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demoncamber
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December 23, 2009
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Media server and Media live encoder running, but how do I view my stream?

  • December 23, 2009
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Ok. This is the first time I have ever used these two programs. I got the Media server running and connected and the Media live encoder streaming and connected to the server. I have not been able to test the stream to see if it is working correctly however, judging by the logs, it seems to be working. What I really want to know is the simplest instructions on how to view the stream from outside of my network, as it is broadcasting over the net. I am trying to do a live stream.

With just these two programs running is there a link I can go to that it will automatically play the stream back?

What exactly to I need to do now to be able to give someone my link over the net so they can watch the stream?

Do I actually need a server to put the /applications/live folder onto?

Thank you!

(ps I have been reading the adobe documentation on this but I'm still confused)

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    pankers
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    December 24, 2009

    I am certainly no expert as I have just started working

    with this myself.  But I will try to help.

    To view the stream you need a client. As started in the Flash Media Server Development Guide:

    You can use any of the following clients to play video streamed from the live service:

    • Flash Media Server sample video player (RootInstall/samples/videoPlayer)

    • Flash FLVPlayback component (fl.video.FLVPlayback)

    • Flex VideoDisplay component (mx.controls.VideoDisplay)

    • Any custom-built application that runs in Flash Player, AIR, or Flash Lite 3

    You can pick up this link at http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashMediaServer/3.5_Deving/WS5b3ccc516d4fbf351e63e3d11a0773cfae-7ff7.html

    I have a very basic example of a custom-built player that does work - I'm running FMS Dev (localhost) and a webcam.  Let me know if you need the example.

    Good luck.  I hope more experts will start to post help, as I am struggling with some things myself.

    Phillip

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