You may also want to invest in a removable data storage device, such as a writeable CD-ROM drive, Jazz or Zip drive. The .rm files are relatively small. They will only take up around approx. The space hog when it comes to video files is the .avi files. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you have sufficient hard disk space to capture and then encode your video.
Software requirements are similar for video and audio.
You will need either the RealEncoder or the RealPublisher to encode your files. You will require software to capture and edit your video files before they are encoded into .rm format. Most video capture cards include at least basic utilities for capturing and editing video. Yes, however, like audio files, the procedure to do so is awkward and at sometimes frustrating. It is best to do your editing on the .avi file before you encode the RealMedia file.