MeBeam

More to Beam up

In my previous post, I introduced the personal MeBeam Flash Server which is a very light-weight, zero install, high capacity Flash Media Server.

In this post, I'm going to release a minimal MeBeam Flash 8 project file with complete source code, which shows the foundations of a MeBeam client.

The code is written for AS2, but will work just fine under AS3.

Future versions of this personal flash server will include an integrated compiler and scripting engine, plus some additional goodies, that even Adobe's Flash Media Server cannot do.

Click here to download the client side code

Enterprise one to Beam up

I would never have imagined growing up, saying those words, and it mean something.

So without any further delay, - Enga.. ( ok, that's going a bit far )..

MeBeam is opening its network to the public, with a vast array of back end services, including dedicated servers, private networks, and co-location services.

Some of our more exotic services will include, flash to SIP telephony, 3G video gateways, Web to Polycom transcoding, and of course, high end video conferencing.

For now, however, I am releasing a personal MeBeam server that you can run on your company intranet or private network.

Unlike, other Flash server technologies, there is no need to download any additional components or files; simply download the following link to your desktop and then run it.

Click here to download MeServe personal Flash Server

Skype video conferencing

A couple of months ago, I posted an entry about multi person video conferencing for Skype using MeBeam.

The solution was unique, in that it enabled anyone on Skype to establish a video conference with up to 16 other people directly from Skype, without the need to download any software. The service turned out to be a lot more popular than I had expected, and as a result, it was taken down only after a few days, until a more robust back-end could be designed.


The service is now up and running again, so please feel free to try it out, and get back to me with your comments and suggestions.


So, if your using Linux, Mac, or Windows, and want video conferencing for up to 16 people, without the need to download or install any plugins or software, then click the following link.

Click here to add 'MeBeam video chat' to your contact list



If the link does not work, then add 'MeBeam video chat' as a Skype contact

Ready AIM Fire. MeBeam plugin for AIM

If you are one of the tens of millions of people who use AOL AIM instant messenger, you may find this post of some interest to you, because now, your AIM messenger, can make multi person video calls directly from the AIM user interface.

Simply open the link at the end of this post, either from your browser, or by double clicking it after downloading, and your AIM messenger will have full video capabilities.


Once installed you can right click on one or more contacts, and select
Invite to MeBeam as shown in the following screen shot

Click here to download/open the AIM MeBeam plugin

Linux Video

As I am not a Linux user, I have been regretfully unaware that MeBeam does not actually run on all Linux machines, as it does on Windows.

With the release of Flash player 10, which is available for Linux, Mac, as well as Windows, MeBeam should now be available using Linux.

Download and open the following link, to upgrade to Linux Flash 10


Download AddFlashPlugin.sh


You may need to restart your computer after the install