Chapter 10. Communication Server: Audio and Video

In Lessons 7, 8, and 9 you learned how to create a video and have it play through a Web server using a progressive download. This lesson introduces you to the other method of delivering audio and video through Macromedia Flash Professional 8: streaming through Macromedia’s Flash Communication Server MX, or (as it has become known in the developer community) FlashComm Server When Flash Player 7 allowed for the reliable playback of longer video, and companies started realizing they could make extensive use of video on their sites, FlashComm Server moved from “curiosity” to “necessity” in a very short order.

Using components and the Flash Communication Server, you can create “on demand” video experiences. ...

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