9 Replies Latest reply: Apr 28, 2009 3:25 PM by Jody Bleyle RSS

    livetest.html not found!

    mrwizzer2 Community Member

      I'm trying to get up to speed on the Flash Interactive Server 3.5 by reading through the documentation.  One of the first exercises in the flashmediaserver_dev_guide.pdf  tells me to open the "livetest.html" file in the samples/applications/live/ directory. 

       

      No such file exists.

       

      The installation installed four text files, and a main.as file, but no html files.

       

      Can anyone suggest a location to download this file so I can continue with the exercise in the documentation?

       

      Thanks

        • 1. Re: livetest.html not found!
          Jody Bleyle Community Member

          I can't find the reference to livetest.html -- would you mind pointing me to it in the online docs and I should be able to help you out:

           

          http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashMediaServer/3.5_Deving/

           

          Thanks!

          Jody

          • 2. Re: livetest.html not found!
            mrwizzer2 Community Member

            Hi Jody,

             

            I'm referring to the documentation that came with the Flash Media 

            Server 3.5 titled "flashmediaserver_dev_guide.pdf" .

             

            livetest.html is referred to on page 12 in the second chapter, 

            "Streaming Services".

             

            I see in the document you provided a link for that the sentence in 

            question has changed from:

             

            3 Double-click the RootInstall/samples/applications/live/livetest.html 

            file to open the client application in a

            browser and see the live stream.

             

            to:

             

            3. Double-click the RootInstall/samples/videoPlayer/videoplayer.html 

            file to open the sample video player in a browser.

             

             

            Should I be referring, instead, to the link you listed in your email?

             

            Thanks,

             

            Mike

             

             

            On Apr 20, 2009, at 2:33 PM, clearspace-126319928-tBL-2-7ZL3@mail.forums.adobe.com

            • 3. Re: livetest.html not found!
              Jody Bleyle Community Member

              Hi Mike,

               

              Apologies for your trouble. Yes, if something seems fishy in the PDFs that install with FMS, please check the online versions of the docs -- they're the most up-to-date. Also, anyone can add comments to the online docs so you may find additional help. And if you find errors or have info that might help other people, please add it!

               

              http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashMediaServer/3.5_Welcome/

               

              Thanks,

              Jody

              • 4. Re: livetest.html not found!
                jephperro2 Community Member

                I also have been having troubles following the documentation that came with the install of FMS 3.5.

                 

                I will reference the online version from now on.

                • 5. Re: livetest.html not found!
                  mrwizzer2 Community Member

                  I just finished going through the tutorial on the Flash Developer 

                  Center web page:

                  Beginner's guide to dynamic streaming with Flash Media Server 3.5

                   

                  located at:  http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/articles/beginner_dynstream_fms.html

                   

                  But, even though I downloaded the sample file and copied and pasted 

                  his code exactly, it doesn't work.  Has anyone else mentioned this, 

                  and do you know if there's more updated version?

                   

                  In the tutorial, Tom says:

                  "The next two lines make use of the two classes—DynamicStream and 

                  DynamicStreamItem—you downloaded and installed prior to starting this 

                  exercise."

                  But that's the first and only time he mentions those classes, let 

                  alone where they can be downloaded from and what to do with them once 

                  you do.

                   

                  I did find another tutorial by another author that makes files by that 

                  name available and so I downloaded those files and placed them in the 

                  same directory as my Flash file in Tom's tutorial, but no go.  Not 

                  sure if I'm supposed to link to the DynamicStream class via the class 

                  field in the Flash file's property window or not, (tried it, still 

                  didn't work).

                   

                  Any suggestions?  Kinda frustrating to keep finding these tutorials 

                  that end in failure.  : /

                   

                  Mike

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                   

                  On Apr 23, 2009, at 10:42 AM, clearspace-1881306041-tBL-2-81Q8@mail.forums.adobe.com

                  • 6. Re: livetest.html not found!
                    Jody Bleyle Community Member

                    Hi Mike,

                     

                    You're right, those articles need better QA, I'll make sure that happens. In the meantime...

                     

                    The "Requirements" section at the beginning of the article has a link to download the FLVPlayback 2.5 component and the DynamicStream class (the link says "Get info", which isn't too helpful). The link takes you to the FMS Tools page where you can download the FLVPlayback 2.5 component and the DynamicStream classes.  If you're using the FLVPlayback 2.5 component, you don't need to download the DS classes; the component download includes them. Follow the instructions in the PDF included in the download to install the component.

                     

                    (If you use Flex, you might want to download the DynamicStream classes separately, too, because the DS download includes a Flex sample that lets you see the Dynamic Streaming features in action. It can be difficult to see the streams change so the sample shows you the status messages and lets you change the streams manually, too.)

                     

                    OK, back to Tom's article...

                     

                    Remove the following line of ActionScript and you should be good to go:

                    //VideoPlayer.iNCManagerClass = NCManagerDynamicStream;

                     

                    You don't need to specify a class in the Properties window.

                     

                    HTH,

                    Jody

                    • 7. Re: livetest.html not found!
                      mrwizzer2 Community Member

                      Thanks Jody,

                       

                      Deleting that line from the code did indeed help.

                       

                      So, now I'm getting video at least, (yay!), but it's still not working as I would expect.

                       

                      First off, when using the part of the example that incorporates hard-coding the video file names into the .fla file, the videos of the chef come up, but not until nearly two minutes later.  The barber pole spins for nearly two minutes, then, finally, the video appears.   That can't be right, can it?

                       

                      Secondly, when I apply the principles taught in the second half of the tutorial, where you define the video file names in a .smil file, I get video fine, and fairly quickly, but it doesn't switch out the videos when the bandwidth changes, (which is, of course, the whole point of the matter).

                       

                      I'm using NetLimiter2 to test, clamping the bandwidth way down to 2Kbps all the way up to 4000Kbps, and the same (lowest quality) video plays, no matter what the connection speed is.

                       

                      If there's a better way to test this, I'm all ears.  But at this point, it just doesn't seem to work.

                       

                      Jody, you've been very helpful.  Any suggestions?

                       

                      Thanks,

                       

                      Mike

                       

                      PS - I should mention that, in order to get the .smil file approach to work for me, I had to change the ".smil" extension to ".xml" on the smil file.  Otherwise, my browser couldn't find the file.  Might want to amend the documentation if that is indeed required.

                      • 8. Re: livetest.html not found!
                        mrwizzer2 Community Member

                        Disregard the stuff about the .smil file not working.  I found out from our network administrator that the mime type had not been enabled on our server. Now, smil files are recognized.

                         

                        Getting closer...?

                        • 9. Re: livetest.html not found!
                          Jody Bleyle Community Member

                          closer, yes, ever closer. glad you figured out the MIME type issue.

                           

                          i spoke with Brad Outlaw who created the DynamicStream class. he said all you need to do is point to a propertly formed SMIL file from the source property of the component. he also said your issue could be attributed to a bug he found in the component. he's planning to push an update (2.5.0.15) very soon to www.adobe.com/fms_tools.

                           

                          that's all i've got!