Alan Bell wrote:
> Graham Bleach wrote:
>>
>> Typically this is done on the web by using Flash video and progressive
>> downloads; the video isn't streamed as such, but the Flash client
>> starts playing it before it is fully downloaded. Streaming other
>> formats hits obstacles such as lack of client support and bandwidth
>> constraints.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Graham
>>
>>
> I have set up and got running the Red5 flash media server
> http://www.red5flashserver.com/
> It seems to work just fine for streaming videos etc. You may have to
> re-encode your .avi files to .flv or something before you stream them.
> I installed it because I wanted to build a little flash application
> with a record button that grabs the microphone and streams audio up to
> the server and records it so that I could have a simple way for users
> to contribute stories to http://www.astoryforbedtime.com The server
> part works great, I just got a bit stuck writing the button.
> If anyone knows a bit about flash and wants to help write such a tool
> then give me a shout.
>
> Alan.
>
I've finally got Red5 installed, couldn't get it working with CentOS but
Debian Etch was fine.
Now just have to workout how to get it to stream files from it :-)
Brian
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