Hi,
I'm a total newbe to all of this but I just wanted to ask whether there is an equivalent portable application for realPlayer as I wanted to stream some audio from the BBC website and it requires RealPlayer.
Any advice is most appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Portable App equivalent of RealPlayer
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VLC works without Real Alternative... I'm listening to a BBC Radio 1 show right now!
I tend to use XMPlay though with their RealAudio plugin.
It's 100% portable and uses Real Alternative codecs... you need to read a guide for this though to get this to work.
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One thing to note though is you'll need to dig for the BBC Radio show URL before you even try to use a player!
I tend to use XMPlay though with their RealAudio plugin.
It's 100% portable and uses Real Alternative codecs... you need to read a guide for this though to get this to work.
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One thing to note though is you'll need to dig for the BBC Radio show URL before you even try to use a player!
Forgot to mention: Another good alternative is KMplayer (http://www.kmplayer.com/forums; not the KDE/Linux one!).
Just copy the codecs from RealAlternative (and/or QuicktimeAlternative, if you like) into the program dir. Plays anything I've ever thrown at it and looks a little prettier than VLC.
Just copy the codecs from RealAlternative (and/or QuicktimeAlternative, if you like) into the program dir. Plays anything I've ever thrown at it and looks a little prettier than VLC.
I could never get VLC to accept RealPlayer stuff. KMplayer worked ok after gathering/borrowing all the necessary codecs. Now, however, I just use SMPlayer for everything. Download SMPlayer along with their “Additional codecs” package and you’re good to go. A portable version is also available now, which makes this app twice as sweet. http://smplayer.sourceforge.net
FWIW, I dumped this same codecs package into Media Player Classic and it plays .RM files without a whimper. Choice is good.
FWIW, I dumped this same codecs package into Media Player Classic and it plays .RM files without a whimper. Choice is good.
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Re: Portable App equivalent of RealPlayer
can someone tell me how to update kmplayer's codecs? (or add new ones)
Re: Portable App equivalent of RealPlayer
The website doesn't appear to have anything on updating/adding codecs. Best bet is probably just to update the whole thing.
I'd make a backup copy of my current settings (usually an INI or XML file that's not in the default install) and then copy it back once you've installed the update.
I'd make a backup copy of my current settings (usually an INI or XML file that's not in the default install) and then copy it back once you've installed the update.