Welcome to the demo version of Scala MultiMedia MM100--
the first computer television product for the PC!

Scala MM100 gives you the power to create multimedia 
productions combining graphics, symbols, animation, text,
music, sound effects, and even buttons for interactivity--
all on a standard PC!

Scala MM100 software is so sophisticated that the 
performance and quality of its playback is like a television
production. And it is so easy to use that you can create
high-quality multimedia productions in minutes. No 
programming is necessary. Just point and click!

Use Scala MM100 whenever you need the impact of television:
  
  o  Presentations
  o  Interactive Training
  o  Multimedia Games
  o  Cartoons and Entertainment

NOTE: This demo version gives you a taste of how fun and
easy multimedia production can be with Scala MM100. It lets
you try all the features and functions of Scala MM100, but
YOU CANNOT SAVE THE SCRIPTS YOU CREATE.

The demo scripts included on this CD invite you into the
exciting world of Scala mulitmedia. In order to run it, you 
must have the Scala demo CD in your CD-ROM dirve. Both the
program and the demo scripts run completely from the CD.

Enjoy this demo version: the complete Scala MultiMedia MM100 
package can be purchased from your local retailer.

For all the latest news, information and updates on Scala,
please visit our Web site at http://www.scala.com.

Sincerely,
Scala Inc.

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This README file has six sections:

I.      Media Support
II.     Getting Started
III.    Creating a Production
IV.     Troubleshooting
V.      Recent Updates
VI.     Advanced Topics

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I.      Media Support
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Media Support
Graphics:       BMP, GIF, IFF, JPEG, PCX, photo CD, PNG, 
		TIFF
Sound:          MIDI, WAV, CD-Audio (requires sound 
		card, CD-ROM drive)
Animation:      FLC, FLI
Video:          MPEG (requires MPEG hardware card)
Font:           TrueTypeŽ, ScalaType

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II.     Getting Started
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Insert the Scala MM100 CD into your CD-ROM drive.  The
procedure you follow to begin installing Scala varies
slightly depending on your operating system.  All the
following procedures assume that d: is your CD-ROM drive;
if not, substitute the correct letter:

In Windows 95, click the Start button and choose Run....
Then type:

  d:\setup

and click OK.

In Windows 3.1, from the File menu, choose Run..., then type:

  d:\setup

and click OK.

In OS/2 Warp, open an OS/2 shell and type:

  d:\install

and press Return.

In DOS, type:

  d:
  cd \
  install

and press Return.

The installation and setup programs for this demo version
of Scala MultiMedia MM100 create predefined icons on your
system to start Scala quickly and easily.  To start
Scala, make sure that the Scala CD is in your CD-ROM
drive, then from Windows 95, click the Start button, select
Programs and choose Scala from the menu or double-click on
the Scala icon from Explorer.

To start Scala from Windows 3.1 or OS/2, double-click the
Scala icon.

This demo version of Scala installs only icons on your
hard drive.  The actual program and demos are run
directly from the CD to conserve hard disk space.
For best perfomance from the CD, we recommend using
at least a quad speed CD-ROM drive.  The full Scala 
package, which may be purchased from your local Scala
dealer, can be installed to your hard drive for 
top performance. 

To start Scala from DOS, at the prompt, enter:

  d:        <-- the CD ROM drive with the Scala CD
  cd \scala <-- the Scala directory
  english   <-- the English version of the program

You may also start the international language versions
of Scala by entering: deutsch, francais, italiano, espanol,
nederlnd, dansk, svenska, or norsk instead of the word
english in the above example.

If you have problems starting Scala, please refer to the
Installation and Setup Guide located in the doc directory
of this CD.  The Installation and Setup Guide is saved
on the CD in Adobe Acrobat format as the file "install.pdf".
A self-extracting archive containing the Adobe Acrobat
reader, called "acroread.exe", is also located in the doc
directory.  Running the program acroread.exe will install
the Acrobat reader on your system, so that you may view
or print the Scala MM100 Installation and Setup Guide.

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III.    Creating a Production
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Creating a production (or script) in Scala is easy. First, 
create pages by choosing background images. Then, add 
text, images, and sound. Finally, specify the transition
effects and timing you want for the pages. 

The following section walks you through the basics for creating 
a production, but you are encouraged to experiment further. You may 
want to print out this section and have it next to you for reference
when you begin creating a production.

If you choose to view a demo script before creating your own, you
can do so by clicking on Open Script from the Main menu, which is first 
menu you see when you open Scala. (The Main menu is also the menu from 
which you reach the other Scala menus.) You see the File menu. Choose a 
script from the list of scrits by double-clicking on it. You see the Main
menu for the script you chose. Click on Run!
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TO CREATE YOUR OWN SCRIPT, you begin in the Main menu. 

