Adobe Media Server (AMS) is a proprietary data and media server from Adobe Systems (originally a

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product). This server works with the

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and

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runtime to create media driven, multiuser RIAs ( Rich Internet Applications). The server uses

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1, an

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based

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, for

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logic. Prior to version 2, it was known as Flash Communication Server. Prior to version 5, it was known as Flash Media Server. In February 2019, Adobe Systems Incorporated grante
Veriskope Inc
rights to further develop, resell, and extend distribution of the software product.

History

On March 16, 2002,

released

6. This version included all the functionality for a yet to be released server called Flash Communication Server MX. Version 1.0 was released on 9 July 2002 and included all the basic features that make up the product, including the NetConnection, SharedObject and NetStream objects. Version 1.5 was released on 27 March 2003 giving the server HTTP Tunneling,

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support and a free developer edition. Version 2.0 was released on November 15, 2005. 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

8, On2’s

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. However the Flash Player (as of version 10.1) can still only encode to the Spark codec. Version 2.0 also introduced edge-origin servers, an optional enterprise architecture that simplifies load balancing. The server side

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runtime also received updates with support for

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, XMLSocket,

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and File operations. Version 3.0 was released on December 4, 2007. Version 3.5 was released on January 13, 2009. It also includes a free "development" server. Version 4.0 was released on September 13, 2010 and introduced full 64-bit support, more secure multiprotocol streaming, IP multicast broadcast, multicast fusion, peer-assisted networking, enhanced buffer, absolute timecode, RTMP QoS improvements, simplified player development, faster switching with RTMP Dynamic Streaming and integrated HTTP server. Version 5.0 was released on October 8, 2012. In February 2019, Adobe Systems Incorporated grante
Veriskope Inc
rights to further develop, resell, and extend distribution of the software product. Version 5.0.16 was released on March 1, 2020 by Veriskope.Announcing Adobe Media Server 5.0.16
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Usage

Video on Demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of ...

streaming Streaming media is multimedia that is delivered and consumed in a continuous manner from a source, with little or no intermediate storage in network elements. ''Streaming'' refers to the delivery method of content, rather than the content i ...

video stored on the server to the flash client. *Real Time Communication, an application which requires collaboration between multiple clients, such as a chat room or multiplayer games.

Function

Adobe Media Server is a hub. Flash/HTML5 video based applications connect to the hub using

Real Time Messaging Protocol Real-Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) is a communication protocol for streaming media, streaming audio, video, and data over the Internet. Originally developed as a proprietary protocol by Macromedia for streaming between Flash Player and the Flash ...

(RTMP). The server can send and receive data to and from the connected users with live web FLV or HTML5 player installed. Connected clients can make

Remote procedure call In distributed computing, a remote procedure call (RPC) is when a computer program causes a procedure (subroutine) to execute in a different address space (commonly on another computer on a shared network), which is coded as if it were a normal (lo ...

s (RPC) on the

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 Action Message Format (AMF) is a binary format used to serialize object graphs such as ActionScript objects and XML, or send messages between an Adobe Flash client and a remote service, usually a Flash Media Server or third party alternatives. T ...

(AMF) which is handled transparently by the server and flash client. 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 Flash Video is a container file format used to deliver digital video content (e.g., TV shows, movies, etc.) over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player version 6 and newer. Flash Video content may also be embedded within SWF files. There ...

(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.

References

External links

Adobe Flash Media Server product page
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Media servers Proprietary cross-platform software

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