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Adding Video to Your Web Page
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presentation using Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL). The three primary soft-
ware components of RealMedia are:
RealPlayer:
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This is the newest client software for viewing RealMedia content. RealPlayer
is free and offers a full set of basic RealMedia viewing features. RealPlayer Plus is an
enhanced player available for around $20 or bundled with a subscription service called
SuperPass that costs about $15 per month. RealPlayer is available at
www.real.com. The
RealPlayer interface is shown in Figure 26-5.
FIGURE 26-5
RealPlayer’s interface enables the user to forego a Web browser completely when browsing
for streaming media.
RealProducer:
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This encoding software converts most types of audio and video (MPEG,
QuickTime, and so forth) files to RealMedia (
.rm) files. You can get Helix Producer Basic
for free or the full-featured Helix Producer Plus for around $200. Read all about it at
www.realnetworks.com/products/producer.
Helix Server:
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This server software serves up RealMedia over Real-Time Streaming Protocol
(RTSP). Helix Server Basic, which is free, is limited to 1 Mbps throughput. For a larger
throughput, move up to one of the commercial versions of the Helix Universal Server
(available as Advanced, Edge, or Relay, depending on your needs). For more information,
go to
www.realnetworks.com/products/media_delivery.html.
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