PACo, the “PICS Animation Compiler,” is a revolutionary software-only compression and playback system for presenting digital videos, animations, images and sound on all of the major computing platforms. Its unique file format lets you compile multimedia productions on Apple Macintosh® computers and play them back on Macs (including 68000 computers), PCs running Windows™ 3.0 (or higher) and SPARCstations from Sun Microsystems®.
The PACo system is composed of several PACo products. PACo Producer™ 2.0 compresses and presents animations, digital videos, visualizations and audio files on the Macintosh environment. CoSA also sells the PACo Windows Player™ and PACo SPARCstation Player™, which play any PACo production on PCs running Windows 3.0 (or higher) and SPARCstations, respectively. The files run unmodified — simply use any file transfer program to move from the Macintosh to the other platforms. XPlayPACo provides detailed control over playback and presentation of PACo files from within MacroMind Director™, HyperCard™, SuperCard™, Plus™ and Authorware Professional™. A PACo Developer’s Kit and PACo CD-ROM Simulator™ are also available for multimedia producers.
Notes on PACo Producer™ Demo v2.0.1 February 29, 1992