybe that was a group of things.

    1628134: Recording H.264 content on the server is not supported in this version.

    1656058: The server behavior is not guaranteed when streaming corrupted files, especially those containing H.264/AAC content, and may result in issues ranging from severe performance degradation, excessive memory usage and possibly server process crashes. Please use FLVCheck tool to ensure content integrity before it is deployed.

    1630621: Very low frame rate H264 videos may take a long time to start if the buffer is set too short.