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