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Fatgoth
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June 25, 2008
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Streaming Live Camera not working

  • June 25, 2008
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I am very new to FMS and need some pointers on where to go now i have the product installed.

Currently i have FMS installled on a server and can access the Flash Media Administration with no problems. I have setup a webcam on a desktop and used the Adobe Flash Media Converter to streram the output to the FMS, giving it the FMS URL as rtmp://<ip address>/live/livestream which connects fine.

Here is where i have the problem. I have run the URL rtmp:localhost/live/livestream on the FMS server but all it says is 'connecting'. I have also tried running the livetest.html from the ../samples/applications/live directory but this again just shows 'loading' at the bottom of the screen.

This setup really is just a test for me to try and get an understanding of the FMS etc, what i will really need to do is take a feed from an IP camera to the FMS and then stream this out to multiple desktops.

Can anyone help with with the above issue and also proivde some pointers for me to progress with the live setup.

Many thanks
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    tinmanfme
    Participating Frequently
    July 10, 2008
    Flash Player plug-in in the browser will allow viewing of a live stream
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    zbob99
    Participating Frequently
    July 1, 2008
    Probably port blocked by firewall or winsock issue.

    http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb402920&sliceId=1
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    dietbigsheep
    Inspiring
    July 1, 2008
    No is not the ports blocket or any issues with winsok, I think what it is; that I need some script to connect to the server like Client to Server and Server to Client if anybody can give me a hand with that I will apreciate because I don't know how to write those files. Can somebody provide me with those files, sended to my MAIL thank you I will apreciate.
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    FatgothAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    July 9, 2008
    Hi, I am still having the above problem. I have tried everything i can think of but i believe now it may be something in the way i have set up.

    I currently have a desktop loaded with FMS3 & FME.
    On the same machine i have installed a cisco webcam and in the FME the FMS URL is set as 'rtmp://localhost/live/livestream' and stream is set to 'livestream'.

    When i run the livetest.html from 'C:\Program Files\Adobe\Flash Media Server 3\samples\applications\live\' and select 'rtmp://localhost/live/livestream' all i get is a black area on the screen with 'Loading' at the bottom.

    Coudl anyone please tell me if i have setup the scenario correctly or what a correct setup should be.

    Many thanks.
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    Anonymous
    June 25, 2008
    If FMS, FME(flash media encoder), camera, and livetest are all on a single machine. then live streaming sample with FMS3 will work out of the box without even hitting the keyboard. you just need to make sure that your FMS is up and running. you may check that using admin console, which shows server uptime.

    Bit info on trouble shooting:
    when you publish a stream from FME, verify that you press "start" button (not connect). also check in admin console that the number of client to Live app should increase by 1 when you press start and decrease when you press disconnect in FME. Also make sure to see the bandwidth graph in admin console that there is more incoming data to live application.

    If all of above is fine, just open livetest.html and try. it should work.

    Its better not to try with H.264 encoding option FME in start. H.264 needs server upgraded to 3.0.1 and flash player to 9.0.124 or higher

    http://www.adobe.com/support/flashmediaserver/downloads_updaters.html





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    FatgothAuthor
    Participating Frequently
    June 25, 2008
    Many thanks for the info.

    I have the FME and camera on my desktop, the FMS & livetest.html reside on a server elsewhere.I have followed through your notes below and all seems to be running fine except that when run up the livetest.html on the server all i get is a black screen with 'Loading' at the bottom.
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    tinmanfme
    Participating Frequently
    June 25, 2008
    Which camera are you using? Are you able to see both input and output previews in FME? Have you installed Flash Player 9.0.124?
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