Streaming Video


True streaming video is never cached in your browser as a progressive download is. It is streamed by special server-side software and really is played on-demand. In this case, the special software is the Flash Communications Server. With streaming, a persistent connection is established between the Flash Player (the client) and the Flash Communications Server. As a result, streaming video has far more controls over buffer time and adjustments to accommodate different user connection speeds. If you're working with video that is more than 2030 seconds long, or anticipate high traffic, you should consider using streaming video.

Note

Flash Communications Server provides not only streaming video for your projects, but live multiuser streaming for video chat and video conferencing applications. For more information on the Flash Communication Server, check out the Macromedia Flash Communication Developer Center at http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flashcom/.




Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
Special Edition Using Macromedia Studio 8
ISBN: 0789733854
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 337

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