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Getting Started with Flash Media Server

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Joseph Labrecque
Joseph Labrecque

This document provides an overview of Flash Media Server (FMS) by Joseph Labrecque. It discusses what FMS can do for streaming audio and video using RTMP, RTMPS, RTMPE, RTMPT, HDS, and HLS. It also covers setting up a local development server, testing different streaming protocols, using the administration console, configuring the applications directory, playback options on different platforms using Flash Player, HTML5 video, Strobe Media Playback and more. Examples and additional resources are also provided.

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GETTING FAMILIAR WITH FLASH MEDIA SERVER Joseph Labrecque Online Flash User Group | March 13th 2012
WHO AM I? Joseph Labrecque, MA University of Denver - OTL Senior Interactive Software Engineer Adjunct Faculty Fractured Vision Media, LLC Proprietor Twitter: @JosephLabrecque Web: http://josephlabrecque.com/
Adobe FLASH MEDIA SERVER
Flash Media Server 4.5.1 Reach more audiences by streaming RTMP and HTTP to Adobe Flash Player and iOS devices.
TOPICS TO COVER We’ll plan to cover the following topics: • What can FMS do? • Setting up a local development server • Testing RTMP, HDS, and HLS • Using the Admin Console • The Applications directory • Playback options across platforms • Look at some examples…
WHAT CAN FMS DO? Streaming live and on-demand audio and video to desktop and device: • RTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol) • RTMPS (Real Time Messaging Protocol SSL) • RTMPE (Real Time Messaging Protocol Encrypted) • RTMPT (Real Time Messaging Protocol Tunneling) • HDS (HTTP Dynamic Streaming) • HLS (HTTP Live Streaming)
Configuring FMS
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SERVER Two steps: • Download from Adobe http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?loc=en_u s&product=flashmediaserver • Install to local machine Windows or Linux (no OSX)
TESTING: RTMP, HDS, HLS
ADMINISTRATION CONSOLE
APPLICATIONS DIRECTORY Default Applications directory (change via fms.ini): C:Program FilesAdobeFlash Media Serverapplications Default FMS Applications: live, livepkgr, multicast, vod …create your own! Map applications directory in Apache for HDS/HLS (httpd.conf): <Location /hlstest-vod> HLSHttpStreamingEnabled true HLSMediaFileDuration 8000 HttpStreamingContentPath "../applications" HLSFmsDirPath "..” Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks </Location>
Media PLAYBACK
PLAYBACK MECHANISMS FLASH PLAYER or AIR: Used in browser, desktop, and mobile. OSMF, Strobe Media Playback, many others… Browser: Requires Flash Player HTML Video Tag: Used in OSX and iOS… for now. Browser: Requires HTML <video> and proper codec support
STROBE MEDIA PLAYBACK
HTML <VIDEO>
PLAYBACK URIs Depending upon the media being streamed and the target client, the URI must be formed differently. RTMP: rtmp://localhost/vod/sample rtmp://localhost/vod/mp4:sample.f4v HDS: http://localhost/hds-vod/test/streams/_definst_/sample.f4v.f4m HLS: http://localhost/hls-vod/test/streams/_definst_/sample.f4v.m3u8
Usage EXAMPLES
Getting Started with Flash Media Server
Getting Started with Flash Media Server
MORE RESOURCES Links to check out for more info: • Adobe Developer Connection http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver.html • Lisa Larson-Kelley http://learnfromlisa.com/ • Stefan Richter http://www.therealtimeweb.com/ • Robert Reinhardt http://blogs.flashsupport.com/robert/ • Fabio Sonnati http://sonnati.wordpress.com/ • Jens Loeffler http://www.flashstreamworks.com/
Thank you. @JosephLabrecque

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Getting Started with Flash Media Server

  • 1. GETTING FAMILIAR WITH FLASH MEDIA SERVER Joseph Labrecque Online Flash User Group | March 13th 2012
  • 2. WHO AM I? Joseph Labrecque, MA University of Denver - OTL Senior Interactive Software Engineer Adjunct Faculty Fractured Vision Media, LLC Proprietor Twitter: @JosephLabrecque Web: http://josephlabrecque.com/
  • 4. Flash Media Server 4.5.1 Reach more audiences by streaming RTMP and HTTP to Adobe Flash Player and iOS devices.
  • 5. TOPICS TO COVER We’ll plan to cover the following topics: • What can FMS do? • Setting up a local development server • Testing RTMP, HDS, and HLS • Using the Admin Console • The Applications directory • Playback options across platforms • Look at some examples…
  • 6. WHAT CAN FMS DO? Streaming live and on-demand audio and video to desktop and device: • RTMP (Real Time Messaging Protocol) • RTMPS (Real Time Messaging Protocol SSL) • RTMPE (Real Time Messaging Protocol Encrypted) • RTMPT (Real Time Messaging Protocol Tunneling) • HDS (HTTP Dynamic Streaming) • HLS (HTTP Live Streaming)
  • 8. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SERVER Two steps: • Download from Adobe http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?loc=en_u s&product=flashmediaserver • Install to local machine Windows or Linux (no OSX)
  • 11. APPLICATIONS DIRECTORY Default Applications directory (change via fms.ini): C:Program FilesAdobeFlash Media Serverapplications Default FMS Applications: live, livepkgr, multicast, vod …create your own! Map applications directory in Apache for HDS/HLS (httpd.conf): <Location /hlstest-vod> HLSHttpStreamingEnabled true HLSMediaFileDuration 8000 HttpStreamingContentPath "../applications" HLSFmsDirPath "..” Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks </Location>
  • 13. PLAYBACK MECHANISMS FLASH PLAYER or AIR: Used in browser, desktop, and mobile. OSMF, Strobe Media Playback, many others… Browser: Requires Flash Player HTML Video Tag: Used in OSX and iOS… for now. Browser: Requires HTML <video> and proper codec support
  • 16. PLAYBACK URIs Depending upon the media being streamed and the target client, the URI must be formed differently. RTMP: rtmp://localhost/vod/sample rtmp://localhost/vod/mp4:sample.f4v HDS: http://localhost/hds-vod/test/streams/_definst_/sample.f4v.f4m HLS: http://localhost/hls-vod/test/streams/_definst_/sample.f4v.m3u8
  • 20. MORE RESOURCES Links to check out for more info: • Adobe Developer Connection http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver.html • Lisa Larson-Kelley http://learnfromlisa.com/ • Stefan Richter http://www.therealtimeweb.com/ • Robert Reinhardt http://blogs.flashsupport.com/robert/ • Fabio Sonnati http://sonnati.wordpress.com/ • Jens Loeffler http://www.flashstreamworks.com/