Flash Media Server (FMS) is a data and media server from Adobe Systems Inc. (originally a Macromedia product). This server works with the Flash Player runtime to create media driven, multiuser RIAs (Rich Internet Applications). The server uses ActionScript 1, an ECMAScript based scripting language, for server-side logic. Prior to version 2, it was known as Flash Communication Server. For other uses, see Software developer (disambiguation). ... Adobe Systems (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: ) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Adobe was founded in December 1982[1] by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell... Code complete redirects here. ... is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... An operating system (OS) is a software that manages computer resources and provides programmers with an interface used to access those resources. ... Windows redirects here. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... A website (alternatively, web site or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or more web servers, usually accessible via the Internet. ... In information technology, a server is an application or device that performs services for connected clients as part of a client-server architecture. ... Adobe Systems (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: ) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Adobe was founded in December 1982[1] by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell... Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software house headquartered in San Francisco, California producing such products as Macromedia Flash. ... Macromedia Flash or Flash is a graphics animation program, written and marketed by Macromedia, that uses vector graphics. ... In computer science, runtime or run time describes the operation of a computer program, the duration of its execution, from beginning to termination (compare compile time). ... For the geographical term, see ria. ... ActionScript is a scripting language based on ECMAScript, used primarily for the development of websites and software using the Adobe Flash Player platform (in the form of SWF files embedded into Web pages). ... ECMAScript is a scripting programming language, standardized by Ecma International in the ECMA-262 specification. ... A scripting language, script language or extension language, is a programming language that controls software application. ... In computer networking, the term server-side refers to operations that are performed by the server in a client-server relationship. ...

History

On March 15, 2002, Macromedia released Flash Player 6. This release of the platform became the fastest adopted piece of software in computer history.^{[citation needed]} This version included all the functionality for a yet to be released server called Flash Communication Server MX. is the 74th day of the year (75th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software house headquartered in San Francisco, California producing such products as Macromedia Flash. ... Macromedia Flash or Flash is a graphics animation program, written and marketed by Macromedia, that uses vector graphics. ...

Version 1.0 was released on 9 July 2002^[1] and included all the basic features that make up the product, including the NetConnection, SharedObject and NetStream objects. is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Version 1.5 was released on 27 March 2003^[2] giving the server HTTP Tunneling, Linux support and a free developer edition. is the 86th day of the year (87th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HTTP Tunneling is a technique by which communications performed using various network protocols are encapsulated using the HTTP protocol, the network protocols in question usually belonging to the TCP/IP family of protocols. ... This article is about operating systems that use the Linux kernel. ...

Version 2.0 was released on November 15, 2005^[3]. The server was renamed to Flash Media Server for this build to better illustrate what the server does; however, the version numbers were not reset. Version 2.0 brought support to stream the new video codec in Flash Player 8, On2’s VP6. However the Flash 8 client can still only encode to the Spark codec of version 6. Version 2.0 also introduced edge-origin servers, an optional enterprise architecture that simplifies load balancing. The server side Actionscript runtime also received updates with support for XML, XMLSocket, SOAP and File operations. is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Macromedia Flash or Flash is a graphics animation program, written and marketed by Macromedia, that uses vector graphics. ... TrueMotion VP6 is a video codec developed by On2 Technologies as a successor to earlier efforts such as VP3 and VP5. ... The Sorenson codec (also known as Sorenson Video Codec 3 or SVQ3) is a digital video codec devised by the company Sorenson Media and used by Apples QuickTime and the newest version of Macromedia Flash, a special version called Sorenson Spark. ... ActionScript is a scripting language based on ECMAScript, used primarily for the development of websites and software using the Adobe Flash Player platform (in the form of SWF files embedded into Web pages). ... The Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a general-purpose markup language. ... For other uses, see Soap (disambiguation). ...

Version 3.0 was released on December 4, 2007^[4]. is the 338th day of the year (339th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Usage

• Video on Demand, streaming video stored on the server to the flash client.

• Live Video, an application which allows user to broadcast their own video from a webcam live to other users or to the server for recording and on demand viewing later.

• Real Time Communication, an application which requires collaboration between multiple clients, such as a chat room or multiplayer game.

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How it works

Flash Media Server is a hub, Flash based applications connect to the hub using Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP). The server can send and receive data to and from the connected users. Connected clients can make Remote procedure calls (RPC) on the server-side and the server can call methods on specific clients. A SharedObject can be used to synchronize complicated data structures and call remote methods on multiple clients in one go by having clients subscribe to a shared object. Standard ActionScript objects are transported across the NetConnection using the Action Message Format (AMF) which is handled transparently by the server and flash client. Hub may refer to: Look up hub in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Adobe Systems (formerly developed by Macromedia) that is primarily used with Macromedia Flash Media Server to stream audio and video over the internet to the Adobe Flash Player client. ... Remote procedure call (RPC) is a protocol that allows a computer program running on one computer to cause a subroutine on another computer to be executed without the programmer explicitly coding the details for this interaction. ... In computer networking, the term server-side refers to operations that are performed by the server in a client-server relationship. ... AMF is a binary format based loosely on the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP). ...

The server also allows users to receive and publish net streams. When viewing a net stream the user can either create their own to view a remotely stored Flash Video (FLV) or the server can instantiate a net stream and play a video on it, the latter method means that every user will be at the same point in the video when they subscribe to it as they are all viewing the same stream. Flash Video is the name of a file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia Flash Player) version 6, 7, 8, or 9. ...

See also

• Adobe Systems
• Macromedia
• ActionScript
• Flash Player
• Real Time Messaging Protocol
• Red5
• FLV

Adobe Systems (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: ) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Adobe was founded in December 1982[1] by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC in order to develop and sell... Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software house headquartered in San Francisco, California producing such products as Macromedia Flash. ... ActionScript is a scripting language based on ECMAScript, used primarily for the development of websites and software using the Adobe Flash Player platform (in the form of SWF files embedded into Web pages). ... Macromedia Flash or Flash is a graphics animation program, written and marketed by Macromedia, that uses vector graphics. ... Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a proprietary protocol developed by Adobe Systems (formerly developed by Macromedia) that is primarily used with Macromedia Flash Media Server to stream audio and video over the internet to the Adobe Flash Player client. ... FLV (Flash Video) is a proprietary file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player (formerly known as Macromedia Flash Player) version 6, 7, 8, or 9. ...

References

External links

• Adobe Flash Media Server product page
• Adobe Flash Media Server Developer Center
• Installing Flash Media Server on Ubuntu
• Installing Flash Media Server on Centos
• Red5 : Open Source Flash Server

Pages about the old Flash Communication Server:

• Flash Communication Server Developer Center
• The official documentation (FCS v1.5)
• Programming Flash Communication Server Book Support Site