Has any one used Red5 Flash server for live web cam streaming?

vtanuku - February 14, 2009 - 20:06

I am trying to find a module that could be used for live web cam streaming (like any of the traffic cams) or more like ustream.tv; I found this Red5 Flash server module but I am not sure if this can be used for live streaming, if not, what do I use for live web cam streaming? Any and all suggestions are welcome!!

Thanks!!

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ScoutBaker - February 14, 2009 - 23:01

Please don't post the same question multiple times.

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VeryMisunderstood - February 20, 2009 - 04:42

I removed the duplicate thread.

red5 is a matured stream

mm167 - February 15, 2009 - 05:01

red5 is a matured stream server.

the points, whether u can find a hosting service to host it.
It is a java application. Not many low price hosting services (i mean those sharing plain, $5.99 a month) will allow u to install red5.

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what is mature stream server?

vtanuku - February 20, 2009 - 04:33

Thanks for the reply mm167. What exactly is a matured stream server? I am a newbie and still learning the ropes!

And I believe I can install Red5 with my hosting service!!

Thanks much for the help.

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VeryMisunderstood - February 20, 2009 - 04:39

mature =

1. complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms: a mature rose bush.
2. ripe, as fruit, or fully aged, as cheese or wine.
3. fully developed in body or mind, as a person: a mature woman.
4. pertaining to or characteristic of full development: a mature appearance; fruit with a mature softness.
5. completed, perfected, or elaborated in full by the mind: mature plans.
6. (of an industry, technology, market, etc.) no longer developing or expanding; having little or no potential for further growth or expansion; exhausted or saturated.
7. intended for or restricted to adults, esp. by reason of explicit sexual content or the inclusion of violence or obscene language: mature movies.
8. composed of adults, considered as being less susceptible than minors to explicit sexual content, violence, or obscene language, as of a film or stage performance: for mature audiences only.
9. Finance. having reached the limit of its time; having become payable or due: a mature bond.
10. Medicine/Medical.
a. having attained definitive form or function, as by maturation of an epithelium from a basal layer.
b. having attained the end stage of a normal or abnormal biological process: a mature boil.
11. Geology. (of a landscape) exhibiting the stage of maximum topographical diversity, as in the cycle of erosion of a land surface.
–verb (used with object)
12. to make mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
13. to bring to full development: His hard experiences in the city matured him.
14. to complete or perfect.
–verb (used without object)
15. to become mature; ripen, as fruit or cheese.
16. to come to full development: Our plans have not yet matured.
17. Finance. to become due, as a note.

The above quoted from dictionary.com
stream server = a server that streams content and can be researched in wikipedia and google and ultimately at red5. addresses below.

wikipedia.com
google.com
osflash.org/red5

your questions specific to red5 are better suited for a Red5 community rather than the drupal community. You will get specific answer to specific questions about Red5 in a specialized community.
There is no module for Drupal that integrates with Red5 at this time that I am aware of. If that stands true, one would have to be written.

There is a module - Red5 Flash Server

vtanuku - February 20, 2009 - 16:35

Thanks for the reply.

There is a module developed by Chris_car called Red5 flash server which is what I wanted to use for live streaming.

Do you know of any other module for live streaming? (as in from a web cam)

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VeryMisunderstood - February 20, 2009 - 16:41

Ah, it's for Drupal 5.x and your thread is tagged for 6.x

Do you know of any other module for live streaming? (as in from a web cam)

From a webcam I have no idea. however I believe there is also a shoutcast or icecast module that would work with streaming server.

Fact of the matter is until such time as you find out what your server is allowed to use you're kinda stuck.

if on a shared host I'd find it hard to believe you can use a streaming server.

shoutcast is for recorded videos?

vtanuku - February 22, 2009 - 08:21

I thought that shoutcast is for recorded videos? I want to have live web cam functionality and I thought I could the aforementioned module because it specifically stated that in its description!

And btw, I dont have shared hosting for this web site that I am in the process of developing!

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VeryMisunderstood - February 22, 2009 - 16:19

streaming video requires the server to be stream capable in one way or another. My best advice is to test the solutions available.

if you hosting company allows

mm167 - February 20, 2009 - 09:10

if you hosting company allows and support red5, ...
1. download the red5 to your host
2. unzip it
3. configure it - setup the port used
done.

setup red5 is very easy ..if your host support and allow ...

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Two ports, probably

shunting - February 20, 2009 - 20:58

5080 and 1935.

Also, be sure your firewall has those ports open.

http://www.universalpantograph.com

Going to use today for 5.x

suketu.topiwala - March 4, 2009 - 09:19

i hope it will works

I am going to use Red5 Flash Server today with Drupal 5.16 installation on Centos 5.2 box with Red5 installed, in trial basis

if it works then will convert the module for D6 and then will built a new theme for players and recorders

Enjoy

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red 5 mudule for drupal

fluxus_osho - March 12, 2009 - 20:04

it states that it does NOT support streaming for now

Red5 streaming

yoann - August 17, 2009 - 06:46

I used Red5 inside Drupal for webcam streaming during 1.5 years on http://www.kaouenn.net
I wrote a quite simple module to integrate the player and the recorder on a separate page.
My idea was to allow anybody to create its live TV on the net.

To make it work, I had to:
- create a broadcaster flash app (quite simple)
- modify Flowplayer (the player on Kaouenn) in order to support the stream identifier. There's also a patch to support live streaming, but I don't remember where...

Currently the service is off, since I changed my server and did not restart red5 on the new server (it was not used intensively). But the system is still present in http://www.kaouenn.net (create an account, and go to "my account").

Regarding Red5:
- it is quite stable (no reboot for 1 year)
- the pb you could meet is scalability: a simple server like mine (1GHz, 256MB RAM) supported 50 simultaneous connections without any pb. If you want to do broadcasting at a greater scale, you will have to try the Edge Origin solution. However, if you only plan to do a "one 2 one" communication service, you can do a simple load balancing and ensure that both ends of the call run on the same server.
- the other issue are the codec used for video. When I implemented the system, I used Sorenson video Codec, and this is not quite good. Perhaps on Flash 10 You may get a better one (I don't remember if mpeg4 is available for streaming)

Yoann

Red5 streaming - sharing

leobruno - October 20, 2009 - 20:30

Hi, Yoann!

You said you had to create a broadcaster flash app and also modify Flowplayer. Can you share these modifications and the broadcaster flash app you wrote?

Thanks a lot!

Leonardo

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