Installation guide

Edge server cluster using a master Edge and a single Origin
Using live video
Flash Media Server allows you to broadcast live streams with a wealth of interactive features.
ConnectedclientsonlyneedFlashPlayeroranAdobeAIRapplicationtoviewthelivebroadcast.
A new feature of Flash Media Server 3.5, you can now record H.264 server-side streams, allowing
you to create interactive HD media applications leveraging DVR functionality. You can easily
create your own custom live video broadcast application using the Flash integrated
developmentenvironment(IDE)orFlexBuilder.It’simportanttonotethatvideocaptured
and broadcast through a Flash Player interface is encoded using the Sorenson Spark video codec
andtheNellymoseraudiocodec.eseformatsaregenerallyacceptableandquiteecientfor
real-timeconferencing.However,ifyourequireVP6,H.264,AAC,orMP3encoding,oryou
don’t need the exibility of a completely customized encoding interface, you may want to
considerusingthestandaloneAdobeFlashMediaLiveEncoder.
Flash Media Live Encoder 3
AdobeFlashMediaLiveEncoder3isaWindowsServer,WindowsXP,orWindowsVista®based
live encoding application, designed to enable event producers to capture live audio and video
while streaming it in real time to Flash Media Server or FVSS. Featuring simple out-of-the-box
setupandoperation,FlashMediaLiveEncoderrequiresnoscriptingknowledgetobegin
broadcastinghigh-qualitystreams24hoursaday,7daysaweekforeventssuchassports,
concerts, webcasts, and seminars.
Withanintuitiveuserinterface(showninthefollowinggures)thatworkswithawidearrayof
plug-and-play cameras, microphones, and compatible analog-to-digital converters, Flash Media
LiveEncoder3alsoprovidessizeandbit-rateexibility.FlashMediaLiveEncoder3streamsare
compatiblewithFlashPlayer8orlater.
Some powerful new features include:
• Multi-bit-rateencoding—Encodeuptothreestreamsatdierentbitrates,simultaneously.
• Autoadjust—Automaticallyadjustencodingqualitybydroppingframesordegradingqualityif
network conditions degrade.
• Parametersinleandstreamnames—Includeparameterssuchasbitrateandothersto
generate meaningful stream names and lenames.
• Chunkingofoutputles—Limitthesizeanddurationofoutputlesbyencodingasingle
stream in separate chunks.
• Updateduserinterface—Usethestreamlinedandmoreintuitiveinterface.
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