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FLASH MEDIA SERVER 3 Developer Guide Set up a development environment Install the server You can use the free developer edition of the server for developing and testing applications. The easiest development environment has Flash or Flex installed on the same computer as the server. Install the server ❖ Install Flash Media Development Server. See Adobe Flash Media Server Installation Guide if you need detailed instructions. Start the server When you install the server, you can set it to start automatically when you boot your computer. If the server is not already started, you can start it manually. 1 From the Start menu, select All Programs > Adobe > Flash Media Server 3 > Start Adobe Flash Media Server 3. 2 From the Start menu, select All Programs > Adobe > Flash Media Server 3 > Start Flash Media Administration Server 3. Note: You need the Administration Server if you want to open the Administration Console (for example, to view server trace() messages or connection counts). Verify that the server is running ❖ Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. In the Services window, make sure that both Flash Media Administration Server and Flash Media Server are started. Install Flash To build Flash interfaces that use ActionScript 3.0, you need Flash CS3, as well as Flash Player 9. 1 Download and install Adobe Flash CS3 Professional. 2 Download and install Flash Player 9. 3 Start Flash CS3 and Select File > New or File > Open to open a file. 4 Select File > Publish Settings. 5 On the Formats tab, make sure both Flash and HTML are selected. 6 On the Flash tab, for Version, select Flash Player 9, for ActionScript Version, select ActionScript 3.0. Install Flex To build Flex interfaces, you need Adobe Flex Builder or Adobe Flex SDK, as well as Flash Player 9. 1 Download and install the Adobe Flex 2 SDK or Adobe Flex Builder 2. 2 Download and install Flash Player 9. 3 In Flex Builder, make sure Project > Build Automatically is selected.

