MM200 FAQ

FAQ for Multi-Media 200 (MM200)

1. I've lost my MM200 Manual, how do I get a replacement?
2. The serial number is not required. The ICDesigner upgrade requires the original MM200 CD during install.
3. How do I load MM200 scripts in iplay studio?
4. I want to launch an external program from SCALA on a published CD-ROM. The program "SETUP.EXE" needs to be on the published CD-ROM. Where do I put the file on the CD-ROM and what path do I use in the 'Launch EX'?
5. Does Scala MM200 support MPEG Audio-Layer 3 (MP3) playback?
6. I have or have updated to Microsoft Windows '98. I've installed Scala, but it won't start.
7. Does Scala MultiMedia MM200 (Scala MM200) support Microsoft's superior DirectShow API, the successor to Microsoft ActiveMovie?
8. How do I print in Scala?
9. Is there a difference in playback performance if you published a script as one file or as seperate files?
10. How do I update the DirectX 3.0a archives (initially installed from the Scala MM200 CD-ROM) to DirectX 5.0, 6.0, or 7.0 when I publish?
11. My sound doesn't work with Scala MM200.
12. Does Scala MultiMedia MM200 support Microsoft's DirectX 5.0 or 6.0, under Windows '95 or Windows '98?
13. How do I add ScalaScript files to my web page?
14. I'm attempting to install Scala from the CD-ROM. For whatever reason, it stops installing. It seems I can't see all of the files on the CD-ROM. Is there something wrong with the Scala CD-ROM, my CD-ROM drive or both?
15. I get a Scala Error 10.4 'Opening book runpb.app - The directory "Apps" was not found in the path "Scala Program:\Apps\runpb.app"' when I try running a published script on another system. I cannot continue running the script. Why and is there a fix?
16. I have an older Compaq Presario computer. I installed Scala MM200, but I can't get any sound. Why and what can I do to fix this?
17. I "published" a script and gave a copy to my friend/colleague to try out. His/her computer played the script faster (or slower) than mine.
18. I'm using JPEG images and playing back in the 8-bit (256-color) mode for maximum performance. I notice they take longer to display than other image formats and they appear to be more "grainy". Why is this and what can I do to compensate for it?
19. I'm using MM200/IC200 in 8-bit (256 color) playback mode for maximum performance. I notice that in using Scala's backgrounds, the color transitions from one page to another are smoother than with backgrounds that I have created or obtained elsewhere.
20. I am using Intel 815lEEA motherboard computer in Scala MM200 and I can not run Yamaha XG MIDI.
21. Will MM200 run on Windows 2000 or Windows Me?
22. Can I use one or more CD-ROM drives in Scala?
23. Using a scan converter with backgrounds that have different resolutions and/or different color-depths (e.g. 640x480 and 800x600 with 8-bit and 24-bit images). I see a "glitch" on screen or a wipe that I've assigned in the script does not work.
24. I've published a script, but when I run the script with the Scala MultiMedia Player, the color-depth and resolution have changed! Why?
25. I have a "64-bit" or "128-bit" display adapter with 1 or 2 MB of display RAM installed. The performance of MM200 is terrible. What can I do to fix this? Do I need another display adapter?
26. The "Shuffler" sometimes shows the wrong images. How can I update them?
27. My script disappeared. How do I get it back? (or, It was replaced by a single page named after my script)?
28. How do I make sounds and animation synchronize with each other?
29. I want to play a sound when a wipe occurs on an element (e.g. clipart or text. How can you do this?
30. I don't understand how buttons work. Can you briefly tell me how?
31. I'm using a Zoom (e.g. InYoFace) or Push wipe on an element (text, clipart, AnimClip). As it wipes in, the element gets cropped. Is there a way to fix this?
32. I can't get the wipe I've chosen to move in a certain direction.
33. Does MM200 support Intel's MMX technology? What about MMX from AMD, IBM and Cyrix?
34. I can't get any sound from Scala on an IBM desktop computer that uses IBM's mWave technology for sound (i.e. WAV and MIDI playback) and telephony (modem/fax/answering system).
35. When starting MM200 I am getting "Error )x10206801 DirectSound Create Failed". How do I correct this?
36. How can I get a MM200 CD replacement?

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