Because of its strength, flexibility, and ubiquity, the Adobe Flash Platform provides a complete system to deliver the most engaging media experiences across virtually all operating systems and screens. The Adobe Flash Media Server family of products is an industry-leading solution for streaming media.
Transitioning from Microsoft® Windows Media to the Adobe Flash Platform Table of contents 1 Key differences between Windows Media and Flash 2 Media distribution workflows 3 Experience design 3 Interactive programming 4 Live video broadcast 5 Media production 5 Digital rights management 6 Playback: Desktop clients 7 Playback: Browser plug-ins 9 Streaming server technologies 10 Data transfer protocols 11 Media formats 12 Streaming server tasks 13 Advertising 14 Announcements and metadata 15 Authentication and access controls 16 Custom plug-ins 17 Geofiltering 17 Key events 19 Large-scale deployments 21 Live broadcast streaming 23 Quality of Service 25 Protocol rollover 25 Provisioning users 26 Publishing points: Broadcast 27 Publishing points: Video on demand 28 Server SDK and productivity tools 29 Server monitoring 30 Server-side playlists 30 Tracking 31 URLs 32 Video on demand delivery 32 For more information 34 Appendix A: Flash Media Server essentials 42 Appendix B: Quick reference comparison chart 43 Appendix C: Glossary of terms