# Streaming FLV in RoR **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 12, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-flv-in-ror/106618 "2007-06-12T15:09:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rocky)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-flv-in-ror/106618/1 "2007-06-12T15:09:09Z")
I am working on development of an RoR site that needs to display a small streaming video on a page. My first choice is to use Flash 8 and the off the shelf skins for playback controls. Anyone have experience using this and deploying to RoR? ---
**Author:** ![rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rocky)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-flv-in-ror/106618/2 "2007-06-12T15:31:13Z")
well you would deploy it the same way you would a flash file. just use the streaming flash instead. ever do streaming flash? ---
**Author:** ![rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rocky)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-flv-in-ror/106618/3 "2007-06-12T17:05:09Z")
> I am working on development of an RoR site that needs to display a > small streaming video on a page. My first choice is to use Flash 8 > and the off the shelf skins for playback controls. Anyone have > experience using this and deploying to RoR? Flowplayer… > **[The smallest, most flexible online video player - Wowza Flowplayer](https://flowplayer.com/)** > > Customisable, fast and powerful video player & platform. With 36 different player plugins and complete with mobile SDKs. Simple to deploy. Trusted by thousands. “FlowPlayer is a free Flash video player. You can easily embed it into HTML pages to play FLV files. FlowPlayer supports progressive downloading and true streaming.” ---
**Author:** ![rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rocky)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-flv-in-ror/106618/4 "2007-07-19T05:27:22Z")
I’m appreciative of the replies I got on this topic. Part of the problem has been that I can’t really test the outcome locally, SVN and a file repository are in use on a web server development environment. Here’s how I ended up handling it. I’m using swfobject.js to ensure browser/platform compatibility. Repository and live files are on separate domains 1. upload flv to web server where live files reside 2. Create FLA file 3. import flv from webserver location, using absolute URL (http:// [www.domainname.com/swf/video.flv](http://www.domainname.com/swf/video.flv) 4. specify skin using relative URL (/swf/SkinName.swf) 5. publish swf 6. use swfobject-compatible code in rhtml file: This text is replaced by the Flash movie. 1. commit files to web server repository 2. update to live webserver ---
**Author:** ![rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@rocky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rocky)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-flv-in-ror/106618/5 "2007-06-12T15:42:15Z")
> I am working on development of an RoR site that needs to display a > small streaming video on a page. My first choice is to use Flash 8 > and the off the shelf skins for playback controls. Anyone have > experience using this and deploying to RoR? We announced an open source Rails Flash video streaming solution on this mailing list just yesterday. Check it out at [http://www.nedforce.nl](http://www.nedforce.nl). – Roderick van Domburg Nedforce [http://www.nedforce.nl/](http://www.nedforce.nl/)