Watch cyclists race the Amgen Tour of California through this live, real-time Adobe sample app built with Flex and Flash Media Server.
One of the quickest ways to learn about Flash Media Server is to look at existing sample files to see how they were created. Flash Media Server provides you with source code (FLA files) and SWF files so you can see the examples in action. You can learn how to use the server using two kinds of examples:
Sample applications are complex, working applications that help you understand how the server's features can work together with the rich presentation capabilities of Flash. These examples use server-side scripting and might include components. Before diving into this code, you should be familiar with the basic communication concepts demonstrated by the tutorials.
Noteroom sample application
Tutorials are step-by-step procedures that illustrate Flash Media Server programming techniques and how to use many of the Flash Media Server objects. In general, these tutorials are simple applications that have been designed specifically to show certain individual features in context, such as recording a stream or working with a shared object.
Shared Ball tutorial
All sample applications (ZIP, 2.32 MB)
| Live Audio | Live Video | Record & Playback | Chat | Shared Objects | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samples | |||||
| Panel Presentation | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Guestbook | no | no | yes | no | no |
| Video Conference | yes | yes | no | yes | yes |
| Lobby & Audio Conference | yes | no | no | yes | no |
| Survey & Survey Admin. | no | no | no | no | yes |
| Noteroom | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Camera Snapshot | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Tutorials | |||||
| Recording a Stream | yes | yes | yes | no | no |
| Shared Text | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Shared Ball | no | no | no | no | yes |
| Hello Server | no | no | no | no | no |
| Text Chat | no | no | no | yes | yes |
| Record Audio & List | no | no | yes | no | no |