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Beta Release Notes
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What’s New in RealPlayer Cloud Beta
- RealTimes - a selection of your memories, ready to watch, remix, and share
- New Library design
- Collections are now "Albums"
- Improved photo support - upload, share, and add to Albums
- Share Albums and groups of items
- New sharing features - Likes, watch notifications, and new design
- Numerous other product and security improvements
Known Issues
Beta Issues
Download This Video may not work in Firefox. Use Chrome or Internet Explorer.
Cleaner is not fully supported during the Beta period.
If you would like to go back to the current released version, uninstall RealPlayer Cloud Beta from Control Panel, and check all options. Then install RealPlayer Cloud from real.com.
RealPlayer Trimmer
- It is not possible to trim WebM files at this time.
- It is not possible to trim MKA files at this time.
- RealPlayer Trimmer does not support subtitles.
- RealPlayer Trimmer features are not fully supported in Windows XP.
- WMV files that use the MSS2 codec cannot be trimmed.
- Videos from some digital video cameras may not show an audio waveform in the trimmer timeline bar when switching from Thumbnail to Waveform view.
- Videos from some digital video cameras may show green thumbnails in the trimmer timeline bar. This does not affect the actual video trimming.
- It is not possible to trim VOB files at this time.
- If RealPlayer Trimmer is in use when an H.264 codec is installed, RealPlayer Trimmer must be restarted before it will use the codec.
- Saving a photo from a WMV or MP4 will result in a black image.
Video downloading/recording
- Internet Explorer 9 may need to be restarted in order for the Download This Video button to appear.
- If the Download This Video button is not appearing after install, see this Customer Support Answer.
- On some websites the Download and Recording function may not work or be available.
- Cancelling a WMV file background recording may result in an empty video file in the Library.
DVD/VCD Burning
- The maximum duration for a DVD burned in RealPlayer Cloud is 120 minutes. The maximum duration for an AVCHD disc burned in RealPlayer Cloud is 60 minutes.
- Some computers do not play VCD and SVCD discs.
- If a .mov file is missing length and bitrate information, it will not burn to DVD. Playing the file once before attempting a burn will solve this.
- Burned DVDs may fail to play back in some machines if you select the "Don't include on-screen menus" option.
- Six channel audio is not supported for AVCHD burning at this time. Six channel audio is supported for DVD burning.
- DVD burning does not support WebM, MKV, or DivX.
DVD Playback
- DVD playback works best in RealPlayer Cloud Premium with the DVD playback components installed. On computers without the DVD playback components, DVD playback may not work, or may play only the video with no audio. In these cases, if you wish to play DVDs in RealPlayer Cloud you will need to upgrade to RealPlayer Cloud Premium and install the DVD playback components.
- Seeking during previews on some DVDs may cause RealPlayer Cloud to crash or hang.
- Some DVDs show green bars around the content in Theater Mode. Changing the color space may solve this. Go to
> Preferences: DVD. Under Advanced, select RGB.
- Some DVDs will not play and show a key exchange error. Changing the color space may solve this. Go to
> Preferences: DVD. Under Advanced, select RGB.
RealPlayer Converter
- At this time, RealPlayer Converter does not support resolutions higher than 1080p.
- At this time, RealPlayer Converter does not support conversion of MKV files that use the MPEG-1 codec.
- Some files will show a conversion percentage complete in RealPlayer Converter that is higher than 100%.
- Windows Media items with uncommon frame widths (such as 427 px) may not convert, even though they play in RealPlayer Cloud.
- RealPlayer Converter is designed to convert your personal unprotected VOB files from home videos that have one audio track. Converting from VOB files with multiple audio tracks may have unexpected results.
- RealPlayer Converter cannot convert files with content protection.
- Converting videos shot in portrait mode may have unexpected results.
- Files converted from WAV into any other format do not retain Details. This is a limitation of the WAV format.
Miscellaneous
- RealPlayer Cloud does not support multiple audio tracks in AVI files. Playing these files may have unexpected results.
- Fast Forward and Rewind do not work on .flv items.
- Windows Media Player must be installed in order to use Windows Media files.
- The Crossfade feature does not work with Windows Media files.
- It is not possible to adjust recording levels when recording from analog sources. This is due to changes in how Windows handles sound cards.
- Music and Video Libraries in Windows 7 do not work as Watched Folders in RealPlayer Cloud. Choose individual folders instead.
- Music imported while offline will never download album art.
- Changes made to Details that increase file size, such as adding larger album art, will not be saved while the item is playing. Try again when the item is not playing.
- The album art visualization may not work well when music files are dragged onto Now Playing. For the best results, play music from the Library view.
Licenses
This application contains a software library licensed from MediaInfo which enables display of the most relevant technical and tag data for video and audio files. The license is as follows:
MediaInfo(Lib) License
Version 1.2, 6 August 2012
Copyright 2002-2012 MediaArea.net SARL. All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
- 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with modification, are permitted provided that the GNU Library General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or any later version is met.
Dynamic or static linking to this software are not deemed a modification.
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