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RealPlayer takes online videos offline

Real Networks is joining Google's quest to let you interact with online media while you're offline. On the one hand, this seems like technology that would have been great five years ago when fewer people had always-on internet connections. But it would also have been a lot harder to implement these tools back in the era of 56k modems.

In June, Real Networks will launch a beta of their updated RealPlayer. Robert Scoble caught up with Real Networks VP Jeff Chasen for a preview.



If the four minute video doesn't do it for you, Scoble has also posted a much longer video of the complete interview.
At its most basic level, the new player adds support for flash videos. But it also integrates with your web browser. Anytime you view a flash video on YouTube or any other site, a button will pop up allowing you to download that movie.

You can download multiple movies at once, and save them in a folder on your PC for offline viewing. There'll also be a premium version of the software that lets you burn videos to CDs or DVDs, convert them to different file formats, or use equalizer controls.

Oh yeah, and for now, the new RealPlayer is PC only. A Mac version is due out later this year.

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