To hear the audio as it is encoded:
Play While Encoding
If your PC has sufficient performance, you can listen to the audio
as it is encoded.
This option requires substantial extra processing time.
If the audio skips or is not available, your PC may not have
sufficient performance to play correctly. To help ensure real-time
performance, this option is not available for live input streams.
Save Default Settings
To save the current options settings as the default settings that
are loaded each time you start the Encoder, choose Save Default Settings from the Options menu. The following settings will be stored:
Running the Encoder from the Command Line
To automate the encoding of multiple audio files, you can specify
command-line arguments that direct the Encoder to process an input
file and then shut down. The syntax is:
<encoder executable name> <file to encode> [<settings file>]
Example:
c:\raencode>encoder.exe c:\rafiles\test.wav c:\rafiles\settings.txt
<encoder executable name> Name of the encoder executable.
<file to encode> The digital audio file to encode (See Supported Input File Formats).
<settings file> The name of a settings file. This parameter is optional. (See Settings File Format below.)
The settings file specifies the compression type and the title, author and copyright strings for the .ra file. This parameter is optional. If not specified, the settings are those most recently stored by the Save Default Settings command.
If a description file is specified, it must be a text file with the following format:
[Default Settings] Title = My Song Author = RealNetworks Copyright = 1996 Codec = DNET Flavor = 3 SelectiveRecord = 1 PerfectPlay = 1
Note The settings file must start with the [Default Settings] line; all other lines are optional. Any option you do not specify in the settings file will be set to the default setting.
| Setting | Options |
|---|---|
| Title | Text you want to appear as the Title of the RealAudio file. Default: blank |
| Author | Text you want to appear as the Author of the RealAudio file. Default: blank |
| Copyright | Text you want to appear as the Copyright of the RealAudio file. Default: blank |
| Codec | This is the Codec with which to encode and decode this file. Valid options are:
lpcJ 14.4 28_8 28.8 DNET Other Default: DNET |
| Flavor | This is the Flavor of the Codec. Depending on the Codec chosen valid options are:
Codec/Flavor Algorithm lpcJ 0 RealAudio 14.4 28_8 0 RealAudio 28.8 DNET 0 RealAudio 28.8 Mono Voice DNET 1 RealAudio 28.8 Mono Pop DNET 2 RealAudio 28.8 Mono Instrumental DNET 3 RealAudio 28.8 Stereo DNET 4 RealAudio ISDN Mono DNET 5 RealAudio ISDN Stereo DNET 6 RealAudio Dual ISDN Mono DNET 7 RealAudio Dual ISDN Stereo Default: 1 |
| SelectiveRecord | This determines if a RealAudio Player Plus user will be able to record the RealAudio file. Valid options:
0 Disabled 1 Enabled Default: 0 |
| PerfectPlay | This determines if a RealAudio Player Plus user will be able to use PerfectPlay. Valid options:
0 Disabled 1 Enabled Default: 1 |
The resulting file will have the same name with a .ra extension. It will be saved in the same directory as the input file, and will be encoded according to the last saved default settings.
Changing RealAudio File Description
You can change the Title, Author, or Copyright text, and modify the Selective Record and PerfectPlay settings in a .ra file using several different methods:
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| RealAudio Encoder | Open a .ra file, edit the text fields, and click Encode. RealAudio Encoder modifies the fields. The RealAudio Encoder does not re-encode the file, it just modifies the text strings. Note: Turn off the Listen While Encoding option, otherwise, the entire file will be played.
|
| RealAudio Exchange Tool (rax) | This is a command line tool available for Windows and Unix. |
| .ram File | Set the Title, Author, and Copyright text strings in the .ram file. |
| Events Compiler or Timeline Editor | Set the Title, Author, and Copyright text strings in the .rae file using either of these tools. |
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