Metadata injection with php has become a proven way to faux-stream flv's. It works great for me, and under substantial loads.
Here is the lowdown: http://www.flashcomguru.com/index.cfm/2005/11/2/Streaming-flv-video-via-PHP-take-two Be sure to read through the comments below as there are a bevy of great coding suggestions and enhancements. Good luck. - k On 2/7/07, Francis Chary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yeah, for sure. Does it basically work the same way as Flash Comm Server? On 2/7/07, Johannes Nel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > well. let me put it to you like this. flv is a continues format. red5 > contains the libraries you need to analyze it. calling a servlet which > then > returns the data from that point. > > On 2/7/07, Francis Chary <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I have heard of a solution that someone implemented, using server-side > > code > > to serve the .flv file with different injected metadata, that did the > same > > basic job of allowing seek to any point... but I can't remember how it > was > > done or where I saw it. Does anyone else remember that? > > > > Francis > > > > On 2/7/07, Jeff Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Thanks Johannes and Francis... Yeah Johannes I'm tracking Red5 but > > > we're already deploying through Influxis a FMS solution. > > > > > > I was just shocked to find in some readings I was doing yesterday > about > > > cue points that seek worked - glad that my understanding that seeking > to > > > downloaded material worked but nothing new. (Our app requires the > user > > > to be able to seek to authored cue points within a stream). > > > > > > Interesting that MP3's can seek to arbitrary points without being > > > downloaded. > > > > > > Jeff > > > > > > Johannes Nel wrote: > > > > not in the way you are thinking. you can seek only to a point in a > > movie > > > > that has already been downloaded. > > > > > > > > have you looked at red5? > > > > > > > > On 2/7/07, Jeff Harrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> With Flash 8 am I correct in believing that if I add cue points to > a > > > FLV > > > >> that I'll be able to seek within it even though it's being > delivered > > > via > > > >> a regular web server? How does that work? Does the web server > > > actually > > > >> get a new request? > > > >> > > > >> Thanks, > > > >> > > > >> Jeff Harrington > > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> http://jeffharrington.org > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > > >> To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > >> > > > >> Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > > >> Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > > >> http://www.figleaf.com > > > >> http://training.figleaf.com > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > > http://www.figleaf.com > > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > > http://www.figleaf.com > > http://training.figleaf.com > > > > > > -- > j:pn > http://www.lennel.org > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
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