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- SHOCKWAVE FOR DIRECTOR 4.0 README
-
- This file outlines the version, general notes, system
- requirements, known problems with workarounds, and
- known problems without workarounds.
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- VERSION:
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- 4.0 16-bit Windows
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- GENERAL NOTES:
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- Macromedia's Shockwave for Director is a Director 4.0.4
- compatible Windows playback application. This is the
- first shipping version and has been renamed from 1.0 to
- 4.0 due to its support of Director 4.0.4 movies.
-
- X-Objects should be installed in the following location:
- NETSCAPE\PLUGINS\NP16DSW
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- Copyright (c) 1996 Macromedia. All rights reserved.
- Shockwave for Director is the property of Macromedia
- and may not be altered, reproduced or copied in any
- way, shape or form without prior written consent from
- Macromedia.
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-
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
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- Hardware: IBM compatible PC:
- - Intel 80486-25 Mhz or greater
- - VGA with 8-bit or 256 colors
- - 6 MB free disk space
- - 8 MB RAM
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- Software: Microsoft Windows 3.1
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- Netscape: 2.0 16-Bit
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH WORKAROUNDS:
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- - Function varies when running in anything other than
- 256 colors.
- Workaround: Run in 256 color mode or 8-bit screen depth.
- - General redraw/refresh problems.
- Workaround: Select Reload from the buttonbar or View menu.
- - A broken icon appears and the movie is not loaded.
- Workaround: Select Reload from the buttonbar or View menu
- and ensure the web server MIME-type is set to
- "application/x-director". For further information, see:
- http://www.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/sdc/Dev/getstart.html#server
- - If the Disk Cache is set to 0 Kb, movies will not play.
- Workaround: Increase Netscape's Disk Cache to 5000 Kb.
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS WITHOUT WORKAROUNDS:
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- - NetLingo commands. PreloadNetThing may not work in
- conjunction with gotoNetMovie and gotoNetPage. For best
- results, set the Cache Preference to "Verify Documents
- Once Per Session". To set the Cache Preference, select
- Network Preferences from the Options menu.
- - Tables. Movies embedded in tables may crash.
- - Windows NT. The 16-bit Plug-In may work with 16-bit
- Netscape under Windows NT, however, it has not
- been certified nor will it be supported at this time.
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