Thanks for that info. Actually we have a fully licensed version of the Flash Media Server, but to tell you the truth, We didn't care for how the video streams from the server. My client really needs to have smooth seek functions, plus want want to capture screenshots of frames using the bitmap functions (FMS won't let you do this). If there is a way to implement progressive streaming and still maintain a level of security that would be great. They like the responsiveness of the seek controls after the video fully (progressively) downloads. Where as, with FMS the video has to re-buffer... the responsiveness just seem to be lacking. If I am wrong about this, please correct me.
Security on this project is key, and of course as luck would have it, one of the higher-ups had Real Player installed and is able to download the videos we are loading. So, that's where the encrypted video request comes in. To test, I was given a f4v encrypted with blowfish. So I'm hoping I can load the f4v as a binary or bytearray -decrypt and play... I'm having doubts that its even possible. On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 12:35 AM, Sidney de Koning<[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Carl, > > What i think i hear is that your client want their video only to be shown to > certain people. > If that is the case, you can check out this article by ted patrick: > http://onflash.org/ted/2006/03/licensing-drm-and-flash-player.php > > Some other good info comes from here: > http://www.flashcomguru.com/index.cfm/2006/9/7/vcsacp > > I think, but i'm not 100% sure you can also find this feature in Red5 an OS > alternative to Flash Media Server (http://code.google.com/p/red5/) > > Good luck! > > Sid > > > On Jul 14, 2009, at 7:26 AM, Carl Welch wrote: > >> Hi guys, >> >> My client asked if I could load an encrypted f4v, decrypt it and then >> play it. I found the as3Crypto libraries, so I have that part covered. >> Now I'm wondering if its even possible to load the f4v as a binary >> file or something, decrypt and then play it. I've tried a couple of >> tests with an unencrypted file but I can't figure out how to get >> around not using the netstream function. >> >> So basically my question is if this is even possible or am I headed >> down a dead end street? >> >> Thoughts, comments, suggestions? >> >> Thanks. >> >> -- >> Carl Welch >> http://www.carlwelch.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Flashcoders mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Sidney de Koning - be a geek, in rockstar style! > Flash / AIR Developer @ www.funky-monkey.nl > Technical Writer @ www.insideria.com > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Carl Welch http://www.carlwelch.com 805.403.4819 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
