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Trouble & Attitude runs on any compatable PC using Windows 3.1 or better, including Windows 95.
It works on Macs, as well. Be sure to have all of your Windows software, video card software drivers,
sound card drivers, bus drivers, and cab drivers up to date.
Recommended Setup for Windows
1. If you don't already have the most current version of QuickTime, you first need to install it.
A. From the START MENU (for Windows 95) or the PROGRAM MANAGER FILE MENU (for
Windows 3.1), select RUN.
B. Type (CD-ROM drive letter):\qt95.exe (for Windows 95) or (CD-ROM drive letter):\qt31.exe (for
Windows 3.1) and click "Okay." For example, if your CD-ROM drive is drive "D" and you're running
Windows 95, type d:\qt95.exe and click "Okay" to begin the QuickTime installation program. The
program will ask you a few simple questions, and take care of the rest itself. After the installation is
completed, EXIT the installation program, check to make sure you're in compliance with the additional
recommendations for your Windows setup (see 2-5 below), and run Trouble & Attitude (see
"To Run Trouble & Attitude" below).
2. Turn off Virtual Memory.
3. Set your monitor for standard 640x480 256 Colors.
4. Disable "Ram Doubler" and any other memory enhancing software.
5. Be sure that your computer has at least six megabytes of available ram. (This means that you
should have eight or more megabytes of memory istalled on your computer.) The more memory your
computer has available, the better Trouble & Attitude will perform. For optimum performance,
restart your computer and run no other programs while running Trouble & Attitude. This will make
as much memory as possible available to Trouble & Attitude.
To run Trouble & Attitude:
A. From the START MENU (Windows 95) or the PROGRAM MANAGER FILE MENU (Windows 3.1), select RUN.
B. Type (CD-ROM drive letter):\win95.exe (for Windows 95) or (CD-ROM drive letter):\win31.exe and
click "Okay." For exampe, if your CD-ROM is drive E and you're running Windows 3.1, type
e:\win31.exe and click "Okay."
Video Problems?
If you press on a VIDEO button and nothing happens, or the screen changes for a split second, then
QuickTime is not installed on your computer.
To install QuickTime from the CD-ROM onto your computer, see "Recommended Setup for Windows,"
Section 1 above.
Sound Problems?
More than likely, this is a memory problem. See "Recommended Setup for Windows," Section 5 above.
Restarting your computer and running no other programs while you're running Trouble & Attitude
will maximize its performance.
Other Problems?
Call (212) 334-6700
Fax (212) 334-0424
e-mail:info@marinex.com
Video Cards & Sound Cards for Trouble & Attitude
The following video and sound cards a have been tested and recomended by Macromedia, with the
following text provided by Macromedia.
VIDEO CARDS
Director requires video software drivers and hardware that fully support Windows 3.1 standards. The
following video systems have been tested and found to be compatible with Director during authoring
and playback. We recommend installing the latest available video ROM and software. Contact the
video card manufacturer for information.
Authoring and playback are not limited to these systems. If you experience difficulties with a card that
is not on this list, first test it at 640 x 480 resolution with the monitor's color depth set to 8 bit
(256 colors). Next, contact the hardware manufacturer to find out if the problem has been addressed
with an updated driver.
The following cards have been tested and provide acceptable results for authoring and playback:
Bus Driver
Video card Type Date Rev Notes
ATI Graphics Wonder VLB 3/19/93 2.3
ATI Graphics Xpression VLB 6/13/94 1.1 Note 1
Compaq QVision 1024/I ISA 1/18/94 7.40
Diamond Viper PCI 9/27/93 3.01 Recommended
Diamond Viper VLB 9/17/93 2.01
Genoa Windows VGA 24 VLB 8/8/93 1.7
Headland Video 7 RAM II VGA ISA 5/15/92 3.10
Hercules Graphite Pro VLB 12/29/93 2.21 Note 2
IBM XGA-2 MCA 11/12/93 2.11 Note 3
Number Nine 9GXE64 PCI 6/22/94 1.19.04 Recommended
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 ISA 8/10/92 3.0
RasterOps PaintBoard PC ISA 3/25/93 3.10 Note 2
Spider Black Widow VLB 1/20/94 Recommended
Trident 8900C ISA 9/23/92 3.10
Trident 9000C ISA 7/8/93 VC4.5 (WC1.6) Note 2
Note 1: Set DeviceBitmaps=OFF in the Windows SYSTEM.INI file [MACH] section after card software installation if using this driver version.
