The live service is a publishing point that lets you use Flash Media Encoder to stream live video without building a service or configuring the server.

Publish and view a live stream

1. Connect a camera to your computer.
2. Open Flash Media Encoder and click Start.
3. Double-click the RootInstall/samples/applications/live/livetest.html file to open the client application in a browser and see the live stream.
4. If you can't see the live stream playing, take the following steps:
   • Verify that the RootInstall/applications/live directory is installed and contains the following files: allowedHTMLdomains.txt, allowedSWFdomains.txt, Application.xml, and main.far. If it doesn't, uninstall and reinstall the server.
   • Use the Services window (Windows) or the service window (Linux) to verify that Flash Media Server and Flash Media Administration Server are running.
   • Verify that the URL in the sample live client is rtmp://localhost/live/livestream.
   • Verify that the URL in Flash Media Encoder is rtmp://localhost/live and the Stream is livestream.
   • Check the system logs for errors.
   • Contact Adobe Support.

For information about configuring the live service for use in a production environment, see the Developer Guide.