Questions tagged [red5]

Red5 is an open source media server written in Java as an alternative to Adobe's proprietary Flash Media Server(FMS).

Red5 is an Open Source media server written in Java that may be used in-place of Adobe FMS or Wowza; it currently supports:

  • Streaming Video Formats (FLV, F4V, MP4, 3GP)
  • Streaming Audio Formats (MP3, F4A, M4A, AAC)
  • Recording Client Streams (FLV and AVC+AAC in FLV container)
  • Shared Objects
  • Live Stream Publishing
  • Remoting
  • Protocols: RTMP, RTMPT, RTMPS, and RTMPE
  • Codecs: Any flash supported codec (PCM, FLV1, ScreenVideo, VP6, NellyMoser, MP3, AAC, AVC/h.264)

Includes plug-in support with several existing applications.

  • NSV streaming
  • RTP/RTSP streaming
  • SIP
  • MPEG/TS streaming (Live and VOD)
  • Security

Red5 installs and runs using Tomcat. Applications are typically compiled as .war files and placed in the $RED5_PATH/webapps folder where the server unpacks them and creates the appropriate folders.

Red5 Project page | Users list | Organization

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programmatically stream audio with NetStream

In Flex you can stream microphone audio to an FMS/Red5 server using NetStream.attachAudio, which requires a Microphone object. Is it possible to stream audio through the NetStream from somewhere other than a Microphone? For example, from a…
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FMS server technology: 10 connections vs. $4.5K

I came across this comparison chart that suggests that FMS costs about 4.5 grands (compared to $995 for wowza and free for Red5). Since I'm at the stage of choosing/learning the technology, I'd rather take free Red5, but Red5 looks like a…
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Red5 RTMPT not working

I am trying to establish a connection to Red5 server through RTMPT. I am using the Red5 client jar red5-client-1.0.jar. While trying to connect, the following are successful. POST /open/1 HTTP/1.1 POST /send/DMPDQNDRFPCCV/1 HTTP/1.1 POST…
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Red5 Security Tutorial

I am looking for a step by step tutorial on securing Red5 from intrusion. This seems to be a question that comes up alot in a google search, but is never really answered in a way that makes sense to your average flash developer.
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What are differences between Red5 and Flash Media Server

I'm building a simple flash app that records user voice. I'm new to flash. What should I consider when choosing between red5 and flash media server? Can they both be hosted on EC2?
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Simple Remote Shared Object with Red5 Flash Server

I am trying to create a simple chat client using the red5 media server, but I seem to be having a slight hiccup. I am creating a shared object on the server side, and it seems to be creating it successfully. However, when I make changes to the…
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RED5 1.0 Recording Issue NetStream.Buffer.Empty

I have setup RED5 1.0 Final on my Windows 8 system and I am trying to get recording to work correctly. A tutorial I read said to buffer the data on the client side ( in Flash) and then once the buffer is empty close the connection. The issue I am…
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use flash capture webcam image?

Is there any open source flash utility that i can embed on a webpage and use it to capture user webcam image or short duration clips and do "POST" to my server servlet ? i do not looking for streaming video and so i do not need red5 or flash server.…
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Http streaming using red5

I wanted to perform http streaming from red5 server so as to use it to broadcast for Iphone. Can u guys suggest a way to do it. Is there a way to play rtmp stream from red5 in Iphone. Any help is appreciable
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Can red5 be used instead of FFmpeg in Android?

Can I use red5 as my native library instead of FFmpeg for Android? I was told that FFmpeg resides inside red5. I'm not able to see the documentation of red5 because the red5 server is down.
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Red5 and Android. Stream Audio

I have used an app to stream Android Audio with RTMP, the app is this: https://github.com/mogo29/Android-RTMP This app asks for a URL like the following: rtmp://dir:port/folder I've created a server with Red5, and used examples to stream flash…
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How to use Red5 with Asp.net

I want to record voice online and I guess I need to use FMS or Red5 and I don't know how to use Red5 with Asp.net, actually this is my first attempt to handle such a thing and currently I am a .net developer. So someone please show me a way to…
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peer to peer connection without adobe cirrus

I am developing the video chat application using RED5 and flex. I am not sure? how can we achieve the p2p connection without adobe cirrus. Adobe cirrus is in beta and Adobe written in there faq. Not to use the cirrus for production purpose. I am…
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red5 : how can i do Server side live streaming?

I am using red5 and flex combination for the microphone live streaming. Scenario is sending web client microphone stream to the server and play the stream on the server side. Similarly, doing the inverse i.e. sending microphone stream from the…
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RED5 and RTSP streaming

I have installed Red5 server. Now I have a video and want that to be streamed over RTSP in 3Gp format. How do I set that up?
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