Section	Page
Contents	3
Chapter 1: Getting started	4
Overview	4
Client-server architecture	4
Parts of a media application	5
Stream formats	5
Set up a development environment	6
Install the server	6
Install Flash	6
Install Flex	6
Hello World application	7
Overview	7
Create the user interface	7
Write the client-side script	8
Write the server-side script	9
Compile and run the application	9
Create an application	9
Write the client-side code	9
Writing server-side code	10
Test an application	11
Test and debug a server-side script	11
Test and debug a client-side script	13
Deploy an application	13
Copy server-side files and assets to Flash Media Server	13
Copy client-side files to a web server	14
Chapter 2: Streaming services	15
Using the live service	15
About the live service	15
Test the live service	15
Modify the live service	16
Disable live services	16
Using the vod service	16
About the vod service	16
Test the vod service	16
Modify the vod service	16
Disable vod services	17
Creating clients for streaming services	17
Creating client applications	17
Using the FLVPlayback component	17
Connecting to a streaming service	17
Allow connections from specific domains	18
Chapter 3: Developing media applications	19
Connecting to the server	19
The NetConnection class	19
The application URI	19
Mapping URIs to local and network drives	20
Hello Server application	21
Managing connections	24
Connection status codes	24
Managing connections in server-side code	24
Managing connections sample application	25
Recorded streams	26
Playing recorded streams	26
Capturing video snapshots	27
Handling metadata in the stream	27
Video player example	27
Handling errors	31
About error handling	31
Handle a failed connection	32
Handle a stream not found	32
Playlists	33
About playlists	33
Create a client-side playlist	33
Multiple bit rate switching	34
About multiple bit rate switching	34
Deliver streams based on Flash Player version	34
Detecting bandwidth	35
About detecting bandwidth	35
ActionScript 3.0 native bandwidth detection	35
ActionScript 2.0 native bandwidth detection	37
Script-based bandwidth detection	38
Detecting stream length	39
About detecting stream length	39
Virtual stream names	39
Get the length of a stream	39
Buffering streams dynamically	42
About buffering streams	42
Handle buffer events	42
Chapter 4: Developing live video applications	44
Capturing and streaming live audio and video	44
About publishing streams and subscribing to streams	44
LiveStreams example	44
Record live video	46
Add metadata to a live stream	47
About metadata	47
Metadata properties for live streams	47
Metadata properties for recorded live streams	48
Add metadata to live video	49
Clear metadata from live video	50
Retrieve metadata from live video	51
Publish from server to server	51
About multipoint publishing	51
Multipoint publishing	52
Chapter 5: Developing social media applications	54
Shared objects	54
About shared objects	54
Remote shared objects	55
SharedBall example	56
Broadcast messages to many users	58
Allow and deny access to assets	58
About access control	58
Implement dynamic access control	58
Authenticate clients	59
Use properties of the Client object	59
Use a unique key	60
Use an Access plug-in	60
Use Flash Player version	61
Verify connecting SWF files	61
Allow and deny connections from specific domains	61
Authenticate users	63
Authenticate using an external resource	63
Authenticate using a token	64
Index	65
A	65
access control 55	65
ActivityEvent class 41	65
Administration Console 8	65
Adobe Flash CS3 Professional 3	65
Adobe Flash Media Development Server 1	65
Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server 1	65
Adobe Flash Media Server	65
installing 3	65
starting 3	65
Adobe Flash Media Streaming Server 1	65
Adobe Flash Player 3	65
Adobe Flex 3	65
Adobe Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) 1	65
allowedHTMLdomains.txt file 15	65
allowedSWFdomains.txt file 15	65
Application class 8	65
application.onConnect event 22	65
application.onDisconnect event 22	65
application.onPublish event 41	65
application.onUnpublish event 41	65
applications	65
client-side code 6	65
connection URI 16	65
debugging 10	65
double-byte 8	65
HelloServer sample 18	65
live service 12	65
registering with the server 10	65
server-side code 7	65
vod service 13	65
authentication	65
clients 56	65
domains 58	65
Flash Player version 58	65
B	65
bandwidth, detecting 32, 35	65
buffering 39	65
C	65
Camera class 41	65
checkBandwidth function 32	65
Client class 8	65
ip property 56	65
readAccess property 55	65
writeAccess property 55	65
clients, authenticating 56	65
client-side code	65
about 6	65
debugging 10	65
D	65
debugging	65
Administration Console sessions 9	65
client-side code 10	65
server-side code 8	65
domains	65
allowing connections from 15, 58	65
double-byte applications 8	65
E	65
events	65
netStatus 29	65
onMetaData 28	65
onPlayStatus 28	65
F	65
Flash Archive utility (FAR) 11	65
FLVCheck utility 28	65
H	65
HelloServer application 18	65
HelloWorld application 4	65
L	65
live service 12	65
live video	65
metadata 44, 48	65
publishing 41	65
recording 43	65
streaming 41	65
subscribing 41	65
log file 9	65
M	65
metadata	65
about 44	65
adding to live streams 44	65
properties 45	65
retrieving 48	65
Microphone class 41	65
multipoint publishing 48	65
N	65
NetConnection class	65
about 16	65
client property 33	65
status codes 22, 29	65
netStatus events 29	65
NetStream class	65
pause method 39	65
play method 23	65
O	65
onBWCheck function 32	65
onBWDone function 32	65
onMetaData event handler 28	65
onPlayStatus event handler 28	65
P	65
publishing	65
live video 41	65
multipoint 48	65
R	65
RTMP 1	65
S	65
Server-Side ActionScript	65
about 7	65
handling connections 21	65
packaging 11	65
trace statement 9	65
shared objects	65
about 51	65
broadcasting messages 55	65
local 51	65
persistent 51	65
remote 14, 51	66
temporary 51	66
SharedBall example 53	66
Stream class 36	66
streaming services 12	66
streams	66
buffering 39	66
formats 2	66
pausing 39	66
playing 23	66
virtual naming 36	66
SWF files	66
publishing 11	66
verifying authenticity of 58	66
U	66
URI, format for connecting to server 16	66
UTF-8 encoding 8	66
V	66
Vhost.xml file 36	66

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FLASH MEDIA SERVER

Developer Guide

Set up a development environment

Install the server

You can use the free developer edition of the server for developing and testing applications. The easiest development

environment has Flash or Flex installed on the same computer as the server.

Install the server

❖

Install Flash Media Development Server.

See

Adobe Flash Media Server Installation Guide

if you need detailed instructions.

Start the server

When you install the server, you can set it to start automatically when you boot your computer. If the server is not

already started, you can start it manually.

From the Start menu, select All Programs > Adobe > Flash Media Server 3 > Start Adobe Flash Media Server 3.

From the Start menu, select All Programs > Adobe > Flash Media Server 3 > Start Flash Media Administration

Server 3.

Note:

You need the Administration Server if you want to open the Administration Console (for example, to view

server

trace()

messages or connection counts).

Verify that the server is running

❖

Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. In the Services window, make sure that both Flash Media

Administration Server and Flash Media Server are started.

Install Flash

To build Flash interfaces that use ActionScript 3.0, you need Flash CS3, as well as Flash Player 9.

Download and install Adobe Flash CS3 Professional.

Download and install Flash Player 9.

Start Flash CS3 and Select File > New or File > Open to open a file.

Select File > Publish Settings.

On the Formats tab, make sure both Flash and HTML are selected.

On the Flash tab, for Version, select Flash Player 9, for ActionScript Version, select ActionScript 3.0.

Install Flex

To build Flex interfaces, you need Adobe Flex Builder or Adobe Flex SDK, as well as Flash Player 9.

Download and install the Adobe Flex 2 SDK or Adobe Flex Builder 2.

Download and install Flash Player 9.

In Flex Builder, make sure Project > Build Automatically is selected.