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Convert CDR to RealVideo

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CDR at a glance

CDR

CorelDRAW was developed by Corel engineers Michel Bouillan and Pat Beirne in 1987 to bundle with Corel's desktop publishing systems. The inclusion of TrueType support in Windows 3.1 transformed CorelDRAW into a serious illustration program.

RealVideo at a glance

RealVideo

RealNetworks released the first RealVideo codec in February 1997 as part of RealPlayer 5, pioneering internet video streaming when bandwidth was extremely limited and competing with Microsoft's Windows Media and Apple's QuickTime Streaming.

Format comparison

Feature
CDR
RealVideo
File type

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Extensions
  • .cdr

  • .rv

  • .rm

  • .rmvb

MIME type
  • application/vnd.corel-draw

  • video/vnd.rn-realvideo

  • video/x-real-video

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Compatibility

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Editability

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Created year

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Status

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Transparency

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Animation

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Primary use cases
  • illustration

  • diagramming

  • brand asset delivery

  • svg

  • eps

  • ai

  • editing

  • mastering

  • streaming delivery

  • rmvb

  • wmv

  • flv

  • rm

Common software
  • CorelDRAW

  • LibreOffice Draw

  • Inkscape

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • RealPlayer (original and legacy)

  • FFmpeg (decoder support)

  • VLC

  • MPlayer

Archival suitability

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Metadata handling

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When to use each format

When to use CDR

  • illustration
  • diagramming
  • brand asset delivery
  • Full-featured vector graphics format with rich toolset.

When to use RealVideo

  • editing
  • mastering
  • streaming delivery
  • Pioneered practical streaming video delivery over extremely low-bandwidth internet connections.

FAQs

Why convert CDR to RealVideo?

Choose RealVideo as target when convert to or from RealVideo when recovering streaming-era web media, preserving early RealNetworks distributions, or migrating archived RM and RMVB collections into current containers such as MP4.

What changes when converting CDR to RealVideo?

Convert to or from RealVideo when recovering streaming-era web media, preserving early RealNetworks distributions, or migrating archived RM and RMVB collections into current containers such as MP4. It is primarily a legacy-access format for old internet-video libraries rather than a target for new delivery.

What should I review after converting CDR to RealVideo?

After conversion, review these destination checks: Open converted output in RealPlayer (original and legacy) and verify behavior on real samples; Compare output against the expected depends quality profile; Completely proprietary with no open specification.

How can I keep quality stable in CDR to RealVideo conversion?

Run representative samples, keep settings deterministic, and monitor these risks: RealPlayer's bundled software practices generated significant user backlash; Completely proprietary with no open specification; Validate destination compatibility before large-batch conversion.

Format resources

CDRRealVideo