Webcam Recorder | Web Flv Recorder

The two aspects which makes our webcam recorder to be the best Web FLV Recorder are 1) quality and 2) features. The features mentioned below are futuristic and take you to the next generation recording experience with advanced technology simplified to be user friendly. You will enjoy hassle-free record streaming and play videos to your whimsies.

Introduction

WebFLVRecorder is newly introduced from Contus Support Interactive for websites to capture videos using the devices attached to the computer with the help of Red5 Streaming server and stores videos in FLV format. It can be mainly used in Social Networking script like Socialengine, any streaming websites, E-learning sites with virtual desktop camera and more..

One big reason for the success of our Contus product’s is because of regular updates and features. Contus Support Interactive always aims at top customer satisfaction. Though we don’t provide the source file of the WebFLVRecorder we are flexible enough in customizing the recorder based on the customer request at very low cost.

We will, by necessity, touch upon the essential needs for setting WebFLVRecorder! Up, but this manual is not a detailed guide on how to build and configure a Web server or database. You are essentially expected to have these in operation already.

We trust you will enjoy the process and can then look forward to tailoring WebFLVRecorder! to your own specific requirements.
Requirements
- WebFLVRecorder requires web server with Red5 installed.
- We recommend that you purchase at least a VPS or semi-dedicated server for your website.
Features
- Supports Red5 Server
- Act as both recorder and as player. Play the recorded video with inbuilt player from WebFLVRecorder
- Live stream support
- Easy to setup and very user friendly
- Streams without delay through Red5 while recording. When finished, it stores immediately without taking much time to upload
- Flexible enough to modify upload location and record length of the videos through xml
- Capable of appending to the existing recorded videos
- Scalable to your own size
- Audio and video settings can be changed through both XML and flashvars
- Capable of selecting the preferred video / audio device detected by the computer
- Re-record option
- After successful record, OnRecordedEvent is sent to javascript
- Autosave which allows the recorded videos to be saved.
Installation
- Extract the downloaded zip- file
- Open web-flv-recorder (demo).
- Run the index file in a browser.
- You Have Succesfully Installed Web Flv Recorder.
- To insert the recorder in your custom web page just copy the following code :
  <script type="text/javascript" src="swfobject.js"></script>
  <div name='webflvrecorder' id='webflvrecorder'></div>
  <script type="text/javascript">
  var s1 = new SWFObject('recorder.swf','recorder','320','290','9');
  s1.addParam('allowfullscreen','true');
  s1.addParam('allowscriptaccess','always');
  s1.write('webflvrecorder');
  </script>
  
  <script type="text/javascript">
  function onRecordPublished(obj)
  {
  alert(obj.name);
  alert(obj.duration);
  }
  </script>
- If you want to try in your local webserver you should have Red5 installed. If you dont have Red5 installed follow the steps below
  Install JAVA
  - You should install/update to JDK1.6. It can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp
  - Run download file to install
  - In shell console on Linux or command line on Window, run
  - Ensure the java version 1.6.x
  Install Red5
  if install on window
  - Download Red5: http://depositfiles.com/en/files/3728955
  - Run downloaded installer setup-Red5-0.7.0.exe
  if install on Linux
  - Download Red5: http://red5.nl/installer/red5-0.7.0.tar.gz
  - Run: copy file to directory where you want red5 to be installed and run following command:
    - tar zxf red5-0.7.0.tar.gz
    - chmod a+x red5.sh
  Install Web Flv Recorder application
  - Copy WebFlvRecorder directory to < Red5>\webapps\ where < /Red5> is Red5 installed directory
  Start Red5
  - Running red5.bat on Window or red5.sh on Linux.
  - After start Red5 without error, go to Deploy RecordCameraToFLV in your web application

Configuring WEBFLVRecorder

Variables used in config.xml and flashvars for WEBFLVRecorder with the definition.

Properties	Optional	Value type	Default value	Meaning
license	No	String	-	Commercial license for webflvrecorder removes the demo logo and provides your own copyright on right click.
server	No	String	-	IP or hostname of Red5 Server
filename	Yes	String	<UID string>.flv	Name of created FLV file If you don't declare this parameter, filename will be created as format CamToFLV-<UID string>.flv where UID is unique ID created each time record. For example CamToFLV-99A20ECD-004C-2D6E-11FE-A67ABC8F6BBB.flv
maxduration	Yes	Integer	200	Max record time in seconds.
width	Yes	Integer	Cam.width	The current capture width, in pixels.
height	Yes	Integer	Cam.height	The current capture height, in pixels.
bandwidth	Yes	Integer	0	The maximum amount of bandwidth the current outgoing video feed can use, in bytes.
quality	Yes	Integer	0	The required level of picture quality, as determined by the amount of compression being applied to each video frame.
keyframe	Yes	imteger(1-48)	15	The number of video frames transmitted in full (called keyframes) instead of being interpolated by the video compression algorithm.
fps	Yes	integer	Cam.fps	The maximum rate at which the camera can capture data, in frames per second.
loopback	Yes	boolean	FALSE	Indicates whether a local view of what the camera is capturing is compressed and decompressed (true).
micrate	Yes	integer	8	The rate at which the microphone captures sound, in kHz. The allowed values are any of the following your sound device supports: 5, 8, 11, 22, or 44.
silencelevel	Yes	integer	10	The amount of sound required to activate the microphone .