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Implementation Review of Real Media Player (Audio and Video content only) 6.0.9.584

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Evaluation Information

Subject: Real Media Player (Audio and Video content only) 6.0.9.584

Operating System: Microsoft Windows

Formats: Audio, Video and SMIL

Date: 20 August 2001

Guidelines: User Agent Accessibility Guidelines ( 31 July Working Draft )

Reviewer

Name: Jim Allan and Ian Jacobs

Affliation: TSBVI and W3C

Phone: 512-206-9315

E-mail: jimallan@tsbvi.edu, ij@w3.org

Evaluation Summary

Complete Implementation

Total checkpoints: 24

• 1.3 Provide text messages. (Priority 1)
• 2.1 Render content according to specification. (Priority 1)
• 2.2 Provide text view. (Priority 1)
• 2.3 Render conditional content. (Priority 1)
• 2.5 Make captions, transcripts available. (Priority 1)
• 2.6 Respect synchronization cues. (Priority 1)
• 4.1 Configure text size. (Priority 1)
• 4.4 Slow multimedia. (Priority 1)
• 4.5 Start, stop, pause, advance, reverse multimedia. (Priority 1)
• 4.9 Global volume control. (Priority 1)
• 6.4 Programmatic operation. (Priority 1)
• 6.6 Conventional keyboard APIs. (Priority 1)
• 7.2 Respect input configuration conventions. (Priority 1)
• 9.2 Provide user interface focus. (Priority 1)
• 9.3 Move content focus. (Priority 1)
• 11.1 Current user bindings. (Priority 1)
• 12.2 Document accessibility features. (Priority 1)
• 12.3 Document default bindings. (Priority 1)
• 4.7 Slow other multimedia. (Priority 2)
• 5.2 Keep viewport on top. (Priority 2)
• 7.3 Operating environment conventions. (Priority 2)
• 7.4 Input configuration indications. (Priority 2)
• 11.6 User profiles. (Priority 2)
• 12.5 Dedicated section on accessibility. (Priority 2)

Very Good Implementation

Total checkpoints: 3

• 1.1 Full keyboard access. (Priority 1)
• 12.1 Accessible documentation. (Priority 1)
• 11.5 Default binding requirements. (Priority 2)

Good Implementation

Total checkpoints: 3

• 3.2 Toggle audio, video, animated images. (Priority 1)
• 5.1 No automatic content focus change. (Priority 2)
• 5.3 Manual viewport open only. (Priority 2)

Poor Implementation

Total checkpoints: 6

• 1.2 Activate event handlers. (Priority 1)
• 4.10 Independent volume control. (Priority 1)
• 8.1 Implement accessibility features. (Priority 1)
• 9.4 Restore history. (Priority 1)
• 9.8 Text search. (Priority 2)
• 11.7 Configure tool bars. (Priority 3)

Not Implementation

Total checkpoints: 5

• 2.4 Allow time-independent interaction. (Priority 1)
• 3.3 Toggle animated/blinking text. (Priority 1)
• 4.2 Configure font family. (Priority 1)
• 4.3 Configure text colors. (Priority 1)
• 4.6 Position captions. (Priority 1)

Not Applicable

Total checkpoints: 1

• 3.1 Toggle background images. (Priority 1)

