ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0
User Guide
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If the RealMedia cast member in your movie references a local file instead of a remote URL, be sure that the file
path you specified in the Property inspector is relative to the final document, or that you update the file path with
the new location of the file before publishing your movie.
All RealMedia content must live on a server authorized to serve RealMedia streaming content. For more information
about serving RealMedia content, see the RealProducer Help installed with the RealProducer program. Then visit
the developer pages of the RealNetworks website (
www.realnetworks.com/devzone
).
Creating RealMedia cast members
As with other media types, there are three ways to create a RealMedia cast member: insert the RealMedia content
using Insert > Media element, import the remote or local RealMedia file using File > Import, or use the New Cast
Member (+) Add button in the RealMedia viewer. The instructions for importing remote and local files differ
slightly.
When you initially create a RealMedia cast member, the values listed for the height, width, rect, and duration
properties in the Property inspector are placeholder values. The actual values of these properties remain unknown
until the cast member is played and saved for the first time. For more information, see
Obtaining dynamic RealMedia
cast member properties
.
Before following these instructions, make sure the Property inspector is open (Window > Property Inspector).
Create a RealMedia cast member by sing Insert > Media Element
1
Select Insert > Media Element > RealMedia.
2
On the Member tab in the Property inspector, enter the name of the RealMedia cast member and enter the URL,
or browse to the location of a local RealMedia file.
3
Use the options on the RealMedia tab in the Property inspector to specify the properties of the cast member.
For more information, see
The RealMedia tab in the Property inspector
.
Create a RealMedia cast member from a remote or local file
1
Select File > Import or press R to open the Import File dialog box. Then do one of the following:
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To create a cast member from a remote file, click the Internet button. In the dialog box that appears, enter
the URL where your RealMedia file is located and click OK.
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To create a cast member from a local file, navigate to the RealMedia file you want to import.
2
Click Import.
The RealMedia cast member is now listed in the Cast window with a RealMedia icon. The name of the cast
member is automatically entered in the Property inspector’s Name text box, and the URL of the file is automat-
ically entered in the Name text box on the Property inspector Member tab.
3
Specify the properties of the cast member using the Property inspector RealMedia tab. For more information,
see
The RealMedia tab in the Property inspector
.
Create a RealMedia cast member by using the New Cast Member (+) Add button
1
Select Window > RealMedia to open the RealMedia viewer.
2
Click the New Cast Member (+) Add button on the RealMedia viewer to create a new cast member.
3
On the Member tab in the Property inspector, enter a name for the RealMedia cast member, and enter the URL
or browse to the location of a local RealMedia file.
