RealPix, part of RealSystem G2, lets you stream images across an intranet or the World Wide Web. By combining images with media such as audio and text, you can create compelling presentations for many purposes. This guide explains how to create RealPix presentations using graphics files and a simple mark-up language you use to specify visual effects. If you know HTML, you will master RealPix mark-up quickly.
You will need the following tools to create and test your RealPix presentation:
Image software such as Adobe Photoshop lets you create images in formats RealPix can stream. You should know the basics of creating graphics for the Web, such as JPEG compression and GIF color palettes.
A RealPix file lists the images used in the presentation, creates the presentation timeline, and specifies the visual effects used. To create this file, you can use any text editor or XML editor that can save output as plain text.
Use RealPlayer G2, available free at http://www.real.com, to test your RealPix presentation. Other applications may also have RealPlayer G2 features that enable them to receive RealPix as well. Note that previous versions of RealPlayer, such as RealPlayer 4.0 and 5.0, cannot display RealPix.
RealServer G2 streams your RealPix presentation to RealPlayer. If you are not operating RealServer yourself, you need to have access to RealServer through, for example, an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Note that previous versions of RealServer cannot stream RealPix.
You will need this spreadsheet program to use the RealPix Bandwidth Calculator described in "Calculating Bandwidth Use".
The following table explains the conventions used in this manual.
In addition to this manual, you may need the following RealNetworks resources, available at http://service.real.com/help/library/index.html:
This manual explains the basics of streaming files with RealSystem. It tells how to calculate bandwidth needs and shows how to put a multimedia presentation together.
This guide supplements RealSystem G2 Production Guide. It explains how to use JavaScript or VBScript to control RealPlayer functions for a presentation embedded in a Web page.
The basic reference for the RealServer administrator, this manual explains how to set up, configure, and run RealServer to stream multimedia. You need this manual only if you are running RealServer yourself.
The RealSystem G2 SDK lets you integrate applications with RealSystem. A knowledge of programming is required to use the SDK. Register for and download the SDK from http://www.real.com/devzone/.
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