Introduction to Streaming Media
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A
   accessibility attributes in SMIL, 1
   ActiveX, 1
   actuate attribute, 1
   advertising on RealGuide, 1
   alt attribute in links, 1
   animation
      Flash, 1
      SMIL, 1
   <area/> tag, 1
      see also linking1
   audio
      descriptions for the sight-impaired, 1
      getting high quality, 1
      visualizations in RealPlayer, 1
   <audio/> tag, 1
   author attribute
      in events file, 1
      in Javascript, 1
      in Ram file, 1
      in SMIL, 1

B
   background color
      in Javascript, 1
      in Ram file, 1
      in SMIL, 1
   backwards compatibility, 1
   bandwidth
      leaving for other processes, 1
      multiclip presentations, 1
      network connection speeds, 1
      overview, 1
      SMIL-based choices, 1
      SureStream clips, 1
   begin attribute, 1
   bit rate, see bandwidth1
   bitrate parameter for images, 1
   bottom attribute in <region/> tag, 1
   broadcasting
      live vs. prerecorded, 1
      RealGuide listings, 1
      required equipment, 1
      SMIL, 1
      stream limit, 1
      SureStream, 1
      through ISP, 1
      through RealNetworks, 1
      Web servers, 1
   brush objects, 1

C
   cable modem bandwidth targets, 1
   caching content, 1
   captions, 1
   centering clips in regions
      example, 1
      registration point for, 1
   clip caching, 1
   clip source tags
      absolute local paths, 1
      base URL, 1
      HTTP URLs, 1
      relative local paths, 1
      RTSP URLs, 1
      writing, 1
   clip transfer to servers, 1
   clipBegin attribute, 1
   clipEnd attribute, 1
   clipinfo parameter
      in events file, 1
      in Javascript, 1
      in Ram file, 1
   colors, see background color1
   comparison of production techniques, 1
   context pane, see related info pane1
   contextWindow attribute, 1
   copyright attribute
      in events file, 1
      in Javascript, 1
      in Ram file, 1
      in SMIL, 1
   copyright protection, 1

D
   digital rights management, 1
   documentation library, 1
   double-size mode
      overview, 1
      setting, 1
   download icon for RealPlayer, 1
   downloading data before clips play, 1
   DSL bandwidth targets, 1
   dur attribute, 1
      with endsync attribute, 1

E
   embedding media in HTML pages, 1
   encoding tools, see Helix Producer1
   end attribute in SMIL, 1
   end parameter in Ram file, 1
   endsync attribute, 1
      with dur attribute, 1
   escape codes, 1
   events file
      creating, 1
      merging, 1
   example files
      playback problems, 1
      where to find, 1
   external attribute, 1

F
   file transfer to servers, 1
   file:// in URLs, 1
   fill attribute, 1
   fit attribute
      affect on clips, 1
      clip scaling recommendations, 1
      filling the region, 1
      illustration of effects, 1
      maintaining aspect ratio, 1
      maintaining clip size, 1
   Flash animation, 1
   freezing a clip onscreen, 1
   FTP, 1
   full-screen mode
      overview, 1
      setting, 1

G
   GIF images, 1
   graphics
      formats, 1
      modifying transparency, 1
      streaming speed, 1
      streaming time calculation, 1
   groups
      see parallel groups1
      see sequences1

H
   height attribute
      <region/> tag, 1
      <root-layout/> tag, 1
   Helix Producer
      download URL, 1
      encoding from a camera, 1
      input formats, 1, 2
      overview, 1
      SureStream clips, 1
      video sizes, 1
   Helix Server
      administrator, 1
      advanced features, 1
      bandwidth constraints on, 1
      broadcasting, 1
      download URL, 1
      operating systems, 1
      stream maximum, 1
      through ISPs, 1
   HTML Help version of this guide, 1
   HTML pages
      embedding media in, 1, 2
      opening
         with a Ram file, 1
         with an events file, 1
         with Javascript, 1
         with SMIL, 1
            on a mouse click, 1
            while a clip plays, 1
      supported technologies, 1
      see also media browser pane1
      see also related info pane1
   HTML+Javascript version of this guide, 1
   HTTP
      compared to RTSP, 1
      in clip URLs, 1
   http:// in URLs, 1
   hyperlinking
      see HTML pages1
      see linking1