Click on the Add button to open the File menu. The File menu 
is where you choose backgrounds for you pages.

In the File menu, choose several images from the Scala 
Backgrounds directory. (Holding down the Ctrl. key while you 
choose lets you select several images at a time.) If you click
the Shuffler button, which looks like a fan of cards, you can 
see miniature pictures of all the graphic files instead of the 
file names. You can also load an animation to use as a background. 
(Use the Quick-Access buttons in the File menuto bring you to the 
files you want.)

Click OK when you are finished choosing backgrounds. You see the 
Main menu again,this time with the names of the background or 
animation files you chose. Each name represents a page in your production.

Add text by double-clicking on the name of one of your 
pages to bring up the Design Text menu. You see the image you chose as 
the background, plus a menu panel at the bottom of the page. Start typing 
to add text to the page. (Clicking on the secondary mouse button, which 
is normally the right mouse button, hides the menu panel. Clicking on 
it again brings it back.)

Add more text by clicking in different places on the page and typing. 
To select the entire line, simply double-click on it. Use the mouse
to drag any selected line to a different location on the page.

Style your text using the menu panel. Different buttons let you 
choose another typeface or size; make the text bold or italic; 
add a shadow, underline, or outline to the text, or change the 
color of the text, shadow, underline or outline. Just select the
text you want to change, and click on the appropriate button.

Add images to the page by clicking on the Edit button,then choosing 
Import. You see the File menu. Look through the contents of the Scala 
Clips directory for images you would like to use, and then select one 
and click OK. You return to the page you are working on and you see 
the Design Clips menu where you can change the appearance of the clip.

Add wipes (transitions) to various items on the page by selecting
text or a clip and then clicking on the In button in the Text or Clip
menu. You see the Element Wipes menu, where you can choose a 
wipe category and then click on a wipe icon. You can also set the 
speed of the wipe. Use the Preview button to see what the wipe does
to the item. After you select a wipe, click OK.

Click on the Out button in the Text or Clips menu to wipe text or an 
image off the screen. You see the Element Wipes menu again, where you 
can choose a wipe (and its speed) as you did for the In wipe.

When you are finished creating text, importing clips, and selecting 
wipes, click OK. Scala suggests a name for the page, which you can change
if you want--then click OK again. You see the Main menu.

Add sound by clicking on the Sound column in the Main menu for the
page you want to work with. You see the Sound menu. Click the File:
button to open the File menu, and choose a .WAV file from the 
Sounds directory. Experiment with adding sounds and working
in the Sound menu. Click OK to return to the Main menu.

Create transitions for you pages by clicking on the Wipe column in 
the Main menu. You see the Page Wipe menu, which is almost
identical to the Element Wipe menu mentioned above. Select a wipe
category and then select a wipe. This determines how the next page makes 
its transition onto the screen.

Adjust the timing of your pages by clicking on the Timing column
in the Main menu. When the mouse is used to advance a page in your
script, you see the mouse icon in the Timing column for that
particular page. This is the default. Scala also lets you make part of 
or all of the production self-running by defining timing setting that 
advance the page automatically after a specified length of time. Pause in 
Seconds, for example, reflects the number of seconds that the page
will be shown after it has appeared and all the wipes on the page 
are finished.

Add text, graphics, and sound for each page in your script, and
change the timing of the pages, if you like. 

You have now created a script!

Click the Run! button in the Main Menu. If you have not changed the
timing, you click the main mouse button to advance the pages in 
your script when it is running. 

Continue experimenting with Scala to see how you can control sound, 
images, and timing of elements and pages in your production. 

Enjoy the Scala MultiMedia MM100 demo CD!

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IV.     Troubleshooting
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Problem: The mouse pointer doesn't move in Scala.
  Reason and possible solution:
  You must have an MS-DOS mouse driver to run Scala. 
  Remove the REM at the beginning of the MOUSE.COM or 
  MOUSE.EXE command line in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. If 
  you don't have a DOS mouse driver, the technical 
  support for your PC company or mouse company should 
  have drivers available for downloading from various 
  on-line services.  If you have mouse driver, but are
  unable to get Scala to work, please check to see if
  an updated mouse driver is available from your
  manufacturer.

