Lenny, Think of AMF like this. It's a binary data format for passing objects to and from the Flash player.
You can send these objects over RTMP, which means it's a persistent connection over TCP. Things can flow back and forth over this connection like a pipe that allows stuff to flow in both directions. Things in this case are AMF objects. Most of the examples shipped with Red5 are using this method. You can also pass AMF objects over HTTP, meaning a call and response protocol. So it goes something like this Flash connects to the server and Flash says: "server give me this object", the server responds, "here it is", and it hands the AMF object to Flash and closes the connection. With HTTP there's no way for Flash to be passed something by the server without it making a connection again and requesting it. The down side of RTMP is that the connection is always there taking up resources. Passing AMF objects like this over HTTP is called "Flash remoting". I hope my explanation combined with the links that Thijs sent you is helping. -Chris On 6/25/07, Lenny Sorey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At the risk of looking ignorant, which by the way I will admit I am, I > realize that I don't know anything > about AMF Remote Objects. > > Please bear with me on this one. > > Exactly what is AMF? > Are there any examples besides the one on Echo Test? > Where can I get some info to read up on this so that I can start to > understand this > and I can at least ask an intelligent question about AMF? > > I have worked with using remote objects successfully with the Video > Conference app I have > but have no idea how this would work with AMF. > > Sorry if question seems a bit stupid, but as Forrest Grump says > "Stupid is as Stupid does". > > Right now, Stupid is asking a question about AMF. : ) > > Thanks, > > Lenny > _______________________________________________ > Red5 mailing list > [email protected] > http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org > > _______________________________________________ Red5 mailing list [email protected] http://osflash.org/mailman/listinfo/red5_osflash.org
