User Guide

24 Flash Media Server Architecture
Recorded streams are saved in the Flash Video (FLV) format. Recorded streams can contain
data messages, as well as video. You can also create FLV files from existing digital video or
audio files by using third-party video encoding utilities, like On2 or Sorenson Squeeze, or
export them from Flash. In this way you can use the Flash Media Server to stream prerecorded
content.
Live stream
Playback of a stream recorded as a FlashVideo (FLV) file
NetStream object
SERVER
Client publishes
Players
NetStream objectFLV
SERVER
Players