Installation guide

Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5
is server edition is ideal for one-way secure video streaming.
Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5 is an economical solution that allows you to quickly start
streaminghigh-quality,moresecurevideo.Itprovidesallthefeaturesyouneedtostreamvideo
andaudio,andworksinunisonwiththeAdobeFlashMediaLiveEncodertostreamlivevideo.
Corefeaturesinclude:
• Low-coststreamingtoFlashPlayer,AdobeAIR,AdobeMediaPlayer,andFlashLite
• Easytoinstallandgetstarted
• MultiplebitrateandbandwidthdetectionwithDynamicStreamingfeature
• HDquality(withindustry-standardH.264videocapabilities)
• Advancedtrackingandreporting
• Highcapacity
• Networkecient
• Enhancedseeking
• Encryptedstreaming
• Simpleaccesscontrol
• High-qualitylivevideo
Flash Media Streaming Server 3.5 ships with two services that make it easy to start streaming
right out of the box:
• Live video streaming—e standard live video streaming application allows you to start
publishingrightaway.ItsupportstheAdobeFlashMediaLiveEncoderandtheFLVPlayback
component(Flash8andlater),andshipswithasamplelivestreamsubscriberSWF.
• Video on demand (VOD)—e standardVODapplication features server-to-client bandwidth
detection,domain-basedauthentication,fullsupportfortheFLVPlaybackcomponent(Flash8
andlater),andshipswithsampleFLV,SWF,andHTMLlesforplayback.
e server-side code for the Flash Media services is xed and cannot be modied. You can use
the provided example media les for testing or upload your own and run multiple instances.
Both applications support the stream data access feature in Flash Media Server 3 and later,
which allows you to access the bitmap data of a stream, and also works with the Flash Media
InteractiveServeredition.IntheFlashMediaInteractiveServeredition,however,youcan
enhance the applications with custom functionality, record streams, utilize remote shared
objects, and access additional scalability features. Refer to the Adobe Flash Media Services
documentation for more information.
Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 3.5
AdobeFlashMediaInteractiveServer3.5includesadvancedstreamingfeaturessuchas:
• DVRfunctionality
• Edgeservercaching
• AccesscontrolAPIs
• Redirectionsupport(similartoHTTP302redirection)
• Plug-ins
• Customvideoservices
• Server-sidevideorecording,includingnewsupportforH.264format
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