Questions regarding different Server Applications

Question

I want to purchase Flash Streaming Server to stream FLV files
and Flash encoding Server to allow users to upload files that can
be encoded automatically to .FLV files.

1. Can .FLV files be downloaded in any way when pushed
through Flash streaming server?
2. What file formats will the Flash encoding server encode?
Are there limitations?
3. I do not understand what the purpose of Flash Interactive
server is. Can someone please give me an example?

Thanks!!!!

Anonymous · Answer

Hi Stan,

1. No, FLV files cannot be downloaded -- they aren't cached on the client and you can stream them over an encrypted version of RTMP-- RTMPE. You can also use the SWF Verification feature to verify that users are playing the files from only your client.

2. Check out the following URL:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaencoding/features/
It has a link to a Format support guide.

3. Flash Media Interactive Server lets you create your own applications on the server -- you can use Server-Side ActionScript, remote shared objects, etc. For example, you could create video chat application with a shared white board, an application that tracked a bicycle race, or a multi-player game.

With Flash Media Streaming Server, you are limited to building clients that connect to the live or vod services (applications). For many people, that's enough, but some people want to create apps that require server-side scripting.

Hope that helps,
Jody

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