Actionscript Media Framework
Commercial Framework
FREE Media Player
Dreamsocket has become a leading expert in the development of online video applications, having developed solutions for Disney, Cartoon Network, CBS, PGA, Playstation, Adult Swim, among others. As a result, we have created our Actionscript Media Framework, an enterprise trusted, standards compliant, flexible and easy way to integrate image, video, swf, and audio playback into your applications. It supports a variety of formats (PNG, JPG, GIF, FLV, MP4, MP4A, MP4V, F4A, F4B,F4V, MOV, 3GP, 3G2, SWF and MP3) using progressive, streaming and range request delivery. Available in both Actionscript 2 and 3 as a suite of Flash components, Flex components and Actionscript source code, the Framework was built to meet the varying demands of the highest trafficked sites in the world. Whether used by a large corporation, small firm or individual developer, it is a powerful addition to anyone's development toolkit.
See for yourself why the Dreamsocket Actionscript Media Framework is used and trusted by the largest media companies in the world.
Features
Enterprise level
- Used by the largest entertainment companies in the world (Disney, Cartoon Network, TBS, and more)
- In development and use since 2003
- Reviewed by industry experts and audited for IAB compliance
Powerful architecture
- High level components and low level Actionscript classes available
- Build a video player or just incorporate media into an application. Not built with a single purpose in mind.
- Easy to integrate into existing application architecture, use everything or only what you need
- Various levels of abstractions, which break down into small individual single purpose classes
Handle multiple types of content delivery
- Support for streaming, progressive download, and range request (HTTP Streaming) content delivery
- "Smart" request builders for RTMP URLs
- "Smart" URL templating for range request services
- Standalone NetConnection manager (can be used for non stream connections)
- Tested across multiple streaming servers: Flash Media Server, Red5, and Wowzer
- Tested across multiple CDNs: Akamai, Limelight, Level3, and CD Networks
Video, Images, Music, and more
- Support for loading and playing PNG, JPG, GIF, FLV, H264 video, AAC Audio, SWF and MP3 files
- Ability to load images as a timed media element
- Ability to load SWFs with a timeline and treat them as an animation
- Ability to add new playback types
Common Programming API
- Common API for interacting with all media
- Common API for AS2, AS3, Flash, and Flex
- Ability to treat different content delivery (live, dvr, progressive, streaming) anonymously
- AS3 style event framework for AS2
Layout control
- Ability to size to any embedded dimension
- Options set media to exact fit, uniform aspect ratio, or no scale
- Options to vertically or horizontally align media
- Want to layout things differently, simply write your own "view" class
Small file size
- Entire framework under 50kb
- Include only what you need and get drastically smaller file sizes
Multiple development environment support
- AS2 and AS3 versions
- Fully integrated drag and drop components for Flex and Flash
- MTASC, MXMLC, and Flash IDE compliant
- AS2 intrinsic classes and AS3 SWCs for code hinting
- Supports Flash, Flex, or AIR projects
Robust product support
- Current and all previous versions available in account
- Fully documented API online with commenting capabilities
- Complete working samples files to learn from
- Quick start and user guide online
- Online forums
- Online issue tracker
- Online release notes / version tracker