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The 4th of July gives those of us in the U.S. a chance to reflect upon the creation of America and the foundation of values it was built upon. We at Red5 Pro have been thinking about our ideals as well. Since our roots are grounded in Boston, it’s only natural that a little bit… Continue reading Freedom, FDR and Red5 Pro: 4th of July Edition

You may have heard of WebSockets and how powerful they can be. What are they? Essentially WebSockets allow you to open an interactive connection between the server and the client in HTML5 apps. This allows you to make API calls without everything having to go through the server. Quite useful! Especially since this is a… Continue reading Using WebSockets with Red5

We talk a lot about live-streaming – so what? Why is it so important and (most importantly) what makes Red5 Pro special? Our software was created to give you the flexibility to do what you want, how you want to do it. From using GoPro cameras, streaming technical instructions, and challenging how “live” your television… Continue reading So What’s Red5 Pro and Why is it Important to Live-streaming?

Customer Support is very important to us! A large part of that entails answering your questions. No, I cannot give you any bank account numbers, Nigerian prince or not. However, here are ten questions we can answer (and frequently have): Can I set up a chat function? Using our two-way example application for HTML5, Android… Continue reading Top Ten Frequently Asked Questions

We are excited to announce the new 1.2.0 release of Red5 Pro. In addition to quite a few bug fixes, this version adds the ability to deploy clusters on top of AWS or Google Compute Engine that automatically expand and contract depending on the load. We call this feature Autoscaling. Autoscaling is a huge feature… Continue reading Red5 Pro 1.2.0 Release – Now With Cloud-Based Autoscaling

Earlier this week Tsahi Levent-Levi wrote up a great post on how he thinks h.264 is the protocol of choice for WebRTC apps moving forward. There’s so much that’s true about what he wrote, and I tend to agree on almost every point he makes. h.264 is supported in hardware encoders for just about every… Continue reading WebRTC: The Delivery Protocol For Live Streams Of The Future

Refining Our Release Schedule Crafting Red5 Pro into a versatile streaming platform took more than just a push of a button. It required (and continues to involve) a good amount of work from some great people. Behind our software sits a whole team constantly striving to improve Red5 Pro. With this in mind we are… Continue reading New Red5 Pro Monthly Releases!

Red5 Pro and Internet Telephone Functionality Recently I was afforded the opportunity to attend a seminar on AT&T’s Enhanced WebRTC API. This free program (including a complimentary subscription to the AT&T Premium Access Developer Account) covered the many uses of the program. According to to the provided guidebook the software: …allows you to build real-time… Continue reading Red5 Pro and AT&T

We had an amazing time last week at #SMEast 2016 and wanted to provide a quick recap on the conference. Along with meeting a number of great companies in the live streaming space and getting a ton of inbound interest at our booth, we had the chance to hear a number of insightful presentations by… Continue reading Streaming Media East 2016 Recap

Error…Error…Error Submitting your Questions to the Support Team Troubleshooting your application is frustrating. We’ve all been there. Bashing your head against a keyboard for hours on end, and resisting the urge to hurl your laptop out the window. It’s tedious, aggravating and all around soul – sucking. However, there’s a light at the end of… Continue reading How to Report Bugs Efficiently