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RealMedia URL Reference
Overview
The table and examples below provide a reference for determining the URLs used with UW Technology streaming servers for RealMedia files. Keep in mind that these URLs:
- Should be used for RealSystem files stored in your streaming media directory
- Should be referenced from RealSystem metafiles, not directly from Web pages
- Should begin with "rtsp" (the protocol used with RealMedia files on the streaming servers)
- Can be opened directly using RealPlayer (e.g., for testing purposes)
- Do not contain "public_media" (the shortcut to your streaming media directory)
Reference Table
| Your Account Type | Server | Your Base URL |
|---|---|---|
| Student | media.students.washington.edu | rtsp://media.students.washington.edu/userid/ |
| Faculty | media.faculty.washington.edu | rtsp://media.faculty.washington.edu/userid/ |
| Staff | media.staff.washington.edu | rtsp://media.staff.washington.edu/userid/ |
| Course (supplemental) | media.courses.washington.edu | rtsp://media.courses.washington.edu/userid/ |
| Departmental (supplemental) | media.depts.washington.edu | rtsp://media.depts.washington.edu/userid/ |
To form a complete URL for a specific RealSystem file in your streaming media directory, substitute userid appropriately and add path and filename information to your base URL as needed.
Examples
The examples below, each consisting of a description followed by a hypothetical URL, illustrate how base URLs are made into complete URLs.
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A RealVideo file stored in a faculty member's streaming media directory
rtsp://media.faculty.washington.edu/gilcrest/file.rm -
A RealAudio file stored in a subdirectory of a faculty member's streaming media directory
rtsp://media.faculty.washington.edu/gilcrest/histories/file.rm -
A SMIL file stored in a course account's streaming media directory
rtsp://media.courses.washington.edu/engl345/file.smil -
A SMIL file in a subdirectory of a departmental account's streaming media directory
rtsp://media.depts.washington.edu/english/profiles/file.smil
