Chapter 1: Getting Started; Installation And System Requirements; Setting Up The Hardware And Software - MACROMEDIA FLASH MEDIA SERVER 2-DEVELOPING MEDIA Develop Manual

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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started
This chapter describes initial steps you need to take before you begin developing applications
with Macromedia Flash Media Server 2. It describes how to set up your development
environment, how to deploy your applications, and how to create a simple application to
connect to the server.

Installation and system requirements

For instructions on how to install Flash Media Server and for information on system
requirements, see Installing Flash Media Server.

Setting up the hardware and software

To write Flash Media Server applications, you must install the Macromedia Flash authoring
software, Flash Media Server, and the latest Flash Player. To write applications that capture
audio or video, you also need to install a microphone or camera. Additionally, if your
application requires server-side scripts for your Flash Media Server applications, you'll need a
UTF-8 JavaScript editor, such as the Script window in Flash Professional. Each of these
elements of the development environment is discussed in this section.
Flash authoring software
If you haven't already installed Macromedia Flash, see the Flash
documentation.
Flash Media Server software If you haven't already installed the server, see Installing Flash
Media Server, available as a PDF on the product CD.
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