Once a Fluition presentation has been completed, the destination for the presentation is most commonly a Streaming Server. (If your presentation is not intended for streaming on the Internet this feature will not relate to your presentation.) It is also common for a SMIL presentation to be opened as a result of the user clicking on a link from a web site being displayed in their browser. When a Fluition SMIL file is called from a RealServer via a web page link, a .RAM file is used to launch the RealPlayer application and play the presentation instead of linking directly to the presentation itself.
Correct Web Link:
<a href="presentation.RAM">Click to Watch</a>
Incorrect Link:
<a href="main.SMIL">Click to Watch</a>
RAM files are easy to create but require the use of a text editor and the name of the presentation to be referenced. A typical RAM file has the following contents to reference a SMIL presentation:
rtsp://streamingserver.com/presentationfolder/yourpresentation.SMIL
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The RAM file contains the location of the presentation to be viewed when the link is clicked. Rather than opening a text editor and creating a new text file with the correct information and then saving it to your hard disk, Fluition has a RAM file creation utility. |
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Selecting the RAM File Creator from the Extras menu option will open the RAM File Creator window.
The SMIL File field will contain the name of the open presentation.
The Host IP field is a server field where you can enter the streaming server address and protocol.
Clicking on the Save button will then open a Save As window where you can choose the location of the RAM file. The Fluition RAM file creator will then create a text file (.RAM) containing the proper SMIL presentation reference to be used for linking to a presentation. This file can then be uploaded to the server where the web site is located and linked to for the purpose of playing the presentation from a web site. You can also include the .RAM file in an email in order to send the link to your presentation via email.