FlashPioneer Video Chat Readme File
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    * Description
    * What's New 
    * Features 
    * System Requirements 
    * Installation 
    * Upgrade
    * License 
    * Contact 

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DESCRIPTION

    FlashPioneer Video Chat is an audio and video chat solution based on Flash 
    media server. It helps you deploy an online community without any chat 
    client installation required. FlashPioneer Video Chat features in text 
    sound and video communication, real-time doodle and funny animation smiley 
    besides advanced functions of database integration, multi-language and 
    multi-platform support. The solution is a white brand system so it can be 
    fully customized at your requirements, in the appearance of chat client, 
    even the functions. With help of the detail documents, the installation is 
    easy and fast. The 5-user version is available for free.

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WHAT'S NEW

    Version: Flash Video Chat System 1.61
    Build Number: 71203
    New features and Improvement:
    * The private chat history is set "false" as default at background.
    * Optimize the chat client, the efficiency has been increased 5%

    Fixed bugs:
    * Guest can't log into the "memberOnly" room in FMS
    * The filtered words and IP can't be saved when the server restrarted in 
      Red5
    * Correct the bug in recognizing the url in chat history


    Version: Flash Video Chat System 1.6
    Build Number: 71112
    New features and Improvement:
    * Allow the users configure video quality and fps
    * Marked the users who is refused private chat in UserOnline
    * The background color of Drawing board can be changed
    * Optimized the sound and some of the icons

    Fixed bugs:
    * FilterMessage and BanIP record lost when the Server restarted
    * No difference between capital letters writing in filter message box


    Version: Flash Video Chat System 1.5
    Build Number: 71016
    *  Voice & Video Stream Support
    * Room owner has more executive right given by the Admin
    * The Admin decides whether to start the video function
    * Public video in the room
    * Video Chat in private chat
    * Optimized interface, drawboard and message windows are set tab
    * More drawing tools in the Doodle: line, square, circle etc
    * User management and chat history record database interface
    * Customized Chat window size


    Version: Flash Chat 1.03
    Build Number: 70802
    New features and Improvement:
    * Registered users can chage their password in Setting panel
    * Private chat record
    * Forbid registering with anonymity, for example "guest12345"
    * Optimized the message speed

    Fixed bugs:
    * Hyperlink showed with underline. The statement beginning with "www.", 
      "http://", "ftp://" will be recognized as the hyperlink


    Version: Flash Chat 1.02
    Build Number: 70716
    New features and Improvement:
    * Variable %USER% is available in the predefine messages. In the message, 
      %USER% is replaced by user's nick name automatically
    * Multi-lines in the broadcast news, but just the first line as title 
      showed in the rolling news bar
    * Select linewidth in Doodle
    * Optimize Doodle Speed
    * Optimize skins: Reduce window skins partly. Read decentralizedly, mark 
      the load priority, load and show the important skin firstly, the left 
      skin is loaded in the background
    * Improve the message sending method

    Fixed bugs:
    * Room add, Room delete and Broadcast news, the client can't see the effect 
      immediatly unless login again
    * Textfield scrolling when the last line is empty


    Version: Flash Chat 1.01
    Build Number: 70628
    New features and Improvement:
    * Forbidden the appointed IP user login
    * Send the welcome message set by administrator when users enter the room
    * The administrator and the room-owner can view the users' IP
    * Forbidden the Kicked user returning to the room immediately unless he or 
      she login again

    Fixed bugs:
    * Fix the room sequence according to the built order
    * Fix the server crash problem caused by over loaded dead-link users in the 
      Red5
    * Kick right policy, the room-owner can not Kick earch other
    * Fix the color problem of the menu pop up from online users' window


    Version: Flash Chat 1.0
    Build Number: 70615
    * Community Chat
    * One-to-one Private Chat
    * Real-time Doodle
    * Funny smiley, animations and backgrounds
    * Skin Change and Customization
    * Multi-language Interface
    * Users' Management
    * Administering Module
    * Chat History
    * Multi-servers Support


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FEATURES

    1. Set up in Minutes
       * Base on Flash Media Server, step by step animation installation help, 
         building your online community in a few steps.
       * Multi-platform supported, RED5 or FMS
       * No client installation

    2. Easily Customizable
       * Display your logo
       * Determine the skin policy, color scheme and text style you prefer
       * Flexible chat window size
       * Multi-language supported

    3. Fast,  Private and Secure
       * Smooth audio & video stream support
       * Monitored by the administrator any improper actions will be prevented 
         in time.
       * User's Management including "Chat Setting", "Sound Setting", "Private 
         Setting" and user's profile.
       * One-to-one private Video/Audio Chat

    4. Rich User Experience
       * Real-time doodle
       * Funny smiley, animations and backgrounds
       * Multi-type room, "Public room", "Members Only", "Password Needed"


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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

    Flash Media Server 2.0 Edition:
        Supported operating systems
            Windows 2000 Server 
            Windows 2003 Server
            Linux Red Hat Enterprise 3.0
            Linux Red Hat Enterprise 4.0
        Software Environment
            FMS Server 2.0 or a higher
        Hardware Requirements
            X86-compatible CPU (PIII, 1GHz or better)
            512 MB available RAM
            50 MB of available disk space

    RED5 Edition:
        Supported operating systems
            Windows, Linux, Unix, Solaris, FreeBSD, MacOSX and Debian systems
        Software Environment
            Java 1.5 JDK or a higher
            Red5 Server 0.6 or a higher
        Hardware Requirements
            X86-compatible CPU (PII, 500MHz or better)
            256 MB available RAM
            100 MB of available disk space


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INSTALLATION 

    Products directory as following:
    /client                   Chat client
    /doc                      Installation document
    /doc/HTML-version         The Installation document and the Administrator 
                              Manual in HTML format
    /remoting/asp.net         ASP.net database interface
    /remoting/php             PHP database interface
    /server/fms               Chat server program of Flash Media Server edition
    /server/red5              Chat server program of Red5 edition

    For more detail information please read install.txt

    Please visit http://www.flashpioneer.com/chat/help.htm for Administrator's 
    Guide Online Manual
    Please visit http://www.flashpioneer.com/chat/onlinehelp/help.htm for 
    User's Guide Online Help


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UPGRADE

    We offer the absolutely free video chat of 5 users version with full 
    functions. You can use it for business communication, company internal 
    communication and personal communication. 

    For upgrade or purchase information of other versions please go to 
    http://www.flashpioneer.com/chat/index.htm  


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LICENSE 

    Check out the license.txt for license information. 


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CONTACT US 
          
    Web Site: http://www.flashpioneer.com/ 
    Tel: +86(27)67848991 
    Fax: +86(27)67848990
    Email: support@flashpioneer.com 
    Postal: 502, 5th Bld, International Enterprise Center (2)
            GuanShan 2nd Road
            Wuhan, Hubei 
            China 430074


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