Components of RealSystem 5.0

A RealSystem includes a RealServer and one or more tools for publishing, editing, and serving media files, for monitoring and managing your secured Web site.


Components of a RealSystem

Tools The tools for modifying RealAudio and RealVideo clips: RMTools, RMMerge, RMEdit, RMPaste, RMCut, and RMDump.
RealPublisher™

The program that creates RealAudio and RealVideo from a digitized audio clip, live audio input, digitized video clip, or live video input. RealPublisher allows the creation of synchronized multimedia presentations.

RealPublisher is included with all RealSystem products. RealPublisher creates RealAudio and RealVideo clips, creates HTML, and can publish your Web page to a remote server.

RealEncoder™

The program that creates RealAudio and RealVideo from a digitized audio clip, live audio input, digitized video clip, or live video input. RealEncoder allows the creation of synchronized multimedia presentations.

RealEncoder is available for free download from the RealNetworks Web site. It can create clips but it cannot automatically publish them to your Web site.

RealServer™ The server program that delivers live and on-demand RealAudio, RealVideo, and RealFlash clips over a network. One RealServer can simultaneously deliver different clips to many RealPlayers.
Java Performance Monitor The program that allows you to track current usage of the server, configure the server, determine the most popular clips, and view the server loads in real time, all via a Web browser.
System Manager The program that allows you to track current usage of the server, configure the server, determine the most popular clips, and view the server loads in real time.
Ad Insertion and Content Rotation The feature that seamlessly inserts a rotated list of ad clips into a content clip.
Authentication The files necessary for the Authentication front-end and back-end, as well as one database application and templates for other databases.
Log Files All RealServer activity is recorded in log files. Log file data can be analyzed for reporting purposes.


Other Software

RealSystem can be used as a standalone Internet or intranet system, but works with other software to provide a complete Web-based solution.

Web server

The server program that delivers Web pages to clients. Typically, RealAudio and RealVideo clips are accessed from a Web browser when a user clicks a link on a Web page. The Web server also delivers the visual part of Synchronized Multimedia presentations.

RealSystem 5.0 works with all popular Web servers.

Programming software A programming tool for creating, modifying, and compiling CGI files used with Authentication. C and Perl are examples.
ODBC-compliant database Used by Authentication. An mSQL database is provided with this release of RealSystem 5.0. This package also has templates for other common databases.


Client Software

RealSystem interfaces with the following software on the clients' machines to deliver media.

RealPlayer The client program that enables users to view and listen to RealAudio, RealVideo, and RealFlash clips. The RealPlayer can be used as a standalone application or as an ActiveXActiveXPlug-in or NetscapeNetscapePlug-in Plug-in.
Web browser

The client program that enables users to view Web pages. The Web browser is also used to display the visual part of Synchronized Multimedia presentations and can contain integrated the RealPlayer Plug-in.

RealSystem works with all popular Web browsers.

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