All editions of Flash Media Server stream the following file formats:

FLV formatAll versions of Flash Media Server (1, 2, and 3 and later) support playback and recording of the FLV file format.

 

F4V format (MPEG-4 compatible)Flash Media Server versions 3 and later support playback of all Flash Media Server-supported audio and video codecs within MPEG-4 Part 12 container formats. File types suported by the MPEG-4 format include F4V, MP4, M4A, MOV, MP4V, 3GP, and 3G2.

Flash Media Server 3.5 introduces support for recording in MPEG-4 format. Live video and audio streams containing any codecs supported by Flash Media Server can be recorded on the server into the F4V format.

Use the following table to see which file formats, server versions, and Flash Player versions the codecs support:

 

MP3The MPEG Layer-3 (MP3) file format is an audio file format that uses lossy data compression.

 

RAWThe RAW (Record and Watch) file format records media into configurable chunks that stream to any version of Flash Player. Use the RAW file format to serve long-length, multi-bitrate DVR streams without running into performance issues. The RAW file format records and plays back all streams that Flash Media Server supports, including H.264 video, data-only, audio-only, and so on.

 

F4MThe Flash Media Manifest file format contains information about a Flash media asset. Manifest information includes the location of media, codecs, resolutions, and the availability of files encoded at multiple bit rates, DRM authentication information, and so on. Use the F4M file format for HTTP Dynamic Streaming.

 

F4FThe F4F file format describes how to divide media content into segments and fragments. Each fragment has its own bootstrap information that provides cache management and fast seeking. Use the F4M file format for HTTP Dynamic Streaming.