JW FLV Player – Red5 streaming issue – (unable to replay)

As of the current version of JW FLV Media Player 4.6, there is a issue with streaming flv videos from red5 server (tested with 0.7). As there is no solution given on the forum i decided to explore it on my own. The problem happens when flash requests a stream from red5. At this stage red5 generates a meta file which is used to trigger meta event on flv players. However at this stage the flv itself is considered as broken. Hence any attempt to play back the video now will fail until the meta is removed and flv restores to normal by red core engine. It seems the most obvious manual way to do this manually was to hit the stop button and help red5 understand the stream request was released Read the rest of this post »

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October 24, 2009 · admin · 16 Comments
Posted in: Commercial, Red5, RTMP

Calling functions from a textfield in as3

The good old asfunction in as2 is no more. so does that mean we cant call action script functions from text fields ? Well yes we can . asfunction mechanism has been replaces by a more prominent and organized methodology in action script 3.0. flash.text.TextField dispatches event:link . Means we can setup the text to broadcast event when it is clicked. We can also pass in parameters with this event.

Following example shows how to control a movieclip’s navigation with text links Read the rest of this post »

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October 18, 2009 · admin · 29 Comments
Posted in: Actionscript 3.0, General

HTTP vs RTMP streaming – a visual comparison

For those of you , who have been wondering about “whats the fuss about RTMP and streaming”, here is a little eye opener. Though many think of saving cash by having to invest less on storing flv videos in your web server accounts, the point to create a good user experience is beaten. The advantage of RTMP streams over the casual HTTP based progressive downloading is far too realistic to ignore. Below are two examples that feature HTTP vs RTMP streams playing side by side to let you understand the difference. Read the rest of this post »

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October 16, 2009 · admin · 30 Comments
Tags: , ,  Â· Posted in: Actionscript 2.0, Actionscript 3.0, General, Red5, RTMP

Flash-Php mail – a reusable solution

One of the most common requirements of a good website is a flash based contact form. Here we will see a simple yet effective flash – php based email form and how to send data from flash to php and receive confirmation. All you need is the flash IDE some basic knowledge of action script and you are good to go Read the rest of this post »

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October 16, 2009 · admin · 2 Comments
Tags: , ,  Â· Posted in: Actionscript 2.0, General, Php