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gwtiburon
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February 16, 2007
Question

Stream pre-recorded file like a tv station

  • February 16, 2007
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Hi all,

I have decided that FMS is best for my needs, and have been digging through tutorials. I have been able to
set up my videos to play like an "on demand" situation..but I need something different. I need to be able to have
a user visit a page, and the video is already in progress like they're tuning in to a TV station. I haven't been able
to do this, I always get it so the video starts from the beginning.

I am very new to this and any help would be greatly
appreciated. If there is a book to buy, or a specific web page/tutorial to read, I will gladly do it...just can't find what would
solve my problem.

Thanks
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    Graeme Bull
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    Graeme BullCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 29, 2008
    This concept will work well for you I think:
    http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/articles/live_dj_app.html

    Essentially you will be doing the same thing as the MP3 radio app but using FLV files. Pretty much as Kevin has said there.
    KevinStreeter
    Participating Frequently
    January 28, 2008
    Flash Media Interactive Server supports server-side playlists by allowing the developer to write a server-side action script application that creates a live stream and "plays" prerecorded content into the stream. Clients that play this stream will begin playback at wherever the stream is currently in its timeline, rather than at the beginning.

    Use the Stream.get("foo") method to get a reference to a stream object, and then call play("recordedstream",...) to start the stream. You can set all this up on the application's onAppStart event, or wherever is appropriate for your application.

    Check out the FMS3 live docs for more information on using Stream.get() and play().

    Hope this helps
    eric_unikname
    Known Participant
    January 28, 2008
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