Cyber-greetings and welcome to Walt Disney Pictures' first multimedia CD-ROM press kit. We couldn't think of a more appropriate film to debut this handy and historic new hi-tech tool with than Disney's equally incredible new "Toy Story." You'll find practically everthing you ever needed to know about this extraordinary film -- including background info, high resolution photography, film clips and behind-the-scenes footage -- all instantly accessible through your personal computer. We invite you to explore the world of "Toy Story" and interact with Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Mr. Potato Head and the other wonderful cast of characters featured in the world's first full-length animated film to be created entirely by artists using computer tools and technology.
Double click the "Toy Story" press kit icon to launch the program. The images and text can be downloaded on the Macintosh side by clicking the download button in the lower right corner in the program. On the Windows side use the directories labeled documents and hi-res.
This CD-ROM is written for Macintosh/HFS and MS-DOS/ISO 9660 formats and works on either the Macintosh or Windows platforms.
These are the preferred settings and system requirements for Walt Disney Pictures' "Toy Story" CD-ROM press kit on Macintosh:
Quit all other applications.
Use at least a double speed CD-ROM drive.
Monitors may be set to thousands of colors, but 256 colors setting is recommended. Walt Disney Pictures' "Toy Story" MacroMedia Director™ application is designed to run on computers that support a minimum of 256 colors on the Macintosh and Windows platforms. If your system supports thousands or millions of colors, leave the monitor control panel settings at the highest level for the best quality digital movie playback on the Macintosh. On Windows platforms, 256 colors are recommended for optimal performance.
Select a monitor setting of 640 x 480 for large monitors.
Turning off AppleTalk in the Chooser will improve video playback; however, the printing functions will be disabled if your printer is connected to the network.
Change the System highlight color from the Control Panel Color to Black and White.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MACINTOSH:
68030 or better processor
6 megabytes of RAM
256 color depth support
Double speed or faster CD-ROM drive
QuickTime v2.0 or better for Macintosh
System 7.0 or higher
OTHER NOTES:
QuickTime™ v.2.0 or later must be installed in the extensions folder in the system folder on the Macintosh. Drag the QuickTime v.2.0 extension (and the QuickTime PowerPlug, if you have a Power Macintosh) to the system folder and restart the computer. Install QuickTime for Windows 2.0 by running the "SETUP.EXE" program in the QTW directory on the CD-ROM through File Manager. The setup program will prompt you through the steps of installing QuickTime for Windows on your machine.
Double-click on the "TOY STORY" icon to start the program on the Macintosh. Use the Windows "Run" command through File Manager and choose the "TOY.EXE" file on the CD to start the Windows version.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR PC:
80486 computer
6 megabytes of RAM
2 megabytes of swapfile storage or more
VGA card & monitor with 256 colors enabled
SoundBlaster compatible sound card
Windows 3.1 or later
Double speed or faster CD-ROM drive
QuickTime v2.0 or better for Windows
WINDOWS NOTES:
If the program suffers from General Protection Faults (particularly if they're in module GDI.EXE) or it exhibits strange-looking screen images, then the most logical culprit is the display driver for your video card. Try these steps to rule out other possibilities:
First, set the display to 640x480 pixels with 256 colors, and try again.
If the problems persist, then take steps to prevent memory managers in DOS and Windows from using the video card's memory area. (Consult the manual that came with your video card to determine this area.)