Installation guide

Live:LivevideostreamingusingFlashMediaLiveEncoderorFlashPlayer.

Publishing point: A directory on Flash Media Server where customers can place video and

audio content and publish live video.

On2 VP6:Avideocodecthatoershigh-quality,lightweight,full-screenplayback(availablesince

FlashPlayer8).VP6-Sisasimpliedversionthatisidealfordeliveryofhigh-qualityvideotoolder

computers(availableinFlashPlayer9orlater).VP6-E,theoriginalcodecthatshippedwithFlash

Player8,oersslightlyhigherqualityandrequiresmoreprocessingpowerforplayback.

Real Time Message Protocol (RTMP): Adobe’s proprietary method of communication between

Flash Player clients and Flash Media Server.

Quality of Service (QS): Refers to the quality of the consumer’s playback experience.

Solution provider: Consultingandenablementorganizationsthatprovideadvancedknowledgeof

Flash Media Server and video for Adobe Flash Player and their integration over multiple devices.

Sorenson Spark:OriginalvideocodecinFlashPlayer6and7.Anencoderforthiscodecisalso

built into Flash Player, allowing for webcam broadcast and archiving when used with Flash

Media Server.

Transcoding: e conversion from one video format to another. Usually transcoding allows you

tochangethecodec.Eachtimealeistranscoded,qualityislost.

Video on demand (VOD): e delivery of prerecorded Flash video streaming.

Online resources

Flash On.™ (Adobe video showcase)

www.adobe.com/ashon

HD video with Adobe Flash

www.adobe.com/products/hdvideo

Adobe HD Gallery

www.adobe.com/products/hdvideo/hdgallery

Understanding the dierence between progressive download and streaming video

www.adobe.com/devnet/ash/articles/v_download.html

www.adobe.com/products/hdvideo/supported_technologies/streaming.html

DRM and digital media protection with Flash Media Server

www.adobe.com/devnet/ashmediaserver/articles/digital_media_protection.html

www.adobe.com/products/hdvideo/supported_technologies/content_protection.html

Performance-tuning Flash Media Server 2 for live webcasts using Linux

www.adobe.com/devnet/ashmediaserver/articles/performance_tuning_webcasts.html

Exploring Flash Player support for high-denition H.264 video and AAC audio

www.adobe.com/devnet/ashplayer/articles/hd_video_ash_player.html

AAC-HE version 2 details

www.adobe.com/products/hdvideo/supported_technologies/heaacv2.html

H.264 details

www.adobe.com/products/hdvideo/supported_technologies/h264.html

Streaming through rewalls and proxies: from the client’s perspective

www.adobe.com/devnet/ashcom/articles/rewall_streaming.html

Flash Media Server 3.5