[Overview]
What is Flash Media Streaming Server 4.5?
Adobe® Flash® Media Streaming Server 4.5 software allows you to reach a broad
video audience on Adobe Flash Player compatible and Apple iOS devices. New
on-demand and live HTTP delivery simplifies your publishing workflow and gets
you started quickly.
[Features]
<Video streaming and server foundation>
* Robust media origin services
Control your media publishing workflows, add redundancy, control access and
protection, manage QoS, access advanced video player features, and leverage
cloud services by operating your own media origin for both Adobe® Flash® Player
and iOS HTTP streaming.
* One encode for multiple devices
Publish faster, reduce storage costs, and save time by publishing video once,
and let Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 optimize your media for HTTP delivery for
Flash Player compatible and iOS devices with full adaptive bitrate support.
* HLS file format for iOS
Enjoy support for HTTP Live Streaming (HLS), the format for iOS, inside the
Safari browser and within apps, including Adobe AIR® for iOS. HLS support
includes adaptive bitrate for both live video and video on demand (VOD).
* HDS file format
support for Flash Player
Stream with HDS using the F4F format, based on industry-standard MPEG-4 and
supported by Flash Player. F4F support includes adaptive bitrate for both live
video and VOD and also supports content protection with Adobe Access software.
* 64-bit performance
Maximize server resources with full 64-bit support that enables more memory
cache, better network performance, less disruption, and faster stream starts.
<Video streaming >
* HTTP streaming for iOS
Deliver high-quality live and on-demand video to devices and HTML5-enabled
browsers supporting the HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video format with the same
media and live streams as those for Flash Player. Full adaptive bitrate can be
used without disruption.
* Protected HTTP Dynamic Streaming (HDS) for Adobe
Flash Player
Protect your content streamed to desktop and devices using HTTP with reduced
complexity thanks to real-time encryption, cacheable key delivery, and player
binding.
* On-demand packaging for HTTP
Deliver video using HTTP for Flash Player compatible and iOS devices without
preparing the assets ahead of time. On-demand packaging makes publishing easier
by requiring one set of video files to deliver to multiple devices with or
without Flash Player installed.
* Multiprotocol manifest
generator tools
Generate manifest files more easily and with fewer errors with new tools that
eliminate the need to manually create F4M and M3u8 files for live and VOD
delivery to a variety of devices.
* HTTP origin services
Stream your media to all devices from a high-performance, built-in HTTP server
built on Apache.
* Dynamic Streaming
Maintain a steady playback experience without interruption due to network loss
or limited CPU resources. Dynamic Streaming is supported using RTMP or HTTP
protocols for Flash Player compatible devices and HTTP for iOS.
* Audio extraction for
HTTP
Deliver an audio-only stream for mobile devices on wireless networks to prevent
rebuffering and meet Apple App Store requirements for audio-only bitrate as part
of a multibitrate set.
* HD video streaming
Increase viewing times and drive premium experiences with unlimited quality
potential. Deliver high-resolution, HD video experiences using VP6 and
hardware-accelerated H.264 video to the desktop, tablets, smartphones, or smart
TVs.
* Audio extraction for HTTP
Deliver an audio-only stream for mobile devices on wireless networks to prevent
rebuffering and meet Apple App Store requirements for audio-only bitrate as part
of a multibitrate set.
* HD video streaming
Increase viewing times and drive premium experiences with unlimited quality
potential. Deliver high-resolution, HD video experiences using VP6 and
hardware-accelerated H.264 video to the desktop, tablets, smartphones, or smart
TVs.
<Video playback experience >
* Live streaming with DVR and
time shifting
Spend more time with live video events and give the viewer control over your
live stream with pause and seek backwards, instant replay, or play from start
with robust server DVR support for RTMP, HTTP Dynamic Streaming, and HLS for iOS.
* DVD style seeking
Enjoy support for full adaptive bitrate live and on-demand video to millions of
smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs running operating systems such as Android™,
BlackBerry®, and iOS.
* H.264/AAC codec support
Stream your video to Flash Player compatible and iOS devices without reencoding.
Leverage device acceleration to maximize battery life and improve quality.
* Fast bitrate switching
Experience full adaptive bitrate streaming with fast, high-quality switching
over RTMP to avoid any stuttering or delays caused by CPU performance or
bandwidth limitations.
* Fast seeking
Let viewers navigate video quickly with responsive seeking direct from the Flash
Player buffer, which also reduces server load and increases performance and
capacity.
<Fault-tolerant streaming >
* Adaptive bitrate manifest support
Enable adaptive bitrate streaming on your media player with adaptive bitrate
manifest support. F4M and M3u8 set manifests describe bitrates and file sources
for the player. Requires Open Source Media Framework 1.6 for Flash Player
compatible or iOS devices.
* Advanced disk management
for HTTP
Help ensure your video stream will remain playing while managing your storage
disks thanks to disk management for live HTTP streaming. You can safely deliver
rich, live experiences with rolling DVR windows, time shifting, and instant
replay.
* Bandwidth detection
Select the right bitrate to start streams quickly, improving the user experience
and adaptive bitrate performance.
* Server logging
Get the tools you need to track and generate reports on content delivery, server
performance, and access using W3C-compliant ASCII logs.
* Network prioritization
QoS
Increase QoS by taking advantage of differentiated services for RTMP.
Administrators can prioritize RTMP network traffic, reducing disruption caused
by other network activity.
* Stream reconnection
Help ensure that the viewer experience is not affected when connections are
disrupted by continuing to play back from the buffer while the player
reestablishes the connection.
* Server redirection
Automatically provide video players with new or alternate locations if content
is missing using built-in redirection in RTMP similar to HTTP 302 redirection.
* Administration tools
Monitor the performance of your entire server cluster from a single interface,
allowing you to manage the server and perform operations easily on servers,
streams, sessions, and clients.
<Content protection >
* Real Time Encryption for
RTMP (RTMPe)
Easily encrypt your live or on-demand media so you can deliver HD video and full
adaptive bitrate to any Flash Player compatible device. RTMPe is used by major
global broadcasters today to protect valuable media content.
* Player binding with SWF
file verification
Protect unauthorized video players from playing your video, saving bandwidth
costs and protecting your monetization efforts. Use your SWF video player or a
new SWF hashing tool to create unique encryption keys for RTMP, RTMFP, and HTTP
delivery.
* Token authentication
Control access to your content using server/player tokens. Flash Media Server
can process tokens against separate web services to grant or deny access.
* Access control lists
Control access to domains and IP addresses to protect your live or on-demand
video streams or communications.
* Secure administration
API
Securely access deep performance metrics, change configurations, and set alarms
through customized interfaces supporting web services or within custom Flash
Player interfaces, giving you advanced control and integration.
* Secure RTMP protocol
Enable secure video, audio, and data message transport to and from Flash Player
compatible devices. The multiway RTMP protocol can be encrypted as well as
tunneled over HTTP.
[Tech specs]
System requirements
Windows
- 3.2GHz Intel® Pentium® 4 processor (dual Intel Xeon® or faster
recommended)
- Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 R2 (64 bit) or Windows® 7 (32 bit; for
Adobe® Flash® Media Development Server only)
- 64-bit operating systems: 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
- 1Gb Ethernet card recommended (multiple network cards and 10Gb also
supported)
Linux
- 3.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor (dual Intel Xeon or faster recommended)
- Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® Server 5.5 (64 bit) or Linux CentOS 5.5 (64
bit)
- 64-bit operating systems: 4GB of RAM (8GB recommended)
- 1Gb Ethernet card recommended (multiple network cards and 10Gb also
supported)
