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Posted by Derrick on December 27, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | 
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Check out the JW Player 5.2 Secure Token Tutorial. This is a great tutorial for those that need to get familiar with how to implement secure token in JW Player for use with Wowza Media Server. You’ll find a reference for installing Flex as well as a hands-on tutorial to guide you through the secure token set-up in JW Player 5.2
Posted by Derrick217 on August 15, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment
Creating a Secure Token .SWF for JW Player 5.2 is a process that many delivering secure streaming video content will need to perform. Wowza Media Server 2 supports Secure Token streaming with JW Player 5.2 for video playback. To get this going you must first set up your Secure Token application and have it running on Wowza Media Server 2. To create a JW Player 5.2 .SWF file that has Secure Token you must first have Flash Professional CS5 and Flex SDK installed. Here are some notes for installing the Flex SDK.
In this tutorial you’ll learn how to create a .SWF file that has your desired Secure Token value using Flash Professional CS5. (Technically you’ll also be using the Flex SDK as well.). First make sure you download the source code for JW Player 5.2 from trunk from the link below:
http://developer.longtailvideo.com/trac/browser/trunk/fl5
Note: This tutorial is for compiling with the non-commercial JW Player 5.2 license.
Let’s get started with the tutorial. In Flash Professional CS5 navigate to the File Pull-down menu and choose New to create a new .FLA document.
When the dialog appears select ActionScript 3.0.
Next, you need to save your new document by navigating to the File Menu and choosing Save.
Name your new .FLA file securetoken_sample.fla and save it to the trunk\fl5\src folder within trunk on your computer.
Within your securetoken_sample.fla file move to the Properties Tab and input com.longtailvideo.jwplayer.player.Player into the Class Text box under Publish.
Now, choose Preferences from the File Pull-down menu.
Click on the ActionScript Category
and select the ActionScript 3.0 Settings button
When the Dialog opens, in the Flex SDK Path Text box enter the path to your Flex SDK.
Next, choose Publish Settings from under the File Pull-down menu.
When the Dialog opens choose the Flash tab and click the Settings button next to the Script Drop-down menu where ActionScript 3.0 appears.
Under the Library path tab, edit the entry for $(FlexSDK)/frameworks/libs/flex.swc to read $(FlexSDK)/frameworks/libs by removing flex.swc. After you make the changes choose OK.
That’s all you need to do to set things up in your securetoken_sample.fla.
You can now open the RTMPMediaProvider.as file within \trunk\fl5\src\com\longtailvideo\jwplayer\media. Next, you’re going to add your Secure Token value that matches the value you have in your Secure Token application on Wowza Media Server 2.
Once you have your RTMPMediaProvider.as file open scroll down approximately to Line 462 and change the following information in your file:
from this:
_connection.call(“secureTokenResponse”, null, TEA.decrypt(evt.info.secureToken, config.token));
to this:
_connection.call(“secureTokenResponse”, null, TEA.decrypt(evt.info.secureToken, “#sa%m0#p@7″));
If you’re following along with the Wowza Media Systems’ tutorial use the default secure token value that they’ve supplied and change your RTMPMediaProvider.as file
to display this:
_connection.call(“secureTokenResponse”, null, TEA.decrypt(evt.info.secureToken, “#ed%h0#w@1″));
After you apply your settings you can save your RTMPMediaProvider.as file and close it.
Finally, you can go back to your securetoken_sample.fla file to export out a new .SWF. In Flash Professional CS5 navigate to the File pull-down menu and choose Export Movie from the Export Sub-menu.
Save your file in the src folder you saved your securetoken_sample.fla file in earlier and name the new .SWF file securetoken_sample.swf and choose Save. Congratulations! Now you can take your new .SWF file with Secure Token and use it for authoring your web pages with JW Player 5.2.
Posted by Derrick on August 14, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment
Here are some notes for Installing Flex SDK 3. One of the steps for compiling a .SWF file with Secure Token and JW Player 5.2 requires that you install Flex SDK 3. The process for creating a .SWF with Secure Token and JW Player 4 was much easier but now with version 5 there are some additional steps involved, one of which is installing Flex SDK 3. Here’s the tutorial: Creating a Secure Token SWF for JW Player 5.2 once you’ve installed the Flex SDK.
