Microsoft server: Something preventing Flash video streaming

[hughjb]

I wonder if any of you can enlight me!

I develop flash content for the web, and CD's. When the applets are placed on outside servers or CD's they work fine, same as in my office computer.

The applets include progressive and streaming video.

Recently I was asked to place some of these applets on the company server, they loaded fine but the video (flv) portion of the applet did not work, it does not stream or load at all.

We are a Microsoft shop and paranoia tend to run high on the server side of the house, we also do not have a streaming server but I have tested some of my stuff on non-streaming server and if the file is small enough it will play on demand.

So my question is, how was the streaming disable on the server side?

Thanks

Hugh

I have no idea what applets you are talking about. Plus without analyzing responses from the server, it is next to impossible to solve the problem unless you elaborate it.

If you just upload FLV files to a web server, they should work just fine. You may need to set up your web server so that it sends proper headers for FLV files.

You can use an embedded streaming player if you like. It might be a good replacement for a streaming server if you don't have many viewers.

[hughjb]

I appreciate the response,

Here is an example fro, my own page which does not contain a streaming server, the page is streaming one frame at a time

http://hughjb.com/hd/videoControlHD.html

Click on "play"

This will not work on my company's server, because.....?

[hughjb]

"set up the web server so that it sends proper headers for FLV files."

Could you elaborate on this place or point me where to look

Thanks

Hugh

Originally Posted by hughjb

I appreciate the response,

Here is an example fro, my own page which does not contain a streaming server, the page is streaming one frame at a time

http://hughjb.com/hd/videoControlHD.html

Click on "play"

This will not work on my company's server, because.....?

It tells me nothing. I can't even see whether FLV or SWF files is used.
Obviously I can download http://hughjb.com/hd/VideoControlHD.swf and see whether this is an SWF file with the video or not. But it tells me nothing about your problem.

[hughjb]

Again thanks for the reply, and I realize that the issue is a bit cryptic, so let me rephrase the questions with another example that I just uploaded

http://hughjb.com/hd/podcast/applet.htm

This file downloads and plays from this location. On the company server does not, in fact if you click on the play control it will not do anything at all.

The question then will be:

what could could possible cause this?

Just looking for some ideas so I can do a broader search.

Thanks

Hugh

Originally Posted by hughjb

Again thanks for the reply, and I realize that the issue is a bit cryptic, so let me rephrase the questions with another example that I just uploaded

http://hughjb.com/hd/podcast/applet.htm

This file downloads and plays from this location. On the company server does not, in fact if you click on the play control it will not do anything at all.

The question then will be:

what could could possible cause this?

Just looking for some ideas so I can do a broader search.

What happens if you open your SWF files directly on your server?
In this case it would be
http://hughjb.com/hd/podcast/bearMar...ntroller_B.swf
Can you play your SWF files this way?

[hughjb]

No, it does not. But one of your answers got me thinking, and I found this page on the Adobe site which describe the problem along with the solution.

Take a look

1. On the Windows 2003 server, open the Internet Information Services Manager.
2. Expand the Local Computer Server.
3. Right-click the local computer server and select Properties.
4. Select the MIME Types tab.
5. Click New and enter the following information:
6. Associated Extension box: .FLV
7. MIME Type box:flv-application/octet-stream
8. Click OK.
9. Restart the World Wide Web Publishing service.

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/194/tn_19439.html

I will give a shot next week and that will be that.

Thanks

Hugh

Originally Posted by hughjb

I found this page on the Adobe site which describe the problem along with the solution.

Take a look

1. On the Windows 2003 server, open the Internet Information Services Manager.
2. Expand the Local Computer Server.
3. Right-click the local computer server and select Properties.
4. Select the MIME Types tab.
5. Click New and enter the following information:
6. Associated Extension box: .FLV
7. MIME Type box:flv-application/octet-stream
8. Click OK.
9. Restart the World Wide Web Publishing service.

http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/194/tn_19439.html

That was exactly what I was suggesting at first! If you start using a new file type on your server, you need you server to send proper headers for it. This should help you.