Stratus is Adobe Labs’ answer to those wanting online Flash to Flash (P2P) communication without Flash Media Server. Flash Media server can be anywhere from $995 to $4500 USD depending on your requirements. For now, Stratus is free and all you need is to sign up for a developer key.
In Adobe’s own words:
Stratus is a hosted rendezvous service that aids in establishing communications between Flash Player clients or Adobe AIR endpoints using RTMFP. Flash Player endpoints must stay connected to the server during the entire time of communications. Unlike Flash Media Server, Stratus does not stream video or support media relay, shared objects, or scripting. Stratus is being made available as a beta service through Adobe Labs to allow our developer community to begin building applications using RTMFP.
Stratus introduces a Real-Time Media Flow Protocol (RTMFP) which has the potential to completely change the online Flash experience. Being able to pass even small amounts of info between separate users blows online browser gaming wide open. It’s also fast enough to handle video and audio chat. I hope to fit in a project making use of it this year and it will certainly be gaming related.
Insideria has a great beginner tutorial or if you like videos, FlashRealTime has you covered.
Posted on Sunday, January 17th, 2010 at 2:51 pm and is filed under Adobe. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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