How can I stream live webcam video using Adobe flex without using Flash server or Red5?

Question

My hosting service doesn't allow Flash server or Red5 to be used on the shared hosting account, only with a VPS account. This is something, I do not want to pay for. I have managed to create a MXML application and successfully compile it into a .SWF file that will grab the user's live cam. Now the problem I'm having is displaying that webcam to other users. So I'm assuming I need some sort of server to send that video to, so that I can connect to it, and then display the stream. Now my question is, is there a work around in which I don't need another server, such as Red5 or Flash server? Why can I not handle the live webcam myself and display the live stream using ActionScript3.0?

Answer 1

Go for Adobe Cirrus as Reboog711 mentioned. Its a peer-2-peer protocol.

Well to answer your questions..

is there a work around in which I don't need another server, such as Red5 or Flash server?

• Yes, you don't need any servers involved here . Just connect to the service and get a token id. Exchange that token id with your remote end user and do the vice-versa, such that both of you can able to see yourselves.

Why can I not handle the live webcam myself and display the live stream using ActionScript3.0?

• Who said you can't ;) ? You can very well control the settings including the webcam video size, aspect ratio, quality, bandwidth , etc everything using your actionscript 3.0.