Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder
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Flash Media Live Encoder
Adobe Flash Media Live Encoder
Developer(s)
Adobe Systems
Stable release
3.2 / January 12, 2009; 4 years ago
Operating system
Microsoft Windows
Type
Encoding Software
License
Freeware
Website
www.adobe.com/go/fmle
Flash Media Live Encoder (FMLE) a free live encoding software product fromAdobe Systems. It is currently available for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS.
Contents
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1 History
2 Usage
3 Function
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
[edit]History
Version 1.0 was released on February 23, 2007.
Version 2.0 was released on October 26, 2007, adding the following functionality:
Encoding support for MP3 format
Command-line execution
Automatically start at operating system launch
Automated maintenance restart
Remote access
Ability to set reconnect interval
Timecode support
Version 2.5 was released on April 14, 2008 with the following added features:
Encoding support for H.264/HE-AAC format
Improvements to Quality of Service
Auto-adjust functionality, which enabled dynamic downgrading of the outgoing stream quality if network connectivity was sub-optimal.
Version 3.0 was released on January 12, 2009 with the following added features:
An updated user interface and additional presets
Multi-bitrate encoding (up to three different bitrates)
File management improvements (save multiple files based on file size/duration, parameters in filenames)
DVR functionality
System timecode support (SMPTE, LTC, VITC or BITC timecodes could be used if supported by capture device; if not, the system timecode could be used)
Multi-core processing capability for VP6 encoding
Support for additional compatible devices
[edit]Usage
Stream live video from capture cards, webcams, Firewire, or USB devices to Flash Media Server (FMS) or a Flash Video Streaming Service (FVSS). (Device or driver must support Microsoft DirectShow filters to be recognized by FMLE.)
Archive FLV or F4V file locally.
[edit]Function
FMLE is a desktop application that connects to a Flash Media Server (FMS) or a Flash Video Streaming Service (FVSS) via the Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) to stream live video to connected clients. Clients connect to the FMS or FVSS server and view the stream through a Flash Player SWF.
FMLE supports On2 VP6 or H.264 codecs for video and MP3 or Nellymoser for audio. Additionally, AAC and HE-AAC for audio is supported with a plug-in available from MainConcept[1]
FMLE integrates directly with Flash Media Server functionality, including recording a readable-while-open live stream file that enables DVR-like seeking during playback of live events. It is also possible to encode multiple files at once — at different bitrates — to support Dynamic Streaming (adaptive bitrate streaming).
In addition to encoding live events with finite start and end times, features such as command-line control, auto reconnect, and remote access enable efficient 24/7 encoding.
