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BLUEHILL.com and RealAudio
BLUEHILL.com is pleased to announce that our Virtual Servers fully support
RealAudio and RealVideo!
Here is the lowdown on our RealAudio and RealVideo prices: FREE...
RealAudio and RealVideo
RealAudio and RealVideo refers to a client-server based system which
allows web sites to deliver compressed pre-recorded and live audio or
video data ("streaming") to multimedia computers with a Real Player
(download a copy of the
Real Player).
The Player continuously decompresses the audio/video streams and then
plays them in real time, on demand. Unique flow control technology allows
computer users with sound cards to listen to whole clips, or just sections,
when they want, as often as they want.
One of the most significant features of the BLUEHILL.com Virtual Server System
is its autonomous operation in a "virtual" environment on a shared machine.
Our Virtual Server emulates the behavior of a dedicated server. In fact,
each of our Virtual Servers uses its own independent configuration files
and MIME types file. This allows you to install and run server software
on your Virtual Server as if you had a dedicated machine... something that
is simply not possible if you were using a virtually hosted system.
A prime example of the superiority of our Virtual System over a Virtually
Hosted system is the RealNetworks (formerly Progressive Networks)
RealServer software.
Now that RealNetworks offers a free license for their Basic RealServer
product (formerly known as the EasyStart Server), there is little reason
for streaming RealAudio and
RealVideo files via HTTP. The Basic RealServer has many new features
that improve the overall delivery and enhance the quality of on-demand
streaming. Please review the document
"HTTP
versus RealAudio Client-Server Streaming" available on the
RealNetworks web site.
Currently, there is no cost to install and use the RealServer - it is
provided to our Virtual Server Administrators free of charge.
However, this is dependent on the vendor and is subject to change.
RealAudio and RealVideo Support
Because BLUEHILL.com allows you to run RealAudio or RealVideo free of charge,
BLUEHILL.com does not offer technical support for the products. If you
experience any problems with the RealServer, you should obtain technical
support directly from the vendor of the product,
Real Networks. RealNetworks provides
online assistance including
Product Manuals and a Tech Support Knowledge Base.
To install the RealServer on your Virtual Server, please use our easy to
follow installation
instructions.
HTTP Streaming RealAudio and RealVideo Files
Many virtual server users want to offer RealAudio and RealVideo streams versus just
delivering the files, but do not want to
pay for a RealAudio/Video server that streams these files. Streaming files means that the RealAudio
and RealVideo files begin playing before the entire file is downloaded. RealAudio and RealVideo files
can be quite large and many people surfing the web would not wait to see the entire file download before
it started playing.
A RealAudio/Video server allows you to offer these streamed files.
However, you can also stream these files without the RealAudio/Video server.
It is known as HTTP Streaming and it's FREE.
To learn how to stream RealAudio and RealVideo content using HTTP
from your BLUEHILL.com High Speed Virtual Server click here
Learn more about RealAudio by visiting the Progressive Networks website!
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