A
ActiveX control
automatic playback, 69
basics of using, 60
class ID, 60
consoles, 66
image window, 63
laying out presentations, 69
looping playback, 69
object ID, 60
parameter list, 72
RealPlayer controls, 62
multiple, 66
size parameters, 61
percentages, 61
source parameter, 61
specifying in links, 75
supported applications, 59
title suppression, 66
URL handling, 71
using in Web page, 60
Advanced Streaming Format (ASF), 16
Animation, see RealFlash
Audio
clipping, 23
DC offset, 22
formats for streaming, 9
frequency equalization, 22
input levels, 22
recording tips, 21
see also RealAudio
B
Bandwidth
available for presentations, 12
common connection speeds, 12
dividing between clips, 12
multiply encoded files
backwards compatibility, 26
Codecs for, 26
in SMIL file, 53
overview, 13
negotiation, 13
overview, 10
RealFlash, 35
SMIL choice settings, 52
targets, 11
Bit rate, see Bandwidth
C
Codecs
see Bandwidth
see RealAudio
see RealVideo
Compression
overview, 15
tips, 16
Container formats, 16
CPU guidelines, 81
D
Downloading
ReaPlayer plug-ins, 19
versus streaming, 9
E
EMBED tag, see Netscape plug-in
Embedded presentations
see ActiveX control
see Netscape plug-in
Encoding tools, 15
Extension list, 87
F
File extension list, 87
Flash, see RealFlash
H
HTML, see Web page
HTTP
in links, 75
see also Web server
L
Language choices, 52
Laying out presentations
with ActiveX control, 69
with Netscape plug-in, 69
with SMIL, 53
M
Metafile, see RAMGEN
MIME types in Web server, 79
N
Netscape plug-in
automatic playback, 69
basics of using, 59
consoles, 66
image window, 63
laying out presentations, 69
looping playback, 69
name parameter, 71
nonembedded links, 60
parameter list, 72
RealPlayer controls, 62
multiple, 66
size parameters, 61
percentages, 61
source parameter, 61
specifying in links, 75
supported browsers, 59
title suppression, 66
URL handling, 71
using in Web page, 59
windowless, 71
O
OBJECT tag, see ActiveX control
P
Plug-ins
see Netscape plug-in
see RealPlayer
PNA, 7
Protocols
PNA, 7
RDP, 7
RTP, 7
RTSP, 7
Publishing tools, 15
R
.ram extension, 76
RAM file
creating automatically, 76
creating manually, 80
see also RAMGEN
RAMGEN
options
altplay, 77
combining, 78
embed, 76
using, 76
RDP, 7
RealAudio
Codecs
frequency responses, 24
list of, 24
lossy nature, 23
multiple streams, 6
using, 23
encoding tools, 15
exporting from Flash, 40
input formats, 23
sampling rates, 24
RealFlash
audio
export, 40
import, 39
bandwidth
gauging from file size, 39
targeting, 35
benefits of, 33
frame rate, 38
interactive commands, 38
minimizing
CPU usage, 37
file size, 37
optimization kit, 34
overview, 34
production tips, 36
Shockwave export, 39
SMIL mark-up, 41
symbols, 37
tools, 33
tuning, 40
tweening, 38
RealMedia
animation, see RealFlash
architecture, 5
backwards compatibility, 7
formats
audio, 9
image, 10
new, 10
text, 10
video, 9
presentation testing, 81
streaming media types, 9
RealPix, 10
RealPlayer
embedding in Web page
see ActiveX control
see Netscape plug-in
language choices, 52
multiple audio streams, 6
plug-in download, 19
RealFlash interactivity, 38
RealServer
placing files on, 75
RealSystem, see RealMedia
RealText, 10
RealVideo
Codecs
choosing, 31
lossy nature, 31
encoding tools, 15
input formats, 31
production, 31
Regions, see SMIL regions
Relative links
in SMIL, 46
.rpm extension, 76
RTP interoperability, 7
RTSP
in SMIL file, 45
overview, 7
S
Shockwave Flash, see RealFlash
SMIL
bandwidth choices, 52
case sensitivity, 44
closing tag, 44
comments in, 44
features, 17
file location syntax
on local machine, 46
on RealServer, 45
relative links, 46
file type indicators, 44
general rules, 44
header, 47
language choices, 52
layout, see regions
NPT values, 49
parallel tag, 48
with sequence tag, 50
quotation marks for values, 44
RealFlash presentations, 41
regions
assigning to clips, 57
background, 54
colors, 56
defining, 54
media fit attributes, 55
overlapping, 56
root-layout, 54
sequence tag, 48
with parallel tag, 50
switch tag, 51
timing elements, 48
begin, 49
clip begin and end, 50
duration, 49
fill values, 49
title, author, copyright information, 47
Streaming
versus downloading, 9
Web server, 78
see also RealMedia
T
Testing presentations, 81
Timing a presentation
timeline synchronization, 14
with SMIL, 47
V
Video
formats for streaming, 9
lighting, 30
movement, 29
recording tips, 29
source formats, 30
S-video, 30
see also RealVideo
W
Web page
linking presentation to, 75
playback in, 59
Web server
MIME type configuration, 79
streaming from, 78