Welcome to the Macromedia Multimedia Showcase CD READ ME!
OVERVIEW:
Macromedia's Multimedia Showcase CD-ROM provides an interactive road map to the products and services offered by Macromedia. The Multimedia Showcase gives you detailed explanations of the Macromedia tools that power your ideas. Preview valuable information on Macromedia's product line; testimonials and example files from leading multimedia developers; fully functional working models that let you try out our software; and guided product demonstration files that take you step-by-step through Macromedia's most popular applications including Authorware Professional, Director, FreeHand, MacroModel, Fontographer, SoundEdit 16, Action! and ClipMedia.
PRODUCT DATASHEETS and CONNECTIONS CATALOG:
On the Multimedia Showcase, you'll find product datasheets that detail key product features and benefits, file format usage and system configurations. Macromedia Connections features software and hardware that complement our products and support services that enable you to make the most of our tools.
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM CONFIGURATION:
It is advisable to have a Macintosh 68040, 8mb RAM, System 7.0 or higher, QuickTime 2.0, 640x480 display running at 256 colors, and a double speed CD-ROM drive.
*PowerPC users*: It is advisable to disable the QuickTime PowerPlug extension before running the Showcase.
To install the Macromedia Multimedia Showcase:
1) Insert the Showcase CD-ROM.
2) Drag the "Copy to hard drive" folder to a hard drive with 500K free disk space. If there is not enough space on the hard drive, you can run it directly from the CD-ROM.
3) Double-click the Macromedia Showcase CD icon.
The application╒s default memory partition is set to 5mb. However, if you have more than 8mb of RAM installed and you would like to see better performance, you may increase its partition. Select the "Macromedia Showcase CD" icon, choose "Get Info╔" from the File menu, and increase the application╒s partition in the "Preferred Size" text field. Be sure not to allocate all your free memory to the Showcase application. Leave at least 500K available for the system!
A copy of QuickTime 2.0 is provided. If you do not have QuickTime, drag the contents of the "QuickTime 2.0" folder, as appropriate, to your System Folder.
TO READ the DATASHEET and CONNECTIONS .PDF FILES:
1) Double-click on the icon titled "ACROBAT 2.0 READER INSTALLER."
2) Follow the on screen instructions for installing.
3) To view the datasheets and Connections, execute the newly installed Acrobat Reader and open the .pdf files.
