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stream Real Audio or Video? |
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Instructions for
NON-FrontPage Users - FrontPage users click here
To stream
RealAudio content using http streaming:
1) Create your RealAudio files (with .ra or .rm extensions) and
upload to your web space.
2) Using a text editor you will need to create a metafile
containing the path to the RealAudio file. In a text
editor (Word is not a plain text editor. Notepad is.)
open a new blank file and type in a single line containing the
path to your .ra file. For example if you uploaded your
.ra files into a folder called 'audio' inside of your httpdocs
folder your path would be: http://www.yourdomainnamehere.com/audio/youraudiofilename.ra
3)Save this text file as youraudiofilename.ram and upload to
your web space.
4)In your web page create a hyperlink for users to click on to
launch the RealAudio file. In the hyperlink,
reference the .ram file created above. For example:
'<A HREF="youraudiofilename.ram">'
5)Save and upload the webpage and you're done.
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Instructions
for FrontPage users
To stream
RealAudio content using http streaming:
1) Create your RealAudio files (with .ra or .rm extensions).
2) Using a text editor you will need to create a metafile
containing the path to the RealAudio file. In a text
editor (Word is not a plain text editor. Notepad is.)
open a new blank file and type in a single line containing the
path to your .ra or .rm file. The line you
need to type is http://www.yourdomainnamehere.com/youraudiofilename.ra
filling in your domain name and your filename.
3)Save this text file as youraudiofilename.ram in the same
folder on your harddrive where you saved your .ra or .rm file.
4)Open Front Page on your computer and open the web that
contains your website files.
4)Open Windows Explorer and move through the folders until you
get to the area on your harddrive where you saved the .ra and
.ram files. Single click on the .ra file and hold down
the mouse button. Drag the .ra file down until your
cursor is over the Front Page button on your bottom
toolbar. Hold your cursor there for a few seconds and
Windows will bring the Front Page window to the top.
Keep holding the mouse button and move your cursor to your
File List on the left side of the Front Page panel (where all
of your website files are listed. DO NOT hover over a
folder when you release your mouse button or the file will be
placed inside of that folder. Release the mouse button
and the .ra file will appear at the bottom of your file
list. Repeat this step for your .ram file.
4)In your web page create a hyperlink for users to click on to
launch the RealAudio file. In the hyperlink,
reference the .ram file created above. For example:
'<A HREF="youraudiofilename.ram">'
5)Save the changed webpage and publish your website.
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