MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR MX-USING DIRECTOR MX Use Manual page 343

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RealMedia sample file
If you have RealOne Player or RealPlayer 8 installed on your system and are familiar with
Director, viewing and using RealMedia files in Director is incredibly quick and easy. Before you
begin reading this document, please view the RealMedia sample file included on the Director MX
CD or the videotest.rm file included in the RealPlayer program installation folder.
To view the sample file:
Launch Director.
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Select File > Import.
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Browse to one of these test files:
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If you have the Director MX CD, select a file in the Macromedia\Support\RealMedia folder.
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If you don't have the Director MX CD, select the videotest.rm file in the RealPlayer 8 or
RealOne Player installation folder.
Click Import.
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The file appears in the Cast window.
Drag the file to the Stage and select Control > Play.
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After you view the sample file, you are ready to start laying out the other elements of your movie.
About RealMedia streams in Director
Director includes the following RealMedia support:
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The RealMedia tab in the Property inspector
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RealMedia behaviors
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Lingo elements for RealMedia, including functions, methods, and properties
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The RealMedia viewer
Director supports RealAudio and RealVideo stream formats, but does not support other formats
that RealPlayer supports, such as SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language),
RealPix, or RealText. Although some of these formats may work with the Xtra for RealMedia,
there might be significant problems with playback.
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