Hosting an FLV File

[dreaded_beast]

I have an FLV file and have a webhost.

I want to be able to make the FLV file viewable from my webpage, so can I just upload it to my webhost and use the appropriate HTML code (whatever that is) or is there something more to the process?

Hopefully i phrased the question correctly.

 

[reanjr]

I could be wrong but I think you have to have the Flash Media Server running on your hosting machine. http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flashmediaserver/index.html

Unfortunately, I do not think there is a free version. The price is in the hundreds of dollars.

EDIT: Actually it might be in the thousands now that I think about it.

 

[ssampier]

According to Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLV

FLV files can be delivered in three different ways:

* Embedded in a SWF file using the Flash authoring tool (supported in Flash Player 6 and later)
* Streamed via RTMP to the Flash Player using the Flash Media Server (formerly called Flash Communication Server) , VCS ( Video Communication Server from Onlinelib VCS or the open source Red5 server
This is the best option for allowing advanced seek capabilities and automatic bandwidth detection.
* Progressively downloaded via HTTP (supported in Flash Player 7 and later.)
* Downloaded from programs like Replay A/V or WM Recorder, or from sites like Keepvid.com.

The first would be the easiest. If the file is really large, you could could try the progressive download option. I don't have any experience with FLV files, sorry.