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<H2>Release Notes: RealAudio Encoder 2.0 for Windows</H2></CENTER>
This documentation explains how to download, set up, and use the RealAudio Encoder for Windows. The software and documentation are provided to you in accordance
with your <A href="/help/encoder/license.html">license agreement</A> (or if you have the Encoder that comes with the RealAudio Server, the <A Href="live_license.html">Live Encoder license agreement</A>).
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<H3>About the RealAudio Encoder 2.0</H3>
The RealAudio Encoder 2.0 allows users to encode audio from many different formats into RealAudio format. Encoded RealAudio material can then be played over the Internet in real-time, using the <A HREF="http://www.realnetworks.com/products/servers/index.html" target="_top">RealAudio Server</A> and the <A HREF="http://www.real.com/products/player/" target="_top">RealAudio Player</A>. The RealAudio Encoder 2.0 has many exciting <A HREF="features.html">new features</A>.
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The RealAudio Encoder 2.0 can encode using two different algorithms:
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<LI>A <I>new</I> RealAudio 14.4 algorithm provides clearer monophonic AM quality sound, and requires a 14.4 Kbps modem or faster connection to the Internet
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<LI>The RealAudio 28.8 algorithm provides monophonic near-FM quality sound, and requires a 28.8 Kbps modem or faster connection to the Internet
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The RealAudio Encoder 2.0 will encode digital audio from a file (<I>.wav, .au, </I>or raw <I>.pcm</I> format), or from any live source input to the sound card, including audio CDs. These release notes contain all the information needed to setup your RealAudio Encoder.
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