Wow! thanks guys for your quick response! I knew I'll have to get down and dirty with Flash Media Server, but I will also take a look at the other servers you mentioned.
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, "greg h" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Cosmin, > > For true video, a server is required and Jobe's list of the server options > is comprehensive. > > For a tutorial you can adapt from Renaun's "Video Conference with Flex & > FMS". > Article: > http://mxdj.sys-con.com/read/295379.htm > Source & Live Demo: > http://renaun.com/blog/2006/10/28/139/ > > Renaun's article give you the webcam record side and the server setup. For > viewers, you can use > mx.controls.VideoDisplay<http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/mx/controls/VideoDisplay.html>setting > the > source=<http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/mx/controls/VideoDisplay.html#source>property > to the stream's RTMP URI. Or, if you want a more lightweight swf > for viewers you can use either ActionScript only with > flash.media.Video<http://livedocs.adobe.com/flex/201/langref/flash/media/Video.html>(used > in Renaun's Video Conference in class > VideoContainer.as), or Flash's FLVPlayback component. > > If you want to publish video of higher quality, you can use the Flash Media > Encoder <http://www.adobe.com/products/flashmediaserver/flashmediaencoder/>(not > Flex). > > Please post back if you find this helpful or if you have further questions. > > hth, > > g > > > On 9/17/07, Jobe Makar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Hi Cosmin, > > > > When it comes to live web cam feeds using Flash there are only a few > > options: > > Flash Media Server > > ElectroServer 4 (a week or two from release) www.electro-server.com > > Red 5 > > Wowza > > > > Jobe Makar > > http://www.electrotank.com > > http://www.electro-server.com > > phone: 252-627-8026 > > mobile: 919-609-0408 > > fax: 919-882-1121 > > >
