Below is a comparison of the NetStream information objects (supported by the Flash Player 6 and up) sent by Red5 vs. Flash Media Server.

Tested with:

Flash Media Server 2.0.3 on Ubuntu 6.1, this application and Red5:

• 07-11-2006: r1517
• 19-01-2007: r1636
• 10-02-2007: r1712
• 11-02-2007: r1720 (v0.6 RC2)
• 14-03-2007: r1751
• 16-03-2007: r1760
• 20-03-2007: r1768
• 26-03-2007: r1785
• 01-04-2007: r1808
• 23-04-2007: r1914 (v0.6 final)
• 24-04-2007: r1928
• 21-05-2007: r2050
• 26-05-2007: r2075

NetStream information objects

- couldn't reproduce or didn't test this yet
- tested and works
- doesn't work as expected
- doesn't work at all

The following messages notify you when certain NetStream activities occur:

Code property	Level property	Meaning	FMS	Red5	Comments
NetStream.InvalidArg	Error	Invalid arguments were passed to a NetStream method, for example ns.seek("asdasdas").			Fixed in r1716
NetStream.Buffer.Empty	Status	Data is not being received quickly enough to fill the buffer. Data flow is interrupted until the buffer refills, at which time a NetStream.Buffer.Full message is sent and the stream begins playing again.
NetStream.Buffer.Full	Status	The buffer is full and the stream begins playing.
NetStream.Buffer.Flush	Status	Data has finished streaming, and the remaining buffer will be emptied.
NetStream.Failed	Error	An error has occurred for a reason other than those listed elsewhere in this table, such as the subscriber trying to use the seek command to move to a particular location in the recorded stream, but with invalid parameters.			Fixed in r1768
NetStream.Pause.Notify	Status	The subscriber has paused playback.			Fixed in r2075
NetStream.Play.Complete	Status	Playback has completed.			Fixed in r1808
NetStream.Play.Failed	Error	An error has occurred in playback for a reason other than those listed elsewhere in this table, such as the subscriber not having read access.			Fixed in r1760
NetStream.Play.InsufficientBW	Warning	Data is playing behind the normal speed.			Fixed in r1914
NetStream.Play.PublishNotify	Status	Publishing has begun; this message is sent to all subscribers.
NetStream.Play.Reset	Status	The playlist has reset (pending play commands have been flushed).			Fixed in r1751
NetStream.Play.Start	Status	Playback has started.			Fixed in r1751
NetStream.Play.Stop	Status	Playback has stopped.
NetStream.Play.StreamNotFound	Error	The client tried to play a live or recorded stream that does not exist. The FLV passed to the play() method can't be found.
NetStream.Play.Switch	Status	The subscriber is switching from one stream to another in a playlist.			Fixed in r1808
NetStream.Play.UnpublishNotify	Status	Publishing has stopped; this message is sent to all subscribers.
NetStream.Play.FileStructureInvalid	Status	This event is sent if the player detects an MP4 with an invalid file structure.
NetStream.Play.NoSupportedTrackFound	Status	This event is sent if the player does not detect any supported tracks. If there aren't any supported video, audio or data tracks found, Flash Player does not play the file.
NetStream.Publish.BadName	Error	The client tried to publish a stream that is already being published by someone else.			Fixed in r1547
NetStream.Publish.Idle	Status	The publisher of the stream has been idling for too long.			Check APPSERVER-83 for more info.
NetStream.Publish.Start	Status	Publishing has started.
NetStream.Record.Failed	Error	An error has occurred in recording for a reason other than those listed elsewhere in this table; for example, the disk is full.			Fixed in r1928
NetStream.Record.NoAccess	Error	The client tried to record a stream that is still playing, or the client tried to record (overwrite) a stream that already exists on the server with read-only status.			Fixed in r1719
NetStream.Record.Start	Status	Recording has started.			Fixed in r1546
NetStream.Record.Stop	Status	Recording has stopped.			Fixed in r1546
NetStream.Seek.Failed	Error	The subscriber tried to use the seek command to move to a particular location in the recorded stream, but failed, which happens if the stream is not seekable.			Fixed in r1768
NetStream.Seek.Notify	Status	The subscriber has used the seek command to move to a particular location in the recorded stream.			Fixed in r1783
NetStream.Unpause.Notify	Status	The subscriber has resumed playback.			Fixed in r2075
NetStream.Unpublish.Success	Status	Publishing has stopped.