Problem: Sound doesn't seem to work right in Scala.
  Reason and possible solution:
  You must set up the proper sound parameters first.
  Go into the Options menu and set up the Sound EX to
  work with your sound card. Scala supports the following
  cards for playing .WAV files:
    Sound Blaster 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, Pro, 16, and AWE32
    Media Vision, Business Audio
  Scala also supports the following wavetable cards for 
  playing MIDI files:
    Sound Blaster AWE32
    Gravis Ultrasound
    Any card compatible with the General MIDI/MPU 401 
    standard (many wavetable cards support this)

  Sound Blaster cards normally use Address 220, an 
  IRQ of 5, and a DMA of 1.  Most MPU 401 wavetable cards
  use an address of 330.  The AWE32 normally has a MIDI
  address of 620.  We currently do not have audio drivers
  every type of sound card or chip on the market today
  (ESS Technology or IBM's MWAVE, for instance).  The  
  autodetect logic in the Sound Options dialog may not
  fully detect "Sound Blaster Compatible Cards" since these
  cards may not be 100% Sound Blaster compatible.  

  IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SET YOUR SOUND OPTIONS MANUALLY.
  FAILURE TO DO SO MAY CAUSE SOUND TO FUNCTION IMPROPERLY.

  If you do not know the proper Address, IRQ and DMA for your
  sound card, please consult your user's guide for your PC or
  sound card.  You may observe the settings in Windows 3.1
  by opening the Main Program Group and double-clicking on
  Control Panel.  Then double-click on Drivers.  This 
  lists all the drivers loaded on your system.  Choose
  the audio driver from the list and click the Setup... button.
  Many times this will show you the settings for your sound 
  card.  DO NOT CHANGE THESE SETTINGS, but write them down.
  Click on Cancel and Close to exit the Drivers Control Panel.

  In Windows95, you may observe the settings for your sound 
  card by clicking the Start button, then click on Settings,
  and click on Control Panel.  Now double-click on the
  System icon.  Next click on the Device Manager Tab at the
  top of the window, then scroll the list until you can select
  the line called "Sound, Video, and Game Controller".  Double
  click on this line, then select the Sound Card driver and
  click on the Properties button.  Next click on the Resources
  tab and take note of the FIRST number listed in the following
  categories:              ^^^^^

   Input/Output Range (This is the Address for Scala)
   Interrupt Request (This is the IRQ number for Scala)	
   Direct Memory Access (This is the DMA number for Scala)

  After noting these values, click on cancel and again on cancel
  to get out of the System Control Panel.

  In many cases, "Sound Blaster Compatible" cards are actually
  Sound Blaster Pro or Business Audio compatible.  If you do not
  have a Creative Labs sound card, some experimenting may be
  necessary to choose the right settings.

  Here are some examples of audio chips you may have that are NOT
  from Creative Labs:                                     ^^^

   Crystal Semiconductor CS4231:  Try Business Audio Setting
   Crystal Semiconductor CS4232:  Try Business Audio Setting
   Analog Devices AD1848:         Try Business Audio Setting
   Microsoft Sound System(1848):  Try Business Audio Setting
   Ensoniq SoundScape(1848):      Try Business Audio Setting
   ESS Technologies 1688:         Try Sound Blaster Pro or
                                      Business Audio Settings
   IBM MWAVE:                     Try Sound Blaster Pro or
        (depending on model)          Business Audio Settings

   Compaq Presario:          Uses ESS    -> Try Sound Blaster Pro
   IBM Aptiva or Thinkpad:   Uses MWAVE  -> Try Sound Blaster Pro
   Toshiba Protege or Tecra: Uses ESS    -> Try Sound Blaster Pro
   NEC VersaM Laptop:        Uses CS4231 -> Try Business Audio 
   Packard Bell/Aztech:      Uses AD1845 -> Try Business Audio 

  This is not an exhaustive list, and you will still need to set up
  the Address, IRQ and DMA settings accordingly.  This is just a
  sampling of some common systems. 

  Unfortunately, even if you have the same sound chip, there may
  be completely different settings from one vendor's card to
  another.  Often times vendors change hardware configurations 
  on the same model computer from time to time, so please be
  careful to set this correctly.  If you still have difficulties,
  we may have more information from time to time on our Web site.
  http://www.scala.com

Problem: When using Scala, sound quality is lower than normal.
  Reason and possible solution:
  If you have a 16-bit sound card, it may only be "Sound 
  Blaster Pro" compatible which is an 8-bit mode.  You may
  wish to try the "Business Audio" setting which is a
  16-bit audio mode. Newer drivers may be available
  from time to time, so please check our Web site for details.

Problem: When using Scala from Windows NT, I don't get any sound.
  Reason and possible solution:
  Windows NT does not support sound from a DOS box.  You will 
  need to exit to DOS to start Scala with sound support.

