Name: Malibu
Version: 1.2 (29-Mar-2008)
Platform: AmigaOS3, MorphOS, AmigaOS4
Type: Hollywood plugin
Price: 20 Euros (Order here)
Download: Click here

Malibu is a plugin for Hollywood which contains an import filter for Scala
presentations. As soon as Malibu is installed, Hollywood will suddenly be
able to show Scala presentations or compile them.
With Malibu it is now possible for the first time to display Scala presentations
on Workbench screen or on your own public screen. Because the whole emulation
runs on top of Hollywood's multimedia application layer everything will be first converted
to 24-bit and then displayed. In many cases the quality of the pictures that Malibu
displays is much better than the original Scala quality because Scala often had to
remap many pictures with very different colors to a 8-bit display which resulted
in a massive loss of color information.
Malibu emulates nearly the whole Scala command set and supports all Scala versions
up to Scala InfoChannel 500 which was the last Amiga version of Scala. Emulation
is done by the elCapitan microkernel which tries to achieve the best performance
possible on the used system. For example, the next page is already calculated while
the current page is on the display. Complex transition effects can also be pre-calculated
and then displayed smoothly.
Scala is a program which helped the Amiga to become a real Multimedia wonder.
There were no products for a long long time that could beat an Amiga with Scala.
Therefore Scala was widely used in all different production fields, from movies
and television to big shows. Everyone who has worked with Scala knows what powers
it has. But this power is only possible because Scala is very hard coded to the Amiga's
custom chips which leads to the problem that it does not run on graphics boards
and also has some other major problems with today's Amiga systems. For many years
all sorts of users complained that there is no Scala that runs RTG compatible.
This time is over now. Scala revives with the Malibu plugin: On the Workbench?
Of course. In 24-bit? You can bet your life on that. Always RTG conform? Absolutely.
Don't miss Malibu out! Watching Scala presentations on Workbench is a complete new feeling which
every Amiga user should experience.
Graphics:
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Impressive Scala transitions (e.g. Superimpose, Roll on, Flow, Push, Diagonal) |
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Support for Scala text styles outline, shadow, charspacing, underline |
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Scala forms: Ellipses, rectangles, lines & polygons |
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Emulation of backgrounds with raster type |
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Complete brush support (incl. crop & resize) |
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Animations are supported |
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Transition effects for all Scala objects |
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Support for styles like bevel & background |
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Runs completely in 24-bit mode |
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Color fonts are supported |
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Smooth scrolling for Scala fly-ons |
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Emulation of all graphics attributes |
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Brush transparency is fully supported |
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Objects can be removed from screen with transition effects |
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All palette settings are respected and correctly converted |
Sound:
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Support for sound modules and samples |
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Audio output through AHI incl. full mixing |
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Sound fades are supported |
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Sound implementation is retargetable for use on Pegasos, Amithlon... |
Enviroment:
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All Scala versions up to InfoChannel 500 are supported |
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Margin settings and tabulators are respected |
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Scala variables can be used |
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Buttons and events are emulated |
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Almost complete emulation of Scala command set |
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Scala presentations can be compiled |
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Emulation can be configured in detail |
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Complete independent from enviroment; does not matter if Cgfx, P96, AGA, ECS or OCS is active |
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Absolutely system friendly |
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Hollywood 1.9 or better |
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Kickstart 3.0 or better |
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68020 processor |
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Graphics board recommended |
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16 megabyte memory recommended |

Sorry, no demo version available.
You can download a video which shows some Scala presentations with Hollywood
and Malibu. Click here to download it (33 mb).
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