Installation guide

Security
• Moresecurecontentdeliverywithencryptionandaccesscontrolfeaturesandnoclientcache
• SWFvericationtoensureapplicationsareauthorized
Support for your business
• Betteruseofbandwidth
• Optimizeddeploymentprolestosignicantlyreducedeploymentcosts
• LargeandactiveFlash/Flex®developercommunity
• Abilitytomeasurestreamingdeliverywithcustomizedlogging
•Playbackexperiencecontrolledbythecontentowner/distributor
•Customer’sbrandapriority
ese benets and more make Flash Media Server 3 your best choice for delivery of your branded
content—whether it’s live or video on demand. Adobe has created a server that is robust, ecient,
and competitively priced. And with its expanded scalability options, it can easily grow as your
business grows.
e ubiquity of the Adobe Flash platform across all screens—from desktop computers to
other devices—is a powerful advantage. Flash Media Server allows you to stream video to web
browsersviaFlashPlayer,tothedesktopontheAdobeAIR™platform,ortomobileand
otherdevicesthroughFlashLite™3soware.isubiquityallowsyoutofullymonetizeyour
video, reaching the most people with the least hassle.
Unlike other many other video delivery technologies, which just present pre-branded players to
yourviewers,FlashMediaServer3integrateswithAdobeFlashPlayerandAdobeAIRframe-
workwhichallowsyoutocreatecompletelycustomizedinterfaces.Real-timedatasharing,
server-sideplug-ins,logging,andmonitoringapplicationprogramminginterfaces(APIs)
providedevelopersandITteamswiththetoolstheyneedtodevelopandadministerlarge-scale
rich media applications.
What is Flash Media Server 3?
AdobeFlashMediaServer3isascalable,real-timemediaserverthatdelivershighquality(up
toHDlevel),on-demand,liveaudioandvideocontentwithgreateciencyandsuperiorquality
ofservicetoreachthelargestpossibleaudience,regardlessoftheplatform.Itcandeliver
prerecorded video, live video, playlists, music, video blogging, video messaging, multimedia
chat environments, real-time datacasting, multiuser gaming, and more.
FlashMediaServercommunicatesandstreamstoFlashPlayer,AdobeAIR,FlashLite3,andthe
newAdobeMediaPlayerconsistentlyacrossplatformsandbrowsers.
Adobe Flash Media Server 3 provides:
•High-quality video experiences for
consumers
•A ubiquitous and secure platform
for publishers
•A rich multiway application for
advertisers
•A scalable, enterprise streaming
solution for IT professionals
•APIs to produce the next
generation of multiway social
media applications for developers
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