Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 Released
This is awesome news! FMS 4.5 brings a TON of features enabling CDNs and content producers to provide iOS support for live, including DVR, and a slough of other things. Just check the notes here:
Key New Features inside Flash Media Server 4.5
– Same Source Video delivery to Apple Devices and Adobe Flash (single workflows to reach both platforms)
– On Demand video packaging / segmenting for HTTP video delivery (no need to pre-package your content)
– Set-level F4M Manifests and Variant M3u8 playlist support
– Simple and robust content protection workflows for HTTP streaming (as easy as saying on or off)
– Live PVR/DVR support for Apple Devices and Adobe Flash with Disk Management (don’t miss that special moment in live)
– Support for Studio-approved DRM with Adobe Flash Access 3 (robust DRM that exceeds your requirements on Desktop and Android)
– Multicast SSM and ASM, with Multicast re-broadcast
– SIP Device support for communication
– P2P support in Flash Media Interactive Server
Sweet stuff! Read more about it and to all of the CDNs…stop upgrading so slow. Get this puppy in production asap!