Problem: When using Scala from Windows 3.1, the program stops
when it encounters sound, but otherwise works ok.
  Reason and possible solution:
  Some Windows 3.1 sound drivers can conflict with Scala's sound
  drivers.  You may get around this by disabling the Sound EX in
  Scala, by disabling the sound drivers in Windows 3.1, or by
  exiting Windows completely and running Scala from DOS.

Problem:  I have a Plug and Play sound card, and can't get it
to work correctly with Scala.  What can I do?
  Reason and possible solution:
  Plug and Play allows a card's Address, IRQ and DMA to be
  reassigned by the BIOS.  First, install the card on your
  system with Windows95 to verify that the card is working.
  Next use the above techniques to observe how Windows95
  has assigned the Address, IRQ and DMA.  If that fails,
  you may try to disable Plug and Play by putting:

   set SCALA_PNP=no

  in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  Remember to reboot after making
  changes to AUTOEXEC.BAT.  If you are using a Plug and Play
  board with an OS that does not support Plug and Play, you
  may put:

   set SCALA_DIRECTPNP=yes

  in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to allow Scala to use Plug and Play
  boards in operating systems that do not have Plug and Play
  support (such as Windows3.11 or OS/2).  If that still does 
  not work, you may be able to set the address in your BIOS.
  Please refer to your PC's Users Guide for information.  If
  that does not work, you may be able to force a particular 
  address by using an ISA Configuration Utility called ICU.EXE.
  This program is available on many services to help sort out
  Plug and Play problems on PCs.  A similar utility may have
  shipped with your sound card.  Please check the sound card
  Users Guide for further information.

Problem: When I type in Scala, the wrong characters appear.
  Reason and possible solution:
  You need to choose the correct keyboard driver in the 
  Input EX dialog in the Options menu.  

  PLEASE NOTE: The Input EX dialog in the Options Menu looks
  slightly different than is documented in the manual, but
  we hope it is easier to understand.  We have also added
  the capability to set your mouse speed.  Be sure to save
  your settings before exiting this menu.

Problem: I am running a Scala video driver, but the display
becomes garbled, the computer crashes, or there are other 
problems.
  Reason and possible solution:
  Finding the correct settings to properly support a given
  graphics card can take some experimentation.  Please refer to
  the Installation and Setup Guide included in the box.  It
  is possible to diagnose video driver problems with a special
  diagnostic program called DIAG included with MM100.  Information
  on how to use DIAG is included in the Installation and Setup Guide.

Problem: Scala seems slow and jerky in playback.
  Reason and possible solution:
  Any bottleneck in your system will easily be seen in Scala.
  This includes using a slow processor, a slow hard drive,
  a slow video card, or too little free memory.  Improving
  any of these features will help Scala's performance.
  Software utilities that claim to double your hard disk
  space do so by compressing and uncompressing data on-the-fly.
  We recommend that you do not use these utilities when running
  Scala for best performance.

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V.      RECENT UPDATES
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In addition to the changes mentioned in the above section 
regarding the mouse speed setting for the Input EX, the
following corrections did not make it into the manual:

1. The cropping of clips by use of the Alt key and dragging the
   handles can sometimes produces undesired results.  For more
   accurate control over the cropping of clips, we recommend using
   the design Styles menu.

2. All Demo Scripts and Help Scripts of this release are in
   English.  Please check our Web and FTP sites for further
   updates on this in the future.

3. A detailed technical discussion of the ScalaScript language
   is contained in the doc directory of the CD.  Advanced users
   may wish to use a text editor to edit more sophisticated
   scripts than can be authored in the graphical editor.

4. There is no dialog box when using the Copy to Dir? option
   when saving scripts.  The directory will be given the
   same name as the script (minus the .sca extension).

5. Cutting and Pasting buttons with Go To, and Grouping and
   Ungrouping pages with Go To may cause a dialog box to appear if 
   the Go To cannot be retained.  If you continue, the Go To 
   will be removed.  You will need to go back and reset where
   the page or button should go in the Branch menu or Buttons menu.

6. Snapload does not have a Static mode option as defined 
   in the manual.  Snapload options are only None or Dynamic.

7. Predefined buttons are located in \scala\buttons and not in
   subdirectories as explained in the manual.

8. The buttons in the online help window looks slightly different
   from the illustration in appendix C of the manual.  They 
   function the same, however.

9. Infinitely repeating animations cannot be stopped by
   a Duration pause as documented in the manual.

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VI.     ADVANCED TOPICS
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Advanced users can achieve even smoother transitions in Scala by
using the support for vertical retrace interrupts that many PCI
based video cards have.  Scala can take advantage of vertical
retrace interrupts, but this capability must be specifically
supported in your video card.  Please refer to the
documentation that came with your video card for information.
A separate, non-shared, interrupt line must be used to take
advantage of this feature. 

