Installation guide

Embedded video Progressive download Streaming delivery
Performance Audio and video sync is
limited. Sync between
audio and video suer after
approximately 120 seconds
of video. Total le duration is
limited to available RAM on
the playback system.
Improved performance over
embedded SWF video, with
higher resolution and more
reliable audio synchroniza-
tion. Provides best image
quality, which is limited only
by the amount of available
hard drive space on the
playback system.
Improved eciency from
a web delivery perspective,
with optimal bit rate
delivery on an as-needed
basis to as many customers
as necessary.
Control over
video stream
None None Full control over what gets
delivered to the clients and
when. Advanced access
control via server-side
ActionScript.
Support for
live video
No No Yes
Compatibility Flash Player 6 or later Flash Player 7 or later Flash Player 6 or later
Feature summary of Flash Media Server 3.5
e Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5 family oers signicant new features that make it easy to stream
video with more performance, protection, and security than ever before. e ubiquity of the
FlashPlayer,powerfulserver-sideandclient-sideAPIs,andcompetitivepricing,makethe
Adobe Flash Media Server 3.5 family the obvious choice for both streaming video and robust
interactive applications.
ese are the key features and improvements to the Flash Media Server 3.5 family:
• Performance—Maximizesthecapacityofyourhardwareandlowersdeploymentcosts
• Security—Helpsensuretheprotectionofyourcontent
• Quality—Deliversthehighestqualitycontent,uptoHDlevel,optimizedforviewers’bandwidth
• Live—Providesmaximumcontrolandaninstantstartforhigh-qualitylivevideo
• Mobile delivery—Createsoneversionofcontentfordeliverytomobileandotherdevices
Flash Media Server 3.5 performance
Flash Media Server 3 signicantly increased how many streams can be delivered concurrently
with a single server license. Delivering more streams requires fewer servers and lowers the cost
ofdeployment.Linuxdeploymentshaveimprovedbyover300%.FlashMediaServer3.5
continues the performance improvements seen in these Flash Media Server 3 benchmarks, with
further optimization and streamlined performance.
Numerousfeaturescontributetotheincreasedperformance.efeaturesdiscussedinthis
section include:
• Generalperformanceoptimization
• Connectionthrottling
• Enhancedprocessscopes
• Auto-closeidleconnections
• EnhancedRTMP(RTMPE)
• Built-inbandwidthdetection,withsupportforDynamicStreaming
• Processscopes
• Distributedcores
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