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You probably didn't copy the file, you copied a link to the video file. I've
found it virtually impossible to copy Real Video files that the creators don't
want you to copy. So you have to be connected to the Internet to watch the file.

"Wishy13764" <wishy13764@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041001213039.07779.00000940@mb-m25.aol.com...
> In IE I was able to watch a video preview played on Real Player. I copied it
> to
> my desktop. It had an odd exentsion...Windows Media Audio/Video. When i tried
> to watch it off line in Media player, it says it does not recognize format. I
> also tried with Printkey ( it captures stills ). When i opened it, the screen
> was completely blank. I did give it a JPG exentsion. Does anyone know how I
> could view this other than real player and also make some stills from it?
> Irfanview would not do this.

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"Wishy13764" <wishy13764@aol.com> wrote in message
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> You probably didn't copy the file, you copied a link to the video file.
> I've
> found it virtually impossible to copy Real Video files that the creators
> don't
> want you to copy. So you have to be connected to the Internet to watch the
> file.
>>>>
>
> I said that I did copy it and I can view it still , but only in Real
> Player.
> Also I can watch it off line..proves that I did copy it.

Real formats are proprietary. It should not be any surprise that
only Real viewers can read/play them. This is the way Real
Networks wants it.

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Richard Crowley a écrit :
> "Wishy13764" <wishy13764@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20041002193241.24078.00001554@mb-m13.aol.com...
>
>>You probably didn't copy the file, you copied a link to the video file.
>>I've
>>found it virtually impossible to copy Real Video files that the creators
>>don't
>>want you to copy. So you have to be connected to the Internet to watch the
>>file.
>>
>>I said that I did copy it and I can view it still , but only in Real
>>Player.
>>Also I can watch it off line..proves that I did copy it.
>
>
> Real formats are proprietary. It should not be any surprise that
> only Real viewers can read/play them. This is the way Real
> Networks wants it.
>
>
You can view it with Media Player Classic (a free player able to play
all video formats and especially Real Player format without Real Player
commercial interaction) or with VLC from Videolan ( another free player).

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On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:14:51 -0700, "Richard Crowley"
<rcrowley7@xprt.net> wrote:

>Real formats are proprietary. It should not be any surprise that
>only Real viewers can read/play them.

You can also use Aldo's Real Alternative to play them.

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In article <10m1dffeiguk8d9@corp.supernews.com>, Richard Crowley
<rcrowley7@xprt.net> writes
>
>"Bariloche" wrote ...
>> On Sat, 2 Oct 2004 18:14:51 -0700, "Richard Crowley"
>> <rcrowley7@xprt.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Real formats are proprietary. It should not be any surprise that
>>>only Real viewers can read/play them.
>>
>> You can also use Aldo's Real Alternative to play them.
>
>Yes, I should have clarified that officially, only Real Networks
>applications can play Real formats. There appear to be several
>unofficial, grass-roots alternatives for decoding Real formats.
>For example, there is no conventional Real codec that any old
>player (WMP, etc.) can use.
>
The "real alternative" mentioned above is a Real codec for Windows Media
Player. Works very well too.
--
Tim Mitchell