I
   id attribute
      case-sensitivity, 1
      first character, 1
      length, 1
      spaces in, 1
      uniqueness, 1
   image maps, 1
   images
      formats, 1
      modifying transparency, 1
      streaming speed, 1
      streaming time calculation, 1
   <img/> tag, 1
   Internet broadcasting, see broadcasting1
   ISDN bandwidth targets, 1
   ISPs and Helix Server, 1

J
   Javascript commands
      background color, 1
      clip information, 1
      media browser pane link, 1
      overview, 1
      playing a clip, 1
      related info pane link, 1
   JPEG images, 1

K
   keystroke activation of links, 1

L
   LAN bandwidth use
      lowering, 1
      maximum, 1
   language choices in SMIL, 1
   launching RealPlayer, 1
   laying out presentations, see regions1
   layout examples, 1
   left attribute in <region/> tag, 1
   letterbox videos, 1
   linking
      advanced features, 1
      alternate text, 1
      automatically opening a page, 1
      clip volume adjustment, 1
      clips to Ram file, 1
      clips to SMIL file, 1
      external attribute, 1
      HTML pane selection, 1
      image maps, 1
      keystroke activation, 1
      media clip to media clip, 1
      media playback state, 1
      Ram file to Web page, 1
      SMIL examples
         opening a page on a click, 1
         opening several pages, 1
      SMIL file to Ram file, 1
      tabbing order of links, 1
   logos for RealPlayer, 1

M
   Macromedia Flash, 1
   manuals, where to find, 1
   max attribute, 1
   media browser pane
      Now Playing list, 1
      opening
         through events file, 1
         through HTML page hyperlink, 1
         through Javascript, 1
         through Ram file, 1
         through SMIL, 1
      overview, 1
      secondary windows, 1
      supported technologies, 1
      target name in hyperlinks, 1
      URL parameters, 1
   media playback pane
      background color
         through Javascript, 1
         through Ram file, 1
         through SMIL, 1
      hyperlinks to other media, 1
      overview, 1
      pop-up media windows, 1
      sizing, 1
      supported technologies, 1
      with related info pane, 1
      see also SMIL1
   min attribute, 1
   mode parameter in Ram file, 1
   modem bandwidth targets, 1
   MPEG, 1

N
   network connection speeds, 1
   Now Playing list, 1

P
   <par> tag, 1
   parallel groups
      author information, 1
      bandwidth issues, 1
      defining, 1
      delays through slow image streaming, 1
      group endpoint
         first clip, 1
         last clip, 1
         specific clip, 1
      with sequences, 1
   password authentication, 1
   pay-per-view, 1
   PDF version of this guide, 1
   PNG images, 1
   prefetching data, 1
   publishing tools, see Helix Producer1

Q
   QuickTime and SMIL, 1

R
   Ram file
      browser pane URL, 1
      clip end time, 1
      clip playback size, 1
      clip start time, 1
      comments, 1
      file extension, 1
      line breaks, 1
      linking
         to Helix Server, 1
         to local files, 1
         to Web server, 1
      overview, 1, 2
      parameter syntax, 1
      placement on servers, 1
      RealPlayer start mode, 1
      reasons for using, 1
      related info pane URL, 1
      sequences of clips, 1
      syntax, 1
      URLs, 1
      with SMIL file, 1
   RealGuide, 1
   RealPix
      description, 1
      through RealSlideshow, 1
   RealPlayer
      download logo, 1
      subscription service, 1
   RealSlideshow, 1
   RealText, 1
   RealVideo
      quality guide, 1
      recommended sizes, 1
   <ref/> tag, 1
   region attribute in clip source tags, 1
   regions
      assigning to clips, 1
      audio clips, 1
      background colors, 1
         inheriting, 1
         transparency until clip plays, 1
      bottom attribute, 1
      clip scaling, 1
      cropped at pane boundaries, 1
      defining, 1
      examples
         centering a video, 1
         four offsets defined, 1
         letterbox clip, 1
         one offset defined, 1
         overlapping regions, 1
         side-by-side clips, 1
         size and two offsets defined, 1
         two offsets defined, 1
         width and height defined, 1
      fit attribute, 1
      height attribute, 1
      id attribute, 1
      left attribute, 1
      percentage values, 1
      positions, 1
      reusing, 1
      right attribute, 1
      root-layout
         defining, 1
         sizing
            double-screen mode, 1
            example, 1
            full-screen mode, 1
            RealPlayer controls, 1
      sizes
         pixels and percentages, 1
            decimal percentages, 1
            mixing, 1
         setting, 1
      subregions, 1
      top attribute, 1
      transparency, 1
      volume adjustments, 1
      width attribute, 1
      z-index attribute, 1
   registration points
      clip source tags, 1
      common values, 1
      defining in SMIL header, 1
      methods of creating, 1
      misalignment problems, 1
   regPoint attribute, 1
   related info pane
      caching, 1
      opening
         through events file, 1
         through Javascript, 1
         through Ram file, 1
         through SMIL, 1
      overview, 1
      sizing
         browser pane width override, 1
         media pane height override, 1
         overview, 1
         persistence, 1
         through events file, 1
         through Javascript, 1
         through Ram file, 1
         through SMIL, 1
      supported technologies, 1
      URL parameters, 1
      with media playback pane, 1
   removing a clip after it plays, 1
   repeatCount attribute, 1
   repeatdur attribute, 1
   resize behavior of clips, 1
   right attribute in <region/> tag, 1
   RMEvents, 1
   rn:sendTo attribute, 1
   <root-layout/> tag, 1
      see also regions1
   rpcontextheight parameter, 1
   rpcontextparams parameter, 1
   rpcontexturl parameter, 1
   rpcontextwidth parameter, 1
   rpurl parameter, 1
   rpurlparams parameter, 1
   rpurltarget parameter, 1
   rpvideofillcolor parameter, 1
   RTSP
      compared to HTTP, 1
      in clip URLs, 1
      in URLs, 1
      overview, 1
   rtsp:// in URLs, 1

