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.
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n RealProducer: 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 fullfeatured
Helix Producer Plus for around $200. Read all about it at www.realnetworks.com/
products/producer.
n Helix Server: 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.
You can still offer RealMedia to your users over the Web??™s regular HTTP without any special
server software. HTTP streaming is, however, far more limited than RTSP streaming.
RealNetworks has led the way in cross-platform authoring and playback. Versions of RealPlayer are available
for Windows, Macintosh OS X, and the full range of available mobile devices.
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