Stream RealMedia Video

There are two kinds of hyperlink for RealMedia files. One is to make a hyperlink directly to the video file – in this case the whole file will be downloaded before viewing (i.e. it will not stream). Use this method if you specifically want this outcome. For example:

<a href=”video01.rm”>Click here to download video

The other method is to make the video stream you actually need to create another file – a simple text file with a .ram extension. This is known as a metafile – a file which contains data about another file.

To create the metafile, open a text editor (such as Notepad) and enter the URL of the video file.

Save this text file with the extension .ram. It probably makes sense to use the same file name as the video file — this will make file management easier. Now create a hyperlink to the metafile like so:

<a href=”video01.ram”>Click here to view streaming video

Notice the only difference between this and the previous hyperlink: The file extension is .ram instead of .rm (so it points to the metafile instead of the video file).

When the user clicks this hyperlink, the metafile opens and in turn opens the video file – except this time it will be streamed instead of downloaded. This process is transparent to the user – as far as they are concerned the hyperlink just starts the streaming.

Note: In order for RealMedia files to stream from your website your host server must recognize the .ra, .ram, .rm and .rpm mime types. These are standardized file classifications and if your host doesn’t support them, you should request that they do or find another host.

Embed RealMedia Files

Use the following code to embed a real media file.

<OBJECT ID=RVOCX CLASSID=”clsid:CFCDAA03-8BE4-11cf-B84B-0020AFBBCCFA” WIDTH=”180″ HEIGHT=”159″>
<PARAM name=”src” value=”videofilename.rmvb”>
<PARAM name=”autostart” value=”false”>
<PARAM name=”controls” value=”imagewindow”>
<PARAM name=”console” value=”video”>
<EMBED TYPE=”audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin” SRC=”videofilename.rmvb” WIDTH=”180″ HEIGHT=”159″ AUTOSTART=”false” CONTROLS=”all” CONSOLE=”video”>

RMVB to SWF is also another googd solution to stream video in Flash video format.

Convert RMVB to Flash and Share with Friends

When you get prenty of RMVB files, you may want to get them shared with your friends. You can upload the files to server, however, it is not convenient for playback online with the large size. You may want to find a good RMVB to Flash Converter. The Video to Flash Converter enables you to convert any popular video files like AVI, WMV, RM, 3GP, MOV, VOB, MPEG, ASF, etc. to Flash Video or SWF.

RM to Flash Converter is an outstanding yet easy-to-use application to convert rm to Flash SWF and Flash FLV with high quality. This RM to Flash Converter allows you to convert AVI to Flash, WMV to Flash, RM to Flash, 3GP to Flash, MOV to Flash, MPEG to Flash and so on. (Note: Apart from converting rm files to Flash, this RM to Flash Converter can also convert rm to mp3, swf web page.)

Step-by-step guide to convert RMVB to Flash

Step 1: Free download Flash Video MX Pro

Install and run it in your computer.

Step 2: Click the browse button to select your video file for converting.

Tip:You can also use the video to flash converter as a player. The video start playing when you import video.

Step 3: Video Trimming

You can trim any part of your video file by changing duration on the “Trim” section under the “Edit” tab.

Tip: You can directly drag the slide bar under the video playing window to trim the video clip, alternatively, you can type in the accurate start time and end time as you want to convert.

Step 4: Video Cropping

If your video has black edges that you don’t like and want to remove them, drag the dashed direction lines to cut off the unwanted sides. You can also type in values in the four Crop value boxes (up, down, left and right) under the “Effect” tab to crop your video more accurately.

Note1:The settings will be automatically saved in the converted video format. And you can click the bottom “reset” button to cancel the schedule as necessary.

Step 5: Video effect

Click on the “”Effect” tab, the effect panel shows you how to set special video effects, like Brightness, Contrast, Flip, etc. It also allows you to set audio volumn.

Tip: If you want to return your original video, just click the “Reset” button.

Step 6: Choose output video codec

Click the “Next” button and you can choose Sorenson H.263, H.264, Flash 8 (On2 VP6) or Flash 8 alpha video for the output Flash video.

Step 7: Set video and audio parameters
There are options like bitrate, video width, video height, frame rate, audio bit rate, sample rate, etc.

Step 8: Choose player skin
There are many player skins for you to choose. Under the “Profile” tab, you can find “navigation at end” to set the URL to play when the video finished playing online.

Step 9: Start Conversion

Click the “Next” button and then the “Start” button. The tool will get down to the conversion.

It is done when you get the message about finishing conversion. It is so easy. Free to download Flash Video MX Pro and share more with your friends.

How to download rmvb file

The RealAudio files were originally identified by a filename extension of .ra (for Real Audio), while RealVideo is a proprietary video format developed by RealNetworks. RealVideo is usually paired with RealAudio and packaged in a RealMedia (.rm) container. RealMedia Variable Bitrate (RMVB) is a variable bitrate extension of the RealMedia multimedia container format developed by RealNetworks.
RealMedia is suitable for use as a streaming media format, that is one which is viewed while it is being sent over the network. Streaming video can be used to watch live television, since it does not require downloading the video in advance.

How to download/save/record realmedia streaming files(rm,ra,rmvb) through RTSP, PNM and HTTP Protocol?

1. Download and install HiDownload.
2. Click “Add” button and the “add URL to download” window will open.
3. Input URL into “URL” editbox
4. Select “RealMedia Streaming” from “Streams” drop-down list.
5. Press “OK” button, HiDownload add the URL to list and download it.
Note: HiDownload automatically checks the RealMedia streaming server and select the usable protocol (HTTP/PNM/RTSP) to download streaming media, you can change the order from “Options” window.

How to convert rmvb to flv?

1. Download and install Flash Video MX Std.
2. Click the browse button to import rmvb video. Click the Next button on the bottom-right corner.
3. Choose the output format as flv and click the Next button.
4. Choose the player skin for the flv video and click the Next button.
5. Click the Start button to start conversion.

What’s your option to build a film website?

I want to build a film website. Now, there are two options, rmvb and wmv, but i don’t know which is better?

Actually, there are more than two options for displaying video on a site, e.g. rmvb, wmv and flash. Flash has a far superior cross platform compatibility compared to both wmv and real. It is said that the Real Media’s “free” player is packed with questionable “feedback” software. Using real will only antagonize your users as they find out after installing the realplayer application to view your videos – that it is an invasive, irritating spyware. Adobe Flash has Microsoft a bit on edge, that’s why Microsoft is working on their own “version” called silverlight.

With flash now able to play h.264 in recent versions, and having hardware accelerated full-screen support, there are few reasons you’d want to use anything else for web video. H.264 has been welcomed with open arms by the professional film industry as a compressed delivery format.

Want to know how to convert rmvb to flash? There is a desktop program named Flash Video MX Pro, which easily done the work for you. To build a film website, it is recommended to use the command line version, which can be done within a few codes.