Add dynamic video content (YouTube like) (PHP)

Question

I\'m looking to setup video uploads for users on a site and want to have them viewed through a Flash player. The site is already partially built (by someone else) and I\'m w

Answer 1

• For converting movies to flv I suggest (as the most people before) ffmpeg
• You could stream these flv over http, but then the users could not skip forward in the movies. There for you need a streaming server like FlashMediaServer or Red5. (These server are also more effcient than pure HTTP)
• Finally you need FlashMovie that plays the stream. It's quite easy to write one by yourself, or you chose one the open sourced/free players. (e.g.: JW Player)