- Real Alternative
Infobox_Software
name = Real Alternative
caption =
developer =KL Software
latest_release_version = 1.9.0
latest_release_date = release date|2008|09|29
operating_system = Windows
genre = videocodec bundle
license =
website = [http://www.codecguide.com/about_real.htm Real Alternative]Real Alternative is a codec pack created for playing
RealMedia files onMicrosoft Windows operating systems without installingRealPlayer . The pack can be used with any DirectShow-enabled media player, such asMedia Player Classic , which is included as part of the package. The pack was designed byKL Software usingReal Media Splitter , an open source video filter, and Real MediaCodec s.It is bundled with many free codec packs. Users who prefer Real Alternative often cite dissatisfaction with the official
RealPlayer software. [cite web
url = http://www.winplanet.com/article/2684-.htm
title = Real Alternative: Better Than the Real Thing?
author = Adam Stone
publisher =Jupitermedia Corporation
work = WinPlanet Reviews
accessdate = 2007-09-10]Legality
According to Karl Lillevold of
RealNetworks , KL Software simply re-packages RealNetworks' own copyrighted DLLs and distributes them without permission, which means that he believes that the codec pack is illegal. [cite web
author = Karl Lillevold, RealNetworks
date = 2005-12-01
url = http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?threadid=68399
title = RealPlayer 10.5, installation, performance, etc.
publisher = Doom9
accessdate = 2006-08-22] No legal action by RealNetworks has been taken against KL Software.Limitations
Real Alternative is unable to provide some of the original RealPlayer's functions. Some files, like .smi and .smil files, only play the first part of a clip. The
Real Time Streaming Protocol (rtsp://) won't be played inDirectShow media players (i.e. Windows Media Player).Notes
ee also
*
RealPlayer
* Helix
*QuickTime Alternative
*Winamp Alternative
*Media Player Classic
*VLC media player
*Combined Community Codec Pack External links
* [http://codecguide.com/about_real.htm Official Website]
* [http://codecguide.com/download_real.htm Download]
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