Re: RealPlayer for Mac, Problems?

[Tina K.]

On 2012/01/03 19:11, Al Poulin so eloquently wrote:

I'd like to use RealPlayer files. Are there cautions about using
RealPlayer for Mac? Is there any alternative software for .ram files?


I think RealPlayer isn't as bad as it once was, but it still annoyingly prompts 
you to quit your web browser so it can install an internet plug-in.


If you want to steer clear of RealPlayer, VLC can play real files.




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Re: RealPlayer for Mac, Problems?

[Al Poulin]

On Jan 4, 10:38 am, Patrick Berg  wrote:
> Hi Al,
>
> Have you tried VideoLan (VLC) Player?  It supports most audio / video
> formats:
>
> http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Thank you Patrick. I've sent a file for testing to my son who has VLC.
Like Bruce, he hasn't used RealPlayer nor seen .ram files in years.

Al Poulin

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Re: RealPlayer for Mac, Problems?

[Patrick Berg]

Hi Al,

Real Player has been known to be a memory hog.  Not to mention the ads and
other junk it wants to install...

Have you tried VideoLan (VLC) Player?  It supports most audio / video
formats:

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Best of luck to you.
-
Patrick Berg






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>   RealPlayer for Mac, 
> Problems?
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>Al Poulin  Jan 03 06:11PM -0800
>
>I'd like to use RealPlayer files. Are there cautions about using
>RealPlayer for Mac? Is there any alternative software for .ram files?
>
>Al Poulin
>
>

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Re: RealPlayer for Mac, Problems?

[Bruce Johnson]

On Jan 3, 2012, at 7:11 PM, Al Poulin wrote:

> I'd like to use RealPlayer files. Are there cautions about using
> RealPlayer for Mac? Is there any alternative software for .ram files?

Nope, proprietary codec, proprietary player, you have to install RealPlayer. No 
major problems iirc, but I haven't dealt with it in years...just haven't run 
into anything I wanted that was only available in RP.

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