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Rewind
stops playback, empties the stream buffer, and resets the stream to the beginning. This is
equivalent to the
stop (RealMedia)
command in Lingo.
Stop
stops the playback but does not reset the stream to the beginning or empty the stream
buffer. If the user clicks Play after clicking Stop, play resumes where it left off, without rebuffering
(unless it is a live stream, in which case it rebuffers to join the live stream in progress). This is
equivalent to the
pause (RealMedia)
command in Lingo.
Current Time Controller
lets the user jump (“seek”) to any position in the RealMedia stream.
The slider is disabled if the duration of the stream is not yet known (for example, the first time a
stream plays), if
mediaStatus
is
#closed
, or if the cast member references a live feed. If the user
drags the slider while the stream is playing, the stream buffers and automatically starts playing
from the new position, but if the slider is dragged while the stream is paused or stopped, the
user must click the Play button to restart the stream. This is equivalent to the
seek
command
in Lingo.
The media status bar
displays the current value of the
mediaStatus
property on the left, and the
current time and duration of the stream on the right, in the format MM:SS.S or HH:MM:SS.S.
If the stream is playing, the status appears as Playing.
To view a RealMedia cast member in the RealMedia viewer:
1
Select Window > RealMedia to open the RealMedia viewer.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Click the Play button to play the RealMedia cast member that is currently on the Stage or
selected in the Cast window.
•
Use the Next (right arrow) and Previous (left arrow) buttons to select the RealMedia cast
member you want to view, and click the Play button.
•
Double-click a RealMedia cast member in the Cast window; a RealMedia viewer opens
automatically.
Publishing Shockwave movies with RealMedia
The Xtra for RealMedia is not part of the standard Shockwave 8.5, but can be downloaded from
the Macromedia website. The first time a user attempts to play a Shockwave movie that contains
a RealMedia cast member, the Shockwave player automatically downloads and installs the Xtra
for RealMedia if you selected RealMedia Asset.x32 in the Movie Xtras dialog box.
To add the Xtra for RealMedia to your movie:
1
Select Modify > Movie > Xtras to display the Movie Xtras dialog box.
2
Select RealMedia Asset.x32 in the list.
If RealMedia Asset.x32 does not appear in the list, click the Add button, and select it in the
Add Xtras dialog box.
3
Select the Include in Projector and Download if Needed options.
4
Click OK.