Found in the Library, the CD/DVD display page lets you view, select, play and import tracks from audio CDs. Its commands and options are primarily for playing and managing CDs and individual CD tracks. However, you also begin playing DVDs from here.
While playing or importing a CD, the artist, album, and genre information appears at the top of the CD page. CD track information, such as track names (if available), the length of each track, and the status of each track (% completed/saved) appears in the main Display area.
From the CD/DVD display page, click to begin playing the DVD. Click on the Player Control bar to access the DVD Navigation Menu.
When playback begins, the display automatically changes to the Now Playing view in Theater Mode. (This feature can be turned on or off from > Preferences > DVD.)
While a DVD is playing, the Video Thumbnail feature is active on the CD/DVD display page. Click it to switch to the Now Playing screen view.
See Playing DVDs for more information.
Double-click a track to play it.
Select one or more tracks, then right-click and select:
When you insert a CD,RealPlayer checks the CD tracks against the clips in the Library. If the CD tracks have not yet been saved to the Library, RealPlayer prompts you by asking if you would like to save them to your Library now:
The sidebar contains following available Tasks:
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Description |
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Save Tracks |
Opens the "Save Tracks" dialog so that you can pick which clips you want to add to the Library. (See Save CD to the Library for details.) |
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CD Info |
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Print Jewel Case |
Opens the "Print Jewel Case" dialog. This uses information from the CD in the active drive. |
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Burn a CD |
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Eject |
Opens the door of the active drive. (See CD Drive below above to determine which drive is active.) |
Information about the CD is obtained automatically over the internet (see CD Info for details) or from your own database. You can also manually change this information, or add to it if it's incomplete. Changes are stored in your RealPlayer database and appear each time the CD is played.
Manually Edit |
Procedure |
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Edit Artist, Album, or Genre information. |
Select and edit the text in the Artist, Album, or Genre windows. |
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Edit Track Name |
1. Select a track. 2. From the Edit menu, select Rename. Or right-click on the track and select Rename. 3. Edit the track name and press Enter. |
In the lower right corner of the CD/DVD display page, an indicator shows you information about any selected tracks:
If available, Album Info appears to the right of the Player Control bar.
When more than one CD drive is available on a computer, click on the CD drive indicator to select and change the active drive.
Note: You can change the active CD drive only when the player is not playing a CD or DVD.
Note: Not all services and features are available in all countries. Services and features will be added as they become available.
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