Adobe Flash Media Server
Adobe Flash Media Server
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HistoryOn March 15, 2002, Macromedia released Flash Player 6. This version included all the functionality for a yet to be released server called Flash Communication Server MX.Version 1.0 was released on 9 July 2002 and included all the basic features that make up the product, including the NetConnection, SharedObject and NetStream objects.Version 1.5 was released on 27 March 2003 giving the server HTTP Tunneling, Linux support and a free developer edition.Version 2.0 was released on November 15, 2005. The server was renamed to Flash Media Server for this build to better illustrate what the server does; however, the version numbers were not reset. Version 2.0 brought support to stream the new video codec in Flash Player 8, On2 VP6. However the Flash 8 client can still only encode to the Spark codec of version 6. Version 2.0 also introduced edge-origin servers, an optional enterprise architecture that simplifies load balancing. The server side Actionscript runtime also received updates with support for XML, XMLSocket, SOAP and File operations.Version 3.0 was released on December 4, 2007.Version 3.5 was released on January 13, 2009. UsageVideo on Demand, streaming video stored on the server to the flash client.Live Video, a server-side application which allows user to broadcast their own video from a webcam on website with live stream Flash video player to other users or to the server for recording and on demand viewing later.Real Time Communication, an application which requires collaboration between multiple clients, such as a chat room or multiplayer game. FunctionFlash Media Server is a hub, Flash based applications connect to the hub using Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP). The server can send and receive data to and from the connected users with live web FLV player installed. Connected clients can make Remote procedure calls (RPC) on the server-side and the server can call methods on specific clients. A SharedObject can be used to synchronize complicated data structures and call remote methods on multiple clients in one go by having clients subscribe to a shared object. Standard ActionScript objects are transported across the NetConnection using the Action Message Format (AMF) which is handled transparently by the server and flash client.The server also allows users to receive and publish net streams. When viewing a net stream the user can either create their own to view a remotely stored Flash Video (FLV) or the server can instantiate a net stream and play a video on it, the latter method means that every user will be at the same point in the video when they subscribe to it as they are all viewing the same stream. See alsoAdobe SystemsMacromediaActionScriptFlash PlayerReal Time Messaging ProtocolRed5 media serverFLV References^ Communication Server 1.0 Press Release^ Communication Server 1.5 Press Release^ Media Server 2 Press Release^ Flash Media 3 Press Release External linksAdobe Flash Media Server product pageAdobe Flash Media Server Developer CenterInstalling Flash Media Server on UbuntuInstalling Flash Media Server on CentosRed5 : Open Source Flash ServerFluorineFX: Open Source.NET based Flex/Flash RemotingWowza Media ServerComparison Wowza vs FMS vs Red5Pages about the old Flash Communication Server:Flash Communication Server Developer CenterThe official documentation (FCS v1.5)Programming Flash Communication Server Book Support Sitev d eAdobe SystemsDesktop softwareCreative Suite eLearning Suite Technical Communication Suite Acrobat Audition Digital Editions Director FreeHand GoLive PageMaker Photoshop Lightroom moreReaders and playersAdobe Reader Flash Player AIR Adobe Media Player Shockwave PlayerServer softwareColdFusion LiveCycle Flash Media Server JRun Premiere Express Photoshop Express BlazeDSTechnologyPostScript PDF FlashPaper Authorware Flash Font Folio DNG Flex AIRServicesAdobe Solutions NetworkBoard of directorsBruce Chizen Charles Geschke Shantanu Narayen John Warnock Del YocamAcquisitionsMergers and acquisitions Aldus Macromedia Scene7 Omniture Categories: Macromedia software
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