Scala supports the following DOS environment variables:

set SCALA_DIR=c:\scala;z:\scala Sets multiple default directories
                                (not normally recommended) 

set SCALA_MEM=8000000           Allocates 8MB for Scala up front

set SCALA_DRIVES=ACMTZ          Checks only a:,c:,m:,t:, and z:

set SCALA_VIDEO=vesa.bok	Forces Scala to use a 
				specific video driver
                                (not normally recommended)

set SCALA_PNP=no                Turns off Plug and Play support

set SCALA_DIRECTPNP=yes         Accesses Plug and Play devices
                                in non-PnP operating systems

set SCALA_VESADB=yes            Attempts to do double buffering in VESA

set SCALA_VESACLEARMEM=yes      Clear memory when setting a VESA mode
                                (some older cards need this)

set SCALA_CONFIG=c:\scala\config When running Scala from a CD or a
                                 network, it may be useful to keep
                                 your private configuration data.
                                 In this case, copy the entire 
                                 \scala\config directory to your
                                 hard drive and add this command to 
                                 your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

set SCALA_DISABLESWITCH=yes     Disables switching support between
                                Scala and Win95, OS/2 or Win3.1
 
Problem: My mouse moves in a jerky or erratic manner, or Scala
MM100 itself just seems to be very slow and/or freezes.  What 
can I do about this?
  Reason and possible solution:
  There are combinations of the MS-DOS program EMM386.EXE, 
  some PC's, and some DPMI applications, (like Scala MM100),
  that do not work well together.

  A possible solution is to disable EMM386.EXE and run your PC without
  it.  Some people use the EMM386 program to "LoadHigh" various
  utility programs, (mouse drivers, CD-ROM drivers, etc.), in
  order to free up more DOS memory.  In order to run MM100 on such
  a PC you will have to "boot clean" from a formatted DOS system
  floppy disk or use the MS-DOS Boot Menu functionality to have
  multiple CONFIG.SYS and/or AUTOEXEDC.BAT options.

  (this example CONFIG.SYS is ONLY AN EXAMPLE!  Do not use this exact
  configuration on your own computer!  There is almost no chance that
  it would work!  Every computer system has its own particular
  configuration needs.  If you do not know what these lines mean in 
  relation to your own PC, consult a PC configuration technician.)

For Example:

[menu]
menuitem=Total,  Total system function--all adapters active.
menuitem=EMSmem, Setup for EMS/LIM games--no Windows or CDROM.
menuitem=MAXram, Game setup--maxium conventional RAM--no CD or WFW.
menuitem=NoUMB,  No EMM386 loaded [for Scala MM100]
menudefault=Total, 10

[common]
rem Load ASPI drivers for Adaptec 1543B ISA SCSI Controller:
DEVICE=C:\system\aspi4dos\aspi4dos.sys /p330 /D
DEVICE=C:\system\aspi4dos\aspidisk.sys /D

rem Set up General DOS environment:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:OFF /v
FILES=80
LASTDRIVE=Z
DOS=HIGH,UMB
BREAK=ON

[Total]
rem Load EMM386 to provide support for Upper Memory Blocks:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE noems x=a000-c7ff i=c800-ebff x=ec00-f7ff
rem Create a RAM disk for scratch space during compiles:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 1024 512 128 /E
rem Load Driver for SoundBlaster16:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\sb16\drv\asp.sys /P:220
rem Load CD-ROM driver:
DEVICEHIGH=C:\sb16\mke_dev\cdmke41.sys /D:MSCD001  /SBP:220 
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ANSI.SYS


[EMSmem]
rem A minial configuration for games that need LIM/EMS meory:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE ram 2048 x=a000-c7ff 
DEVICEHIGH=C:\sb16\drv\asp.sys /P:220
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:512 /p

[MAXram]
rem A configuration with the most free conventional ram:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE noems x=a000-c7ff i=c800-ebff x=ec00-f7ff
DEVICEHIGH=C:\sb16\drv\asp.sys /P:220
SHELL=C:\COMMAND.COM C:\ /E:512 /p

[NoUMB]
rem No memory management - Safe for SCALA on an older PC:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\RAMDRIVE.SYS 1048 512 128 /E
DEVICE=C:\system\coreldrv\cuni_asp.sys
DEVICE=C:\sb16\drv\asp.sys /P:220
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ANSI.SYS

[common]

