H.264/AVC software encoding for cameras using Adobe Flash Player 11

[Lennon Norris]

I want to activate H.264/AVC software encoding for cameras using Adobe Flash Player 11. Can anyone tell me how to do it actionscript 3 in AIR application? I don’t think that it will be possible using default modules as the one available will not fulfill the need. While encoding, are there any option available to change the settings as we need.

[Hollyn]

The global swc file in Adobe Flash Player 11along with XML 13 can be used to achieve what you want. You won’t be able to stream a live video but can encode the video. Here is the syntax for creating the encoding system,
import flash.net.NetStream;
import flash.media.H264Level;
import flash.media.H264Profile;
import flash.media.H264VideoStreamSettings;
nc.connect ("rtmp://my_fms4_server_IP/recording");
var h264settings:H264VideoStreamSettings = new H264VideoStreamSettings(); h264settings.setProfileLevel(H264Profile.BASELINE, H264Level.LEVEL_1_2);
ns.videoStreamSettings = h264settings;
ns.publish("live.mp4","recording");

[DanielaA]

I don’t like H.264 encoding as the low end smartphones or older smartphones are unable to decode this format. As decoding this format requires a good computing power, which older or low end smartphones don’t have, it becomes difficult to optimize it for them. The H.264 Baseline format works fine in the older smart phones. If you are providing this video to people with low end smartphones see to it if their phone is compatible with H.264 encoding. Decoding H.264 requires large amount of battery so you might need to carry warning or notice about it.