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[UPDATE: Adobe has deprecated this tool. Bummer.] If you are considering Flash Media Interactive Server for streaming video and/or real-time interactive applications, Adobe’s provided a very handy tool to help you figure out how many server licensed you may need. Where before they had provided an article with some formulas, you now can use this […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Sooo many people had commented asking how to add captioning to the videos in the Dynamic Playlist article, that I extended the code to include this feature. Here’s the code and explanation: Dynamic Playlists: Adding Captioning on FlashConnections.com
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Leave a Comment (0) →One of the most requested features of a video player is a playlist that can be easily edited and updated, without changing the code of your player. In this tutorial, I show you how to do this using XML and the FLVPlayback component in Flash. Web Video Template: Dynamic Video Playlist on the Adobe Developer […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you’re interested in The Flash Video Handbook, or you’d like to get some juicy Flash video tips, then join my mailing list. I’ll keep you updated every now and then about progress on the Guidebook, but mostly you’ll just get new Flash video tips/news every week.
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Leave a Comment (1) →With added support for multicast, peer-assisted networking, and HTTP Dynamic Streaming, the new version of Flash Media Server provides multi-protocol streaming with network efficiency. The price tag for the full-featured version, Flash Media Enterprise Server is omninously “by quote only” so its expected to be high. Adobe asserts that the licensing costs will be quickly […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →For the Open Source Media Framework 1.0 launch, I presented a live webcast outlining the fundamentals and providing a good foundation to help you get started building players with Adobe’s video player framework. The archived talk is here: http://my.adobe.acrobat.com/p56475882/ Note that the first few minutes of the talk weren’t recorded. In those slides, I was […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you need to stream live or on-demand video or want to dive into real-time interactivity and multi-user communication, Flash Media Server is for you. If you don’t know where to start, my movie on Lynda.com is a good introduction: Fun with Flash Media Server
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Leave a Comment (0) →If you are just getting started publishing video online, just getting started with Flash, or you’re an old hand at it and just want to keep up with the latest video features, I want to pick your brain. I want the e-book I’m working on to be the most useful and comprehensive resource on the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →I’m working on my first e-book. My ink-and-paper book, Flash Video for Professionals needed some updating, but I’ve decided that online publishing is the most versatile way to get the latest, most relevant information to those who need it. So stay tuned for all of the details and a chance to get in on the […]
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