Not Rated

Total checkpoints: 48

• 3.4 Toggle scripts. (Priority 1)
• 3.5 Toggle content refresh. (Priority 1)
• 4.12 Configure synthesized speech rate. (Priority 1)
• 4.13 Configure synthesized speech volume. (Priority 1)
• 4.14 Configure synthesized speech characteristics. (Priority 1)
• 4.17 Choose style sheets. (Priority 1)
• 6.1 DOM read access. (Priority 1)
• 6.2 DOM write access. (Priority 1)
• 6.3 Programmatic access to non-HTML/XML content. (Priority 1)
• 6.5 Programmatic alert of changes. (Priority 1)
• 6.7 API character encodings. (Priority 1)
• 7.1 Focus and selection conventions. (Priority 1)
• 9.1 Provide content focus. (Priority 1)
• 10.1 Table orientation. (Priority 1)
• 10.2 Highlight selection and content focus. (Priority 1)
• 10.3 Distinct default highlight styles. (Priority 1)
• 10.7 Highlight current viewport. (Priority 1)
• 2.7 Repair missing content. (Priority 2)
• 3.6 Toggle redirects. (Priority 2)
• 3.7 Toggle images. (Priority 2)
• 4.8 Control other multimedia. (Priority 2)
• 4.11 Control other volume. (Priority 2)
• 4.15 Specific synthesized speech characteristics. (Priority 2)
• 4.16 Configure synthesized speech features. (Priority 2)
• 5.4 Selection and focus in viewport. (Priority 2)
• 5.5 Confirm form submission. (Priority 2)
• 5.6 Confirm fee links. (Priority 2)
• 6.8 DOM CSS access. (Priority 2)
• 6.9 Timely access. (Priority 2)
• 8.2 Conform to specifications. (Priority 2)
• 9.5 No events on focus change. (Priority 2)
• 9.6 Show event handlers. (Priority 2)
• 9.7 Move content focus optimally. (Priority 2)
• 9.9 Structured navigation. (Priority 2)
• 10.4 Highlight special elements. (Priority 2)
• 10.5 Outline view. (Priority 2)
• 11.2 Current author bindings. (Priority 2)
• 11.3 Override bindings. (Priority 2)
• 11.4 Single key access. (Priority 2)
• 12.4 Document changes. (Priority 2)
• 2.8 No repair text. (Priority 3)
• 2.9 Render conditional content automatically. (Priority 3)
• 2.10 Toggle placeholders. (Priority 3)
• 2.11 Alert unsupported language. (Priority 3)
• 5.7 Manual viewport close only. (Priority 3)
• 9.10 Configure important elements. (Priority 3)
• 10.6 Provide link information. (Priority 3)
• 10.8 Indicate rendering progress. (Priority 3)

Checkpoint Details

1.1 Full keyboard access. (P1)

Rating: VG

Comments

• good control of play
• cannot adjust visualizations, cannot add/remove channels
• cannot add/remove channels

1.2 Activate event handlers. (P1)

Rating: P

Comments

• Not sure. Cannot add Channels, html browser opens within player, but there are no keyboard controls nor any way to move focus to the browser area. Although it is completely functional with a mouse.

1.3 Provide text messages. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

2.1 Render content according to specification. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• RealAudio, RealVideo, Macromedia Flash, RealText, RealPics. Yes for: SMIL 1.0, GIF, JPEG, PNG

2.2 Provide text view. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• Real has a plug-in for view clip source. Tested with SMIL presentation, opens browser and displays source.

2.3 Render conditional content. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• Yes. For SMIL presentation with captions.

2.4 Allow time-independent interaction. (P1)

Rating: NI

No Comments

2.5 Make captions, transcripts available. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• can turn on/off captions. Audio description plays regardless of setting.

2.6 Respect synchronization cues. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

2.7 Repair missing content. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

2.8 No repair text. (P3)

Rating: NR

No Comments

2.9 Render conditional content automatically. (P3)

Rating: NR

No Comments

2.10 Toggle placeholders. (P3)

Rating: NR

Comments

2.11 Alert unsupported language. (P3)

Rating: NR

No Comments

3.1 Toggle background images. (P1)

Rating: NA

Comments

3.2 Toggle audio, video, animated images. (P1)

Rating: G

Comments

• Use can control whether player start-up plays animation and sound.
• User can mute audio
• User cannot turn off animations or videos

3.3 Toggle animated/blinking text. (P1)

Rating: NI

Comments

• realtext has a number of elements that will generate moving and blinking text, no way override author specified movement or blinking

3.4 Toggle scripts. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

3.5 Toggle content refresh. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

3.6 Toggle redirects. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

3.7 Toggle images. (P2)

Rating: NR

Comments

4.1 Configure text size. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• Provides a zoom feature to magnify text.

4.2 Configure font family. (P1)

Rating: NI

Comments

• User has no control of font family used in captions

4.3 Configure text colors. (P1)

Rating: NI

Comments

• User has no control of font color used in captions

4.4 Slow multimedia. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• There is a real plug-in that will allow the user to control presentation rate from 1/3 to 2.5 times original speed

4.5 Start, stop, pause, advance, reverse multimedia. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

4.6 Position captions. (P1)

Rating: NI

Comments

• Can only position captions at bottom of video.

