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- SHOCKWAVE FOR DIRECTOR 4.0 README
-
- This file outlines the version, general notes, system
- requirements, installation instructions, known problems
- with workarounds, and known problems without workarounds.
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- VERSION:
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- 4.0 Macintosh
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- GENERAL NOTES:
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- Shockwave for Director is a Director 4.0.4
- compatible Macintosh 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:Plug-ins
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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: 68K Macintosh or compatible:
- - 68030 CPU or greater
- - 8-bit or 256 colors
- - 6 MB free disk space
- - 8 MB RAM
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- Software: System 7.1.2 or greater
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- Netscape: 2.0
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- INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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- - Drag the file "NP-Mac68K-Dir-Shockwave" into the Netscape
- "Plug-ins" folder.
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH WORKAROUNDS:
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- - Out of Memory Errors (5 or -108).
- Workaround: Increase Netscape's application memory to 8000 Kb.
- Restart Netscape.
- - General redraw/refresh problems.
- Workaround: Select Reload from the buttonbar or View menu.
- - Movies using shared.dir may crash.
- Workaround: Don't play movies with shared.dir in the same
- folder.
- - Changing the color depth or screen resolution while a movie
- is playing will cause the movie to draw incorrectly.
- Workaround: Select Reload from the buttonbar or View menu.
- - KeyUp lingo commands will not work.
- Workaround: Use keyDown.
- - If the Disk Cache is set to 0 Kb, movies will not play.
- Workaround: Increase Netscape's Disk Cache to 5000 Kb.
- - A broken icon appears indicating the movie cannot be loaded.
- Workaround: Select Reload from the buttonbar or View menu.
- Also, ensure the web server MIME-type is:
- "application/x-director". For further information, see:
- http://www.macromedia.com/Tools/Shockwave/sdc/Dev/getstart.html#server
- - Keyboard or mouse selections do not seem to work outside
- the movie area.
- Workaround: Ensure repeat loops do not execute for more than
- 1 second because the user will be unable to interact with the
- browser during Lingo loops. Loop by moving between frames
- instead.
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- KNOWN PROBLEMS WITHOUT WORKAROUNDS:
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- - Transitions. Cover, push, reveal and wipe transitions may
- display redraw problems on the stage. Dissolve transitions
- will appear as dissolve pattern.
- - NetLingo commands. PreloadNetThing may not work in
- conjunction with gotoNetMovie and gotoNetPage. For best
- results, set the Cache Preference to "Check Documents
- Once Per Session". To set the Cache Preference, select
- Network Preferences from the Options menu.
- - Multiple movies on a page may not work as expected.
- - Tables. Movies embedded in tables may crash.
- - General issues. Avoid using Virtual Memory. Avoid
- using Speed Doubler. Open Transport users should install
- version 1.1b10 or greater.
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