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Chapter 5: Customizing Recording Options

RealProducer comes with a variety of options that allow you to create RealMedia suited to your needs. This chapter discusses how to change different recording preferences.

Changing RealProducer Preferences

RealProducer gives you the option to modify settings that affect all recording sessions. This section shows you how to change general recording preferences. You use the Preferences dialog box to make these adjustments.

The General page of the Preferences dialog box allows you to change properties about files you create, start-up options, and the temporary storage directory used by RealProducer.

The Preferences Dialog Box - General Page

File Properties

By changing file properties, you are allowing RealPlayer Plus users to be able to record your RealMedia clip during playback, download your RealMedia clip to their hard drive, disallow search engines to find your clip, and add rating information to your clip. These settings are used for each clip you create.

Selecting the Allow Recording preference allows RealPlayer Plus users the option of recording the playback of your RealMedia clip onto their computers. When your clip is played, the user clicks the Record button and your clip is saved on the user's machine. Deselecting this preference disables the Record button for RealPlayer Plus users.

Selecting the Allow Download preference gives any user--even those without a RealPlayer--the ability to download your RealMedia clip directly onto their hard drive.

Selecting the Files Should Not Be Indexed By Search Engines preference disables the ability for search engines to point users to your clip. When deselected, search engines will use keywords that you add to the clip. See "Creating Keywords" for more information.

You can also choose to give your clip a rating for its content. The following list describes the different Audience Ratings:

Temporary Storage Directory

During a recording session, RealProducer uses a directory to store media files prior to creating the final RealMedia clip. Using the Preferences dialog box, you can change the directory used for this purpose.

To change the temporary storage directory used by RealProducer:

  1. From the RealProducer main window, choose Preferences from the Options menu.

    The Preferences dialog opens.

  2. Click the General tab.

  3. Click the Browse button, select the new temporary storage directory, and click OK.

  4. Click OK to close this dialog.


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