RealAudio Player 3.0 Release Notes
Editing Preferences
You can customize RealAudio Player by changing the settings in the Preferences window. The Preferences control various aspects of RealAudio applications functionality such as the number of clips to remember, network information, and proxy information. These preferences apply to all applications using RealAudio technology.
General
Connection
Transport
Proxy
Advanced
Language
General
The General tab in the Preferences window contains preferences for number of clips saved on the Open Recent menu, and Synchronized Multimedia support.
| Field |
Description |
| Recent Clips |
You can quickly replay clips by clicking Open Recent on the File menu. This setting controls how many clips are displayed in the Open Recent menu. |
| Synchronized Multimedia |
Some RealAudio clips contain synchronized multimedia events that display pages or images in your web browser. This setting controls whether RealAudio applications enable these events. |
Connection
The Connection tab in the Preferences window contains information about your bandwidth, statistics, and server timeout.
| Field |
Description |
| Bandwidth |
RealAudio applications automatically select which content can be delivered in real-time over your connection. This setting controls the bandwidth of the content selected. |
| Statistics |
RealAudio applications maintain statistics on connection quality. These statistics help content providers improve the quality of their service. This setting controls whether statistics are sent to the content provider.
Note: RealAudio Player does not send the content provider any information about your identity (your user name or e-mail address). |
| Network Timeout |
This setting controls how long RealAudio applications wait to receive data before considering a network connection to have failed. Increase this value if you frequently receive timeout errors. |
Transport
The Transport tab in the Preferences window allows you to customize your network connection for RealAudio Player.
The descriptions of these preferences assume a basic knowledge of Internet protocols and firewalls. For more information about firewalls, refer to our Firewall Page.
| Field |
Description |
| Network Transport |
RealAudio clips can be transmitted to your computer via several different network transports. This setting controls how these network transports are selected. |
| Automatically select most efficient transport |
Use this setting if you are not aware of any problems that require you to specify a transport method. |
| Use specified transports |
Use this setting if your computer has problems using some network transports. (Consult your network administrator for the appropriate setting.)
Click the Change Settings button to access the Specify Transports window. |
| UDP Port |
Some networks have limited ports available for Internet applications. This setting controls which port RealAudio applications use for receiving data. (Consult your network administrator for the appropriate setting.)
Note: This setting does not affect TCP packets which can only be received through Port 7070. |
Specify Transports Window
| Field |
Description |
| Attempt to use Mutlicast for live content |
Check this box to have RealAudio Player attempt to use Mutlicast for live streams. You can enter a time limit to switch to UDP if no data is received. |
| Attempt to use UDP for static content |
Check this box to have RealAudio Player attempt to use UDP for static streams. You can enter a time limit to switch to TCP if no data is received. |
| Attempt to use TCP for all content |
Check this box to have RealAudio Player use TCP for all streams. |
Proxy
A proxy is a server that acts as an intermediary between a company's protected LAN and the Internet. The proxy server insures that all data transmission between the Internet and a user on the LAN is authorized. RealAudio Player can be configured to work with proxy servers by setting the proxy preferences. If you set the Proxy preferences, you must enter a RealAudio Proxy and a HTTP Proxy.
Note: For more information about proxies and firewalls, refer to our Firewall Page.
| Field |
Description |
| Use Proxy |
Click this box if RealAudio applications should connect to the Server using a proxy; a check mark appears in the field. Otherwise, do not click this box.
Note: If you are behind a firewall and do not know the host name or port number of your proxy server, ask your firewall administrator. |
| RealAudio Proxy |
Enter the domain name or IP address of the RealAudio proxy server and port number that RealAudio applications should use to communicate with the proxy server.
Note: For information on RealAudio Proxy, read our Firewall page. |
| HTTP Proxy |
Enter the domain name or IP address of the HTTP proxy server and port number that RealAudio applications should use to communicate with the proxy server. Check your World Wide Web browser's proxy configuration. |
| No Proxy for: [host 1, host2, host3...] |
If you have specified that RealAudio applications should be connected to the Server using a proxy, you can specify certain local hosts (domain names or IP Addresses) with which you do not need to communicate using the proxy server. Enter these hosts in this field. This field is only available if you have enabled the Use Proxy option.
Your firewall administrator can provide you with this information, if appropriate. |
Advanced
Options on the Advanced tab of the Preferences window override RealAudio applications default for sound card compatibility. You don't need these options unless you are having trouble with sound quality.
| Field |
Description |
Disable 16-bit sound
(use 8-bit only)
|
Use this setting if you have an older sound card and clips sound scratchy or distorted. |
Disable custom sampling rates
|
Use this setting if clips play at wrong speed or sound scratchy or distorted. (Requires a floating point coprocessor.) |
| Playback Performance |
RealAudio applications use this setting to optimize the performance of audio playback. Change this setting only if your computer seems sluggish or has problems while playing some audio content. |
Language
The setting on the Language tab of the Preferences window determines the language used within RealAudio Player applications.
| Field |
Description |
| Current Language |
This field displays the language being used within RealAudio applications. |
| Installed Languages |
Select the language you want to use within RealAudio applications.
Note: Please contact RealNetworks regarding information on languages available for RealAudio applications. |
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