Inserting a RealMedia Command

RealMedia commands are embedded metadata you can place throughout a media file. Each command is synchronized with a specific time in the multimedia stream and is handled by the media player.

Commands allow streaming media files to jump to other Web pages and display text such as headings and captions.

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Placing a command

  1. From the Special menu, choose Drop Marker to place a marker where you want to insert a command.

  1. Right-click the marker and choose Edit.

  2. Use the Edit Marker/Region dialog to specify parameters for your command:

  1. Click the OK button.

Types of RealMedia commands

Command

Function

URL

Gives an instruction to the user’s Web browser to change the content being displayed, regardless of the state of the display. The URL command causes the user’s browser to display the URL you indicate at a specific time during playback.

ASF URL:http://<Web address to link>

If you want to display your hyperlink in a specific frame, append the frame name to your URL. For example, enter http://www.sonicfoundry.com&&bodyframe to display the Sonic Foundry home page in a frame named bodyframe.

Title

The Title command allows you to specify the title of a RealMedia presentation. The title is displayed in the RealPlayer’s title bar and when a user selects About This Presentation from the shortcut menu on the RealPlayer display.

A title specified using the Title command overrides any title entered on the information entered on the Save Options dialog Summary tab starting when the command is executed. For example, if a single RealMedia file contains clips from several movies, you could use the Title command to change the title for each clip.

RM Title:<Title to display>

Author

The Author command allows you to specify the author of a RealMedia presentation. The Author is displayed when a user selects About This Presentation from the shortcut menu on the RealPlayer display.

Author information specified using the Author command overrides any information entered on the Save Options dialog Summary tab starting when the command is executed. For example, if a single RealMedia file contains clips from several authors, you could use the Author command to change the author information for each clip.

RM Author:<Author name>

Copyright

The Copyright command allows you to specify copyright information about a RealMedia presentation. The copyright information is displayed when a user selects About This Presentation from the shortcut menu on the RealPlayer display.

Copyright information specified using the Copyright command overrides any information entered on the Save Options dialog Summary tab starting when the command is executed. For example, if a single RealMedia file contains clips from several sources, you could use the Copyright command to change the copyright information for each clip.

RM Copyright:<Copyright date>

Hot Spot Play

The Hot Spot Play command allows you to define an area in the RealPlayer video display that users can click to jump to another RealMedia file.

RM HotSpotPlay:hh:mm:ss.s (x1,y1,x2,y2) <"alternate text"> <URL to file you want to play>

For example, entering 00:01:30.0 (0,0,100,100) “<Sonic Foundry>” in the Comment box would create a hot spot 100 pixels high and 100 pixels wide in the top-left corner of the display. The hot spot would be active for 1 minute and 30 seconds, and the alternate text "Sonic Foundry" would be displayed when the cursor passed over the hot spot.

Hot Spot Browse

The Hot Spot Browse command allows you to define an area in the RealPlayer video display that users can click to jump to a Web page that you specify.

RM HotSpotBrowse:hh:mm:ss.s (x1,y1,x2,y2) <"alternate text"> <URL to page you want to display>

Hot Spot Seek

The Hot Spot Seek command allows you to define an area in the RealPlayer video display that users can click to jump to a point in the current RealMedia file.

RM HotSpotPlay:hh:mm:ss.s (x1,y1,x2,y2) <"alternate text"> <hh:mm:ss.s to which you want to seek>