create livstream from existing flash video

[matzelito]

Hallo
a would like to create a livestream from an existing file ( not a camera)
i tried wiith red5, and testet the oflademo, but i dont want to start the video at the frontend i want to start it at the backend like a televisionstream ...
i have no idea how i can do that.... should i look at the source code from red 5 or can i do something with openlaszlo ?

[bitwalker]

For what it is worth. I have looked at this and come to the conclusion that you could not easily stream from one client to the red5 server and out to other clients.

So the way to do it is
a) Write a red5 application to do it
b) synchronise connecting streams to be viewing the same part of the file as all the others.

The benefit of b) is that you could get a lot done simply in Open Laszlo but it feels a bit clunky and likely to be errorprone. I decided in the end that going with a) was a better route. Though I still have not implemented it myself in my own red5 app.

[matzelito]

thx for youre help, i tried this with red5 and it works fine now , but it took time because there is not so much documentation for red5 :)
but if anyody has questions now, dont hesitate to ask me

[bitwalker]

Hi Matzelito

I still want to do this myself. I am interested in how you did it.
Are you able to post some of the source code for the red5 app, or point me to a link which explains the relevant API's. There is so little red5 documentation it is hard to get started.

Exactly how to create a stream from a file, is the part I am interested in.

Thanks