There are too many buttons, too many options and it lacks something that's sorely needed: a menu bar. Overall, RealONE suffers from a too-busy look. Other premium features include a graphic equalizer, higher bit rate encoding, CD jewel case printing, transcoding and advanced video controls. Toggling between Normal, Toolbar and Theater modes is as easy as learning shortcut keys. There is also regular Full-screen mode, without the toolbar.
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For example, you can open a "now playing" window, or display the visualization of album art, or close the media browser completely for a more compact look.Īmong some of the premium software features is Toolbar mode, which docks a long, thin, player just above the toolbar menu (along with a smaller video window) and Theater mode, which is full screen, plus the toolbar controls. The entire interface changes as you switch between applications. The video window is in the top left corner, next to it is a synchronized window the media browser takes up the bottom portion of the player, essentially a customized Internet Explorer browser. Unfortunately many of these features weren't turned on for the pre-release version.īut the most dramatic change is the user interface, with its three-pane look. You can also manage your RealONE account from within the media browser.
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New users will get a free 14-day trial of the RealONE subscription service, and you'll be reminded when the trial runs out. But the sign-on feature is one of the biggest differences of RealONE. If cookies are enabled and you choose the option, you can save your username and password in RealONE, so you don't have to sign in every time you start the player. Once you start the program, RealONE prompts you to log-in to the player for the first time. Until the full consumer launch of RealONE in about two months, RealNetworks will still push its RealJukebox and RealPlayer, however.ĭuring installation, RealONE finds the existing RealJukebox and RealPlayer software and uninstalls them, while keeping all your old settings and preferences. It remains to be seen, however, if RealONE will be ported to other operating systems. RealNetworks said that a Mac version would be available in 2002. Currently, RealONE works with Windows 98, ME, 2000, NT or XP. RealONE player will be free for everyone but paying for a GoldPass/RealOne subscription will unlock enhanced features in the player.
(įirst, it's important to note that RealONE is essentially replacing RealJukebox and RealPlayer, both the free and Plus versions. Here's a firsthand look at the developer preview release of RealONE, available for download right now. This week, RealNetworks unveiled its new all-in-one player, RealONE, combining the RealPlayer, RealJukebox, a media browser and a subscription service. Despite the name, it was clear that the Center was just a collection of disparate components, requiring separate downloads and installation procedures. It combined separate applications (RealJukebox, RealPlayer and RealDownload) as a slapped together bundle.
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When RealNetworks unveiled its Real Entertainment Center in May 2000, it was more of a patch job than a tightly integrated package.