Flash Media Server 3 Announced
By Stefan Richter
Expert Author
Article Date: 2007-09-07
Adobe announced the upcoming release of Flash Media Server 3 at IBC in Amsterdam.
The next version will offer significant performance gains as well as a new enhanced (and encrypted) RTMP protocol to support new content protection features. Pricing has not been made available at this stage.
Other announced fatures include:
- SWF verification to prevent leeching
- H.264 support
- Improved live streaming
- Mobile video streaming to Flash Lite 3
- Stream republishing from server to server (stream push)
- New C++ based plugin architecture
- and more
More information can be found here and here.
Comments
About the Author:
Stefan is a certified Flash Developer who has been involved with Flash Media
Server since its very early days. From his home office in the UK he has
handled a variety of projects, specializing in Flash Video and Rich Internet
Applications for clients that include CNET, USA Network and Unilever. Stefan
is the author of a series of Adobe Developer Center articles, has spoken at
several industry events and contributes a regular column on Flash Video to
Streaming Media Magazine. His site www.flashcomguru.com is one of the
largest online resources on Flash Video. |
|
|