4.7 Slow other multimedia. (P2)

Rating: C

Comments

• There is a real plug-in that will allow the user to control presentation rate from 1/3 to 2.5 times original speed

4.8 Control other multimedia. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

4.9 Global volume control. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• Can change global volume.

4.10 Independent volume control. (P1)

Rating: P

Comments

• Cannot change volume of specific audio description tracks.

4.11 Control other volume. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

4.12 Configure synthesized speech rate. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

4.13 Configure synthesized speech volume. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

4.14 Configure synthesized speech characteristics. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

4.15 Specific synthesized speech characteristics. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

4.16 Configure synthesized speech features. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

4.17 Choose style sheets. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

5.1 No automatic content focus change. (P2)

Rating: G

Comments

• Setting to disable automatic opening of linked content, not sure how Real notifies users of additional content that is available or how user would activate the content

5.2 Keep viewport on top. (P2)

Rating: C

Comments

• configuration for "on top while playing"

5.3 Manual viewport open only. (P2)

Rating: G

Comments

• Setting to disable automatic opening of linked content, not sure how Real notifies users of additional content that is available or how user would activate the content

5.4 Selection and focus in viewport. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

5.5 Confirm form submission. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

5.6 Confirm fee links. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

5.7 Manual viewport close only. (P3)

Rating: NR

No Comments

6.1 DOM read access. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

6.2 DOM write access. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

6.3 Programmatic access to non-HTML/XML content. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

6.4 Programmatic operation. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• Interface controls usable with screen reader

6.5 Programmatic alert of changes. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

6.6 Conventional keyboard APIs. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

6.7 API character encodings. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

6.8 DOM CSS access. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

6.9 Timely access. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

7.1 Focus and selection conventions. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

7.2 Respect input configuration conventions. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• Works with "sticky keys"

7.3 Operating environment conventions. (P2)

Rating: C

No Comments

7.4 Input configuration indications. (P2)

Rating: C

Comments

8.1 Implement accessibility features. (P1)

Rating: P

Comments

• SMIL allows for multiple language caption and audio tracks. User can select Audio tracks. No visible mechanism for choosing language of caption track.

8.2 Conform to specifications. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

9.1 Provide content focus. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

9.2 Provide user interface focus. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

9.3 Move content focus. (P1)

Rating: C

Comments

• For main content window only.

9.4 Restore history. (P1)

Rating: P

Comments

• Can only return to beginning of content on a site

9.5 No events on focus change. (P2)

Rating: NR

Comments

9.6 Show event handlers. (P2)

Rating: NR

Comments

9.7 Move content focus optimally. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

9.8 Text search. (P2)

Rating: P

Comments

• Can not search for text in captions

9.9 Structured navigation. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

9.10 Configure important elements. (P3)

Rating: NR

No Comments

10.1 Table orientation. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

10.2 Highlight selection and content focus. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

10.3 Distinct default highlight styles. (P1)

Rating: NR

Comments

10.4 Highlight special elements. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

10.5 Outline view. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

10.6 Provide link information. (P3)

Rating: NR

No Comments

10.7 Highlight current viewport. (P1)

Rating: NR

No Comments

10.8 Indicate rendering progress. (P3)

Rating: NR

No Comments

11.1 Current user bindings. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

11.2 Current author bindings. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

11.3 Override bindings. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

11.4 Single key access. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

11.5 Default binding requirements. (P2)

Rating: VG

Comments

• OK - stop, pause, resume, fast advance, and fast reverse. No binding for search, font size

11.6 User profiles. (P2)

Rating: C

Comments

• current settings are saved on exiting the application

11.7 Configure tool bars. (P3)

Rating: P

Comments

• Cannot change user interface tool bars.

12.1 Accessible documentation. (P1)

Rating: VG

Comments

• no alt on images in help. Most link images have a link visually near by that allow navigation to same content.

12.2 Document accessibility features. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

12.3 Document default bindings. (P1)

Rating: C

No Comments

12.4 Document changes. (P2)

Rating: NR

No Comments

12.5 Dedicated section on accessibility. (P2)

Rating: C

Comments

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