Note 2: Use in 256 color mode only.
Note 3: This card does not draw extremely wide arcs properly.
The following video cards have been tested and provide acceptable results for playback:
Bus Driver
Video card Type Date Rev Notes
Actix ProStar VL VLB 8/18/93 1.42 Note 1
ATI Graphics Ultra ISA 3/19/93 2.3
ATI Graphics Ultra Plus ISA 4/25/94 2.3
ATI Graphics Ultra Pro VLB 4/25/94 2.3
ATI Graphics Ultra Pro ISA 4/25/94 2.3
Blackship Color DesignerA3 VLB 7/8/93 1.32
Diamond Speed Star Pro ISA 2/17/94 1.08
Diamond Speed Star VGA ISA 4/14/92
Diamond Stealth 24 VLB 6/3/94 3.00
Diamond Stealth Pro VLB 10/6/93
Elite Group GD5426/28 VLB 8/18/93 1.32b
ELSA Winner2000 Pro PCI 6/23/94 1.22
Hercules Dynamite Pro ISA 12/1/93 2.10 Note 2
Hercules Dynamite Pro VLB 12/1/93 3.00
Hercules Graphite Power ISA 4/6/94 2.10
IBM XGA Display MCA 11/12/93 2.11 Note 3
Matrox MGA Power Graphics PCI 3/28/93 1.42
Media Vision ProGraphics 1280 VLB 9/15/93 1.01
Media Vision ProGraphics 1024 VLB 4/15/94 1.5
Mitac MVA-CL5428-1MB VLB 3/15/94 V1.43
Number Nine 9GXe Level 10 ISA 2/9/94 V3.11 Note 4
Number Nine 9GXe Level 11 VLB 2/9/94 3.10.061 Note 4, 5
Number Nine 9GXe Level 14 VLB 4/7/94 3.15 Note 4
Number Nine 9GXE64 VLB 6/22/94 1.19.04 Recommended
Orchid Celsius VLB 10/1/93 1.32 Recommended
Orchid Fahrenheit 1280 Plus VLB 3/1/94 rel 7 Note 6
Orchid Fahrenheit VA VLB 4/29/93 5.01
Orchid Kelvin 64 PCI 3/14/94 1.1
Orchid Kelvin 64 VLB 2/23/94 1.21
Orchid ProDesigner IIS ISA 3/1/92 2.0
Paradise WD90c33 VLB 6/28/93 1.2
Standard 1Mb-24X ISA 3/19/93 1.30
STB Horizon VL Pro VLB 6/29/93 1.3
STB Lightspeed PCI 12/1/93 1.1
STB Pegasus VLB 11/29/93 1.3
TrueVision Bravado 8 ISA 1/15/92
Note 1: Driver version 1.53 sometimes freezes when playing certain Director transitions. Driver version 1.42 is recommended.
Note 2: Does not always properly display QuickTime digital video in 16-bit (thousands) and 24-bit (millions).
Note 3: Does not draw extremely wide arcs properly.
Note 4: Sound break-up or distortion may occur during complex transitions.
Note 5: The cursor sometimes disappears when using a large virtual desktop.
Note 6: Video snow appears during some palette transitions.
SOUND CARDS
The following sound cards have been tested and are compatible with Director:
Sound Card Notes and comments
Compaq Business Audio
Creative Labs SoundBlaster
Creative Labs SoundBlaster Pro
Creative Labs SoundBlaster 16
Creative Labs SoundBlaster AWE32
Gateway 2000
IBM M-Audio *
MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum
MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum 16
MediaVision ProAudio Spectrum 16 Pro
Microsoft Windows SoundSystem Version 1
Microsoft Windows SoundSystem Version 2
Orchid SoundWave 32
Reveal Forte 16
Roland Rap-10
* IBM computers that have the M-Audio sound card should use driver version 1.3 or higher for best
results. Older versions of this driver don't play all sounds in Director or AVI movies. The version 1.3
driver did not pass the 16-bit sounds test for Director. Testing revealed that 8-bit sounds are corrupted
when played after a 16-bit sound. At the time these release notes were written, version 1.3
(dated 1/10/94) was the most recent driver available from IBM.
Suggestions welcome by e-mail: info@marinex.com