Re: [cobalt-users] Realvideo [raq3/4]

[Carrie Bartkowiak <ravencarrie@xxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 00:24:21 -0400, Jamie Martino mumbled something 
like:
>>Are you sure of that..  Without RealServer, the file is just
>>downloaded like
>>normal and then plays once complete.  Streaming means playing while
>>downloading, which as far as I know you need RealServer..  Ummm,
>>someone
>>correct me if I am wrong..

The file does indeed stream; I have a couple of clients streaming 
audio from their sites in this way. If you just link directly to the 
file you download it, but if you go to the page that I referenced and 
read the directions, there are full instructions there on how to set 
up a ram file (or whatever it is, can't remember) so that the files 
stream rather than download.
>From what I've read (I've got quite a few bookmarks on this subject), 
you don't start seeing difficulties with streaming it this way until 
the files are 5megs or larger. At that point, using RealServer is 
best (and Basic is free).

I'm thinking of installing RSBasic anyway just to learn how to do it 
and see how it interacts with the RaQ.
--
CarrieB
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