CONTENTS, LOGOS, PROGRAMMING AND CONCEPT ⌐ 1995 FELIX DENNIS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
STARTING UP:
This CD-ROM is issue 1.3 of Blender Magazine. To start the magazine, copy one of the icons called "LAUNCHER" onto your hard drive. Adjust the application memory to your amount of FREE RAM (the more the better). Turn off virtual memory, if it is on. Make sure you have the latest version of Quicktime¬ installed, and install the Multimedia Tuner if it's not already in your system [Apple's Quicktime 2.00, Multimedia Tuner and the Quicktime PowerPlug/Fixer are in the Mac Goodies folder-read the README for installation instructions]. Find the hard disk copy of the LAUNCHER, and click on it twice, with the CD in any CD-ROM drive. Easy. If it won't start initially, it's probably because Quicktime is not installed properly in your System/Extensions folder.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
Blender 1.3 requires a minimum of 4MB free RAM, Quicktime, a CD-ROM drive and a 13" RGB monitor to run on a Macintosh. 8 Meg or more free RAM will significantly improve performance. For best results: Set the monitor to 256 colors and sound to max (unless you have external speakers) before starting Blender. Blender will behave strangely on "Thousands" or "Millions" of colors. If you are experiencing dropped graphics, sounds or transitions, we suggest shutting off extensions to maximize available RAM. Some systems operate best with Quicktime¬ 2.0 and others with Quicktime¬ 1.6.2. Check videos using both versions to see which works better with your system.
GETTING OUT:
If you want to stop the performance, click on the "QUIT" button on the contents screen, or press APPLE-PERIOD or APPLE-Q and hold both keys down until the quit dialog-box appears. Force quitting the application with CONTROL-OPTION-APPLE-ESC will also work in an emergency.
PROBLEMS?
IF YOU EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH MOVIES
Make sure you have QuickTime¬ installed properly:
On Power Macintoshes:
Remove any old versions of Quicktime (they will be in your extensions folder). Drag Quicktime¬ 2.0, the QuickTime¬ PowerPlug and the Apple Multimedia Tuner into your system folder from the "MAC GOODIES" folder on this CD. Restart your Macintosh.
On other Macintoshes:
Remove any old versions of Quicktime (they will be in your extensions folder). Drag Quicktime¬ 2.0 and the Apple Multimedia Tuner into your system folder from the "MAC GOODIES" folder on this CD. Restart your Macintosh.
WEIRD CRASHES ON OTHER OCCASIONS
This disk has been tested on Macintosh computers ranging from a IIvx with 5 megs of RAM to a PowerPC 8100/80 with 128MB. Performance varies, but it runs.
If you have Virtual Memory on in your MEMORY control panel, Blender will crash when you run out of physical RAM. Turn it OFF in the MEMORY control panel.
Two other known conflicts are RamDoubler and the "Eyeballs" init, both of which will act in conjunction with this disk to crash your machine.
If you experience problems running Blender on a machine with two monitors, shut down the machine, disconnect the secondary monitor & run Blender on the main monitor with the colors set to 256.
Try shutting off all extensions except your CD-driver and Quicktime¬ before calling technical support.
If you are experiencing dropped graphics, sounds or transitions, we suggest shutting off extensions to maximize available RAM, and then adjusting the memory size by selecting the CLICKMEx2 document, pressing APPLE-I, and then changing the "Preferred Memory Size" dialogue to the maximum possible.
JUST IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING
All files on this CD have been checked for viruses.
STILL NOT WORKING?
If you experience technical difficulties call 1-800-461-4038, or if you just want to provide feedback, give Blender a call on 212-302-2626 or fax us on 212-302-2635. For subscriptions, call 1-800-825-0061 or fax (315) 437 9863 for details from outide the U.S.
If you want to stop the performance, click on the "QUIT" button on the contents screens, or press COMMAND-PERIOD and hold both keys down until the quit dialog-box appears. Force quitting the application with CONTROL-OPTION-APPLE-ESC will also work in an emergency.
Blender ⌐1995 Felix Dennis. Published by Dennis Publishing, Inc., under license from Felix Dennis. BLENDER and the BLENDER logo are trademarks of Felix Dennis. All rights reserved.
