Last updated on 2014-07-03, by
What is RealPlayer
About RealPlayer
RealPlayer is a cross-platform media player by RealNetworks that plays a number of multimedia formats including MP3, MPEG-4, QuickTime, Windows Media, and multiple versions of proprietary RealAudio and RealVideo formats.
RealPlayer Supported Media Formats:
File Extension | File Type |
RM, RA, RAM | RealAudio/RealVideo streamed content |
RT | RealText streamed text formats |
RP | RealPix streamed PNG, GIF and JPG images |
PNG, GIF, JPG | Stand alone PNG, JPG and GIF images (and animated GIFs) |
MP3 | MPEG Layer 3 (audio format) |
SWF | RealSystem G2 with Flash (Flash version 3 & 4) |
SMIL, SMI | SMIL files |
WAV, AIFF | “Legacy” sound files; older but prevalent file types. (Not fully supported.) |
MPG, MPEG | Standard MPEG Layer 1 video and Layer 2 audio formats |
AVI | Audio/Video Interleave-Microsoft video format |
ASF | NetShow files (newer NetShow files may not play correctly) |
MID, MIDI, RMI | “MIDI” sound files |
RealPlayer additional features:
● Media Browser: allows web browsing while playing media
● Playlist editor: supports “drag and drop” and playlist randomize
● Theater Mode: play on monitor 1 of a multi-monitor windows PC. Paid version offers a skinnable Toolbar Mode which uses less desktop space
● Visualizations: graphical animations or “light shows”
● Continuous Play (Loop multiple songs) and Shuffle Play (Play tracks randomly
● Stay on top while playing option
● Favorites menu: save and recall media locations for files or streams
● Equalizer and Video controls. Crossfade and Gapless playback are included in RealPlayer Plus
● Media library: allows organization of media through track tagging and editing
● Recording audio: records audio via a sound card
● LivePause pauses streaming video clips without having to stop the buffering
● Version 10.5 included Harmony technology, making the Music Store compatible with iPod and Windows Media DRM-compatible players
● Burn CDs: The current burning technology is powered by NPI; formerly it was powered by Adaptec (Roxio). The free version can burn audio and data CDs; the premium version burns MP3 CDs
● CD ripping into AAC (in MP4) (32 kbit/s – 320 kbit/s) (default), Real Audio 10 (32 kbit/s – 320 kbit/s), MP3 (32 kbit/s – 320 kbit/s), Real Audio Lossless, WAV (1411 kbit/s), Windows Media Audio (Requires Windows Media Player 10 installed) (64 kbit/s – 192 kbit/s) formats
● RealPlayer Music Store allows users to locate, preview, and purchase songs, which cost $0.49 to $0.99.
● Video Download – version 11 for Windows and OS X allow users to download Flash Video files from sites such as YouTube. MP4 files can be downloaded
● Media Converter (RealPlayer SP) – allows converting to proper format and transferring video to iPod, cell phones, Xbox, PS3 and other devices
● Video Sharing (SP) – users can post videos to Facebook and Twitter directly from the software
Related Software
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Related Source
RMVB, AVI, MP3, MOV, Windows Media Player
Reference
How to Upload Real Media to YouTube?
External links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_player