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23, 2010 Going on a massive comic kick this week. Ah who am I kiddin' I'm generally on a 24/7 comic book buzz. Especially with a movie coming out every other week. With the Losers and Iron Man 2 swinging out shortly it's kind of hard to miss. I've sung the praises of Kick-Ass from the rooftops which has earned their featured spot in FlashNewz this week. The site allows you to train your heroing skills through Hit-Girl's target practice or Kick-Ass' rooftop jumping. I kept landing in the dumpster. Some other sites are Dean Trippe's fun little flash art portfolio. He's got some other interesting side projects filled with great art and contributors. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World sounds like more zero-to-hero faire suited as summer movie bookends about teens using great powers for great responsibility and all that. Only reason I give this a chance is that it's Edgar Wright. And the man behind Shaun of the Dead and Hotfuzz earns a chance with me any day of the week. I'm outta here guys. I've got a weekend to rev up for so I'll leave you to the site goodies and more from FlashComGuru. Peace! Mark Rivera For any site suggestions or general musings, gimme a shout at mark@flashnewz.com And don't forget to check out our Flash Directory |
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Unreal Streaming Technologies Adds H.264 Support  By Stefan Richter Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Unreal Streaming Technologies Unreal Streaming Technologies have recently released version 7 of Unreal Media and Live servers, adding H.264 encoding and the ability to stream to Flash player through the support of the RTMP protocol. Anyone can download these products from http://www.umediaserver.net/umediaserver/download.html The Unreal Live Server which serves as a video encoder similar to Adobe FMLE, is completely free of charge, while Unreal Media Server has certain concurrent connections limitation in its free version, and requires licensing. These streaming tools have a very small download size and small footprint on your system when installed. They have GUI front-end and easy to operate, although they have slightly different concept of operation comparing to other encoders such as Adobe FMLE or Telestream encoder. The main feature that differentiates Unreal Live Encoder from Adobe FMLE and others is unmanned, automated operation. You configure the system and leave. Adobe FMLE generally requires a presence of the operator who opens the encoder and presses 'Start Encoding' button. This is good for broadcasting events but may be unacceptable for a system that needs to start broadcasting anytime when somebody wants to watch/listen, such as IPTV, radio, video surveillance, digital signage apps, etc. Unreal Live Server running as a Windows service will start encoding and streaming when a first viewer sends request for live video by opening a player. It will stop encoding and streaming when a last viewer disconnects. The latest version of Unreal Media's software adds itself to a small family of free software tools for live Flash streaming. Unreal Media Server overview: http://www.umediaserver.net/umediaserver/overview.html Unreal Media Server architecture: http://www.umediaserver.net/umediaserver/architecture.html Comments About The AuthorStefan is a certified Flash Developer who has been involved with Flash Media Server since its very early days. From his home office in the UK he has handled a variety of projects, specializing in Flash Video and Rich Internet Applications for clients that include CNET, USA Network and Unilever. Stefan is the author of a series of Adobe Developer Center articles, has spoken at several industry events and contributes a regular column on Flash Video to Streaming Media Magazine. His site www.flashcomguru.com is one of the largest online resources on Flash Video. |
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