RealPlayer 4.0 beta

This version of RealPlayer expires 60 days after installation or on May 28, 1997, whichever comes first.

In C:\REAL\PLAYER (or the directory specified during the installation):

In C:\WINDOWS directory:

In C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory:

In C:\WINDOWS\HELP directory:

If you installed the RealPlayer Plug-In, then in the Plug-in directory of your browser:

RealPlayer folder(or the folder specified during the installation):

Preferences Folder in the System folder:

RealPlayer folder in the Extensions folder in the System folder:

Your Browser's Plug-In folder:

Files are transmitted to RealPlayer 4.0 beta in RealAudio or RealVideo format. For optimal video quality and performance your monitor should be set to 16- or 24-bit color.

Windows Only: The Player then by default produces 16-bit 8 kHz sound. If you hear garbled audio then you can change the kind of sound the RealPlayer program produces. To change the kind of sound produced, select Preferences from the View menu. Select the Advanced tab.

If you receive poor quality audio, please see our FAQ entry on sound quality by going to http://www.real.com/help.html and selecting FAQ. From there, select Audio Quality.

Please note that to receive 28.8 content you should have at least a 19.2 Kbps connection to your Internet Service Provider. Using a 19.2 Kbps connection you may hear slight gaps in the audio.

Dial-up users should be sure to keep the network connection preference as UDP (the default). In TCP mode, no audio packets are lost, but their arrival may be late enough to cause gapping in the audio. TCP mode is useful when you are directly connected (via a local area network) to the Internet.

General

• If your monitor is set to 256 colors, the playback quality may decrease. Use 16- or 24-bit color.

Macintosh

• Does not work well with Macintosh TCP. Open Transport 1.1 or higher recommended.
• If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer make sure that the memory is allocated for at least 5000 Mb and preferrabley to 8000 Mb. This will ensure the Mac RealPlayer Plugin has enough memory to run properly. Users of Netscape Navigator may also need to increase the memory allocation.

Windows

• Virus scanning software can cause an error when installing RealPlayer 4.0 beta. Turn off Virus scanning software prior to installing.
• Having large applications open may prevent the installer from executing. If this happens, please close all other applications and then install.
• Starting or quitting large applications while playing clips can cause some brief disruption of the playback.
• Playback on some 486/25 SX computers does not work properly.
• The user interface during playback of some high bitrate .8 content on slower systems may have slow response time. Performance of other applications may suffer during playback.

After you upgrade your browser, you may lose the configuration information for the RealPlayer program. The easiest way to re-configure your browser is to re-install the Player. Alternatively, you can manually configure your browser:

Viewer name:	c:\REAL\PLAYER\RVPLAYER.EXE (Windows) or RealPlayer (Macintosh)
Mime Type:	audio
Mime Subtype:	x-pn-realaudio
File Extensions:	.rm, .ra, .ram
File Type:	PNRM
Homepage URL:	http://www.real.com

If you have questions, comments or problems, please use the Technical Support contact page at: http://www.real.com/support/

Copyright 1996, 1997 Progressive Networks, Inc.