S
   sample files
      playback problems, 1
      where to find, 1
   scaling clips in regions, 1
   screensize parameter, 1
   scroll bars in SMIL regions, 1
   secondary media windows, 1
   sendTo attribute, 1
   <seq> tag, 1
   sequences
      defining
         through Ram file, 1
         through SMIL, 1
      Next Clip command, 1
      seeking through, 1
      single presentation vs. multiple clips, 1
      with parallel groups, 1
   showvideocontrolsoverlay parameter in Ram file, 1
   slideshows, 1, 2
   SMIL 1.0, 1
   SMIL 2.0
      animations, 1
      case-sensitivity, 1
      comments, 1
      id attributes, 1
      indentation, 1
      namespaces
         customizations, 1
         standard, 1
      prefetching, 1
      quotation marks for values, 1
      text display, 1
      transition effects, 1
      with Windows Media, 1
   sourcePlaystate attribute, 1
   special effects in SMIL, 1
   src attribute, 1
   start parameter in Ram file, 1
   streaming data before clips play, 1
   streaming speeds, 1
   subregions, 1
   subscription services, 1
   SureStream
      bandwidth adjustment, 1
      broadcasting, 1
      overview, 1
      target audiences, 1
      with a Web server, 1
   switching in SMIL, 1

T
   tabbing order of links, 1
   target name for media browser pane, 1
   technical support, 1
   tenths of seconds display, 1
   text clips, 1
   theater mode, 1
   three-pane environment, 1
   timing in SMIL
      advanced timing attributes, 1
      begin attribute, 1
      clipBegin attribute, 1
      clipEnd attribute, 1
      delaying clip playback, 1
      dur attribute, 1
      durations, 1
      end attribute, 1
      endsync attribute, 1
      max attribute, 1
      min attribute, 1
      repeatCount attribute, 1
      repeatDur attribute, 1
      repeating clips, 1
   title attribute
      in events file, 1
      in Javascript, 1
      in Ram file, 1
      in SMIL, 1
   toolbar mode, 1
   top attribute in <region/> tag, 1
   transition effects in SMIL, 1
   transparency
      clips, 1
      modifying in clips, 1
      regions, 1

U
   URL events
      file for, 1
      overview, 1
   URLs
      to Helix Server, 1
      to local files, 1
      to Web server, 1
      see also linking1

V
   VBScript, 1
   video quality, 1
   <video/> tag, 1
   visualizations, 1
   volume level
      for clips in regions, 1
      when links open, 1

W
   Web pages, see HTML pages1
   Web server
      broadcasting, 1
      clip delivery, 1
      limitations, 1
      SureStream, 1
   Webcasting, see broadcasting1
   wide screen video display, 1
   width attribute
      <region/> tag, 1
      <root-layout/> tag, 1
   Windows Media and SMIL, 1

Z
   z-index attribute, 1