Flex SDK 3 Download
Flex SDK 3.3: http://opensource.adobe.com/wiki/display/flexsdk/Downloads
Below is a link with instructions for installing Flex SDK 3 ( You can use the Flex 4 SDK instructions)
http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flex/4/releasenotes_flex4_sdk.html
Uninstall Current Flash Player
You should use Flex SDK with the latest version of the debug Flash Player 10. Prior to installing the Flex SDK, you should uninstall your current Flash Player.
Uninstaller links are here:
http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html
Install the Flex SDK
1. Download Flex SDK ZIP file from the Adobe website or the Adobe Open Source site.
2. Create a directory to contain Flex SDK
3. Extract the Flex SDK ZIP file to this directory. The Flex SDK contains the following directories:
/ant — Contains Flex Ant Tasks.
/asdoc — Contains helper files for the ASDoc tool that creates HTML documentation
from your MXML and ActionScript source code.
/bin — Contains the mxmlc, compc, asdoc, and fdb utilities. The bin directory also
contains the jvm.config file, which specifies Java settings that you can modify, if
necessary.
/frameworks — Contains compiled framework classes, configuration files, and
framework source code.
/lib — Contains JAR files used by the utilities.
/runtimes — Contains installers for the Adobe AIR runtime inside the air directory and
installers for debug versions of Flash Player 9 inside the player directory.
/samples — Contains sample applications.
/templates — Contains HTML templates for Flash Player detection and browser
integration and inside the air folder, a sample Adobe AIR application.xml file.
4. Ensure that the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) is installed on the computer and that the java_home/bin directory is defined in the system path. JRE 1.5, or 1.6 is required.
5. Install the appropriate debug Flash Player from the install_root/runtimes/player/platform directory.
6. (Optional) When the Flash Player installation finishes, restart your computer to ensure that the updated Flash Player browser plug-in is enabled.
Posted by Derrick on June 13, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment
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ttend Advanced 1 1/2 Day Wowza Media Server 3 Training. This training is a great way for users to get familiar Wowza Media Server 2 as well as learn advanced features. The topics taught in this class include the items listed in our 1- Day Wowza Media Server 3 Training plus it covers the following advanced topics:
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Class Overview
1. Multiple Bit Rate On-demand Streaming for iPhone
Your instructor will teach you how to set up Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming for the iPhone using Wowza Media Server 3. You’ll learn what you need to do for encoding various videos for Multi-bitrate On-demand Streaming, how to set-up your playlist and where to upload your streaming videos.
2. Secure Streaming Set-up
Learn how to set-up Secure Streaming with Wowza Media Server 3. Our instructor will teach you how to create an application that secures your streaming video content. In this training section students will learn how to install Secure Token and force a secure connection for viewing your streaming videos. To configure your Flash client for Secure Streaming you’ll need to have Flash Professional CS5 and Flex SDK installed.
3. Load Balancing Set-up for Multiple Servers
Students will learn how to set up multiple Wowza Servers for Load Balancing. This way viewers can be directed to the least loaded server when viewing streaming content. This training will teach you how to set up your Load Balancer, Edge Servers and your application for Load Balancing on the Wowza Media Server.
4. Set-up for Recording Live Streams Server Side
In this training module you’ll learn how to record your Live Streams directly to your Wowza Media Server. In many cases you can record Live Streams on the same workstation as your Live Encoder. However, with that workflow you still have to upload your files for on-demand viewing. A better method is using Server Side Recording. Learn how to improve you workflow with Server Side Recording of Live Streaming events.
Call Freeman Compression at 407.477.5837 for more information about this training class or E-mail us at info@freemancompression.com. Individuals from any country can attend our On-line training classes.
Posted by Derrick on May 20, 2010 under Video Streaming and Compression | Be the First to Comment
JW Player is a great player for Flash Streaming. When it comes to Flash Streaming LongTail Video provides an amazing player that has support for various streaming options. What’s nice is the player is constantly being updated to support new features. This makes delivering video streaming content so much fun.
Here are some of the items LongTail Video’s JW Player supports:
To learn about more features of LongTail Video’s JW Player visit their website at http://www.longtailvideo.com/. In addition to the JW Player these JW Player Plugins hold some really cool features.
