Operation Manual

Appendix A: Setup options 269
typically used to identify the movie for Internet search
engines.
Web server: The RealServer option allows you to
create a file that can be streamed from a RealNetworks
RealServer. The RealServer supports a special feature
that senses the connect speed of the viewer’s modem,
and adjusts its transmission rate to suit. The option
allows you to select up to seven Target audience data
rates. Because the file size, and your upload time,
increase with each data rate you add, select only those
target audiences you think are actually needed.
To make use of the RealServer option, the ISP hosting
your web-site must have the RealServer software
installed. If you are unsure, contact your ISP for
confirmation, or use the standard HTTP option, which
allows you to optimize playback for exactly one of the
six Target audience options listed.
Note: GeoCities provides RealServers to their
“homesteaders”.
Target audience: This selects the target audience
modem connect speed. The lower the speed, the lower
the quality of the video. If you wish your viewers to be
able to view your movie as it loads, you should select a
target audience rate that their modems can handle.
When you select a target audience, you are actually
specifying a maximum bandwidth for your RealMedia
stream. Bandwidth, measured in kilobits per second
(Kbps), is the amount of data that can be sent through
an Internet or network connection in a given time span.
Standard modems (those that use ordinary telephone
lines) are classified by the bandwidth they are able to
process. Common values are 28.8 and 56 Kbps.