On first glance, little seems changed with RealProducer Plus 8

RealNetworks held their annual conference last week. As can be expected from events like RNC 2000, the company rolled out a line of updated software to take on their streaming competition.

One of the updated new arrivals is a beta version of RealProducer Plus ($149.95, currently Windows and Linux only). Is the new version 8 of RealProducer a big change?

Little Change on First Glance
On first glance, users of RealProducer Plus 8 will see little change from its prior sibling. The software retains the same general look and feel. On the top sits the preview and post compression window. To the bottom left is the description and keyword meta-information text boxes that made a splash at the conference last year. To the bottom right are the bandwidth and quality settings that identify what RealProducer is using for its compression work.

Likewise, when launching RealProducer Plus, you will get the same wizards that it offered before. So as you sum up your first glance with RealProducer, you might think that the new version number is all hype. But there is more than meets the eye. To find the major changes in RealProducer Plus, you have to look under the hood.