Specifications

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Windows Media
(Windows Only)
Windows Media formatted files can contain au-
dio, video, or script data stored in Windows Me-
dia Format. A Windows Media Format file may
have an .asf, .wma, or .wmv file name exten-
sion.
RealAudio G2
(Windows and Mac OS 9 Only)
RealAudio G2 was created by Real Networks for
streaming audio over the Internet. The RealAu-
dio encoder file is stored in a folder named Co-
decs inside the DAE folder.
When you select this format, the Resolution and
Sample Rate pop-up menus in the Pro Tools
Output Options dialog are unavailable, because
resolution and sample rate are set by the en-
coder.
The RealAudio G2 format lets multiple streams
with different bit rates be encoded into a single
file. During playback, the RealAudio G2 server
and the RealPlayer G2 client continuously ad-
just the bit rate to make the best use of available
bandwidth. The RealPlayer G2 is available on
the Real Networks Web site (www.real.com).
When you export or bounce to RealAudio G2
format, you can set the following options:
Media Clip Information Type the title, author,
and copyright information for your RealAudio
clip. This information is displayed on the Real-
Player G2 as the clip plays back.
Copy Protection These settings determine how
the clip is handled by the RealPlayer client.
•To let RealPlayer Plus users save your clip us-
ing the RealPlayer Plus recording feature, se-
lect Allow Recording.
•To let RealPlayer users download your clip to
their hard drive, select Allow Download.
If you don’t want RealPlayer users to make cop-
ies of your clip, deselect both of these options.
Audio Format From the pop-up menu, select the
setting that best matches the type of audio you
are bouncing. A brief explanation of each for-
mat is displayed.
Target Audience Select the connection speed
that most users downloading your clip are likely
to have. This setting determines the bit rate at
which the audio will be encoded. Depending on
the file type you choose (see below), you can
choose more than one connection speed.
File Type This option determines the compati-
bility of the output file with different RealAudio
servers and clients.
If you select SureStream, you can select more
than one connection speed under Target Audi-
ence. With this file type, multiple bit rate
streams are encoded into a single output file.
Files encoded with the SureStream option are
larger than Single Rate files, and can only be
played back from G2 servers.
RealAudio G2 Output Options