Preferences: Download and Recording

Click , and select Preferences: Download & Recording.

Use these commands to set preferences associated with the RealPlayer Downloader feature and streaming media recording:

Option		Description
Save Files to:		Shows the current location for files you download. Click Browse to change location.
Enable Web Download & Recording...		(Default: On) To disable the Web Download & Recording feature, deselect the checkbox. Afterward, the "Download this Video" button will not automatically appear while you watch online videos. To turn this feature back on, select the checkbox. Any change will not take effect until you restart your web browser.
Show the "Download this Video" button:		With Web Download & Recording enabled, select how long you want the "Download this Video" button to appear whenever you watch a video: On page load... For [x] seconds when the page loads. Enter 1-99 seconds. (Default: 7 seconds.) Only on... Only when you mouse-over the video Display area. Don't show... Don't show the button at all. The button's download function instead will be available only when you right-click on the video Display area.
Advanced Settings		Opens a dialog with more settings. See Advanced Settings, below, for details.

Advanced Settings

Option		Description
Default recording...		Select the default recording time for live webcasts. Options are 30 minutes, 1 hour, 2 hours, 4 hours, and 8 hours. (Default: 4 hours.)
Video Transcoding		Adjust the conversion (transcoding) quality of videos you download. Some videos require conversion when recording. Move the slider to choose Best Performance, Highest Detail, or a balance of the two. The Highest Detail setting requires more computing power. Choose Best Performance for best results when you have an older computer or are recording high bitrate content with a large image size.

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