Social media tools
To stay above the fray, online social media applications today need to engage and connect users in fresh and innovative ways. The Adobe® Flash® Media Server family of software, with its rich set of social media tools, provides the broad reach needed to create loyal and active online communities. Site members want to be able to easily and quickly share voice, video, and information without the barrier of additional software downloads. Flash Media Server provides this seamless integration along with high-quality media streaming, protected delivery, robust scalability, and new avenues for content monetization.
Use cases:
User Generated Video
An outdoor gear company wants to increase awareness about its newest product and demonstrate that it is professional grade. It commissions top athletes in the sport to shoot short videos of themselves using the product in extreme conditions or locations. The company then creates a website that allows amateurs who use the product to do the same, and then enable website visitors to vote on the best videos. This gives the company free advertising content and generates additional buzz around the new product.
- DEVELOP: Flash Professional or Flash Builder, with player built on Open Source Media Framework
- ENCODE: Flash ecosystem of partners
- STREAM: Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Enterprise Server
- DELIVER: Flash Player in the browser
Video Rating and Live Comments
A television program that looks for new talent launches video sharing site that allows the public to submit their performances for a chance to be on the show. Once a video is posted it is available for others to view. The viewers can rate the videos and add comments. The comments are paired with the video timecode and play back with the video as it plays. The producers of the show can then use the ratings and comments to help them narrow down the candidates for upcoming shows, streamlining the process and saving valuable production time. Scalable recording and streaming of video, audio and data is enabled with Flash Media Enterprise Server, along with advanced logging and analytics.
- DEVELOP: Flash Professional or Flash Builder, with player built on Open Source Media Framework
- ENCODE: Flash Player via webcam
- STREAM + INTERACT: Flash Media Interactive Server or Flash Media Enterprise Server
- DELIVER: Flash Player in the browser
MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online gaming)
An Internet startup has developed a game that can be embedded into profiles on a major social networking site. With Flash, they can feature live interaction between players — right in their profile pages, in real time, increasing excitement and adoption of the game. Because Flash Media Enterprise Server is scalable, the application can handle the large numbers of simultaneous players expected.
- DEVELOP: Flash Professional or Flash Builder
- INTERACT: Flash Media Enterprise Server
- DELIVER: Flash Player in the browser
FLASH MEDIA SERVER PRODUCTS
TOOLS AND RESOURCES
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- Developer Center
- Flash Media Server User Group
- Support
- Flash Media Developer Server download
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