RealPlayer for Windows OS, from RealNetworks company, created in 1995. It is used for playing multimedia streaming files in real time. You can watch TV and listen to radio on the Internet.
- RealMedia formats: RealVideo(*.rv, *.rmvb ,*.rm), RealAudio (*.rm, *.ra), RealPix (*.rp), RealMedia Shortcut (*.rmm, *.ram), RealText (*.rt).
- Streaming media: rtsp://; pna://, pnm://; mms://; *.sdp; *.smil, *.smi.
- Video: *.vob – DVD; *.dat - Video CD, AVI, MPEG, QuickTime, Windows Media, Adobe Flash.
- Audio: (*.mp2, *.m3u, *.mp3) - MP3, (*.cda)- Audio CD, (*.wav) - WAV, AU Audio Files, Apple Lossless, AAC, (*.acp) Panasonic AAC, AIFF.
- Playlist: *.xpl, *.m3u, *.rpl, *.pls,
- Graphics: *.gif - GIF, *.bmp - BMP, (*.jpeg, *.jpg) - JPEG, *.png – PNG.
Main functionality:
- Media browser on Internet Explorer engine, plays multimedia while navigating.
- Playlist editor supports "Drag and drop" option, opens files in random order.
- Visualization — "light show" (graphical animation).
- Bookmark for favorite streams and files.
- Video playback control and equalizer.
- Plays a single song continuously.
- Media library. Tag editing.
- Saves video streams even in pause mode.
- Burns CDs and audio CDs with information.
- Rips audio from CDs.
- Supports plugins.
- Loads music to portable devices.
Program drawbacks
- Limited functionality compared to Windows Media Player or Gom Player.
- Does not support popular formats like MP4, MKV, OGM
- Supports a small number of codecs.
Note! When installing RealPlayer, you need to complete free registration.
