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07-Feb-10: Hollywood now also available for Windows
Airsoft Softwair is proud to announce the immediate availability of Hollywood for the Windows
operating system. The Windows version of Hollywood is identical to the Amiga version, except that
the Windows version comes with a convenient integrated development environment (IDE) that allows
you to create Hollywood programs fast and easy. The Windows version of Hollywood is perfect
for users who need to work with Hollywood in places where they don't have access to their Amiga
system, e.g. at work or on notebooks while travelling. Scripts can be easily developed under
Windows and then compiled for all platforms supported by Hollywood, i.e. AmigaOS 3, AmigaOS 4,
MorphOS, WarpOS, AROS, Windows, Mac OS X PowerPC and Mac OS X Intel.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of features of the Hollywood Windows IDE:
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 | Ultra-fast syntax highlighting even for large projects |
 | Multiple projects can be opened at the same time |
 | Syntax of inbuilt functions is shown during typing |
 | Comprehensive context sensitive online help |
 | Browser allows convenient project management |
 | User-defined functions can be easily accessed through the function list |
 | Easy access to project data files using an integrated viewer |
 | IDE is highly customizable (appearance & behaviour) |
 | Scripts can be saved as AVI videos |
 | Full printer support |
 | Unlimited undo & redo support |
 | Convenient context menus and shortcuts |
 | Extensive (30,000+ lines) of searchable documentation |
 | System integration (launch Hollywood scripts directly by double-clicking the .hws!) |
 | Many colorful icons designed by Martin "Mason" Merz |
 | Native Win32 application: no additional software required |
 | Runs on Windows 2000 and up |
Please keep in mind that these were only the features of Hollywood's Windows IDE. The IDE
is of course just the front-end for Hollywood's incredible multimedia power. To learn more
about Hollywood itself, please see below and on the Hollywood product page. A screenshot
says more than a thousand words, so here are some screenshots of the Hollywood IDE running
on Microsoft Windows:
Hollywood for Windows is available on CD-ROM or as a download version. Users who already own the
Amiga version of Hollywood can buy a discounted crossgrade to the Windows version of Hollywood.
Please note that this crossgrade is a special offer only available for users of the very latest
Hollywood version (4.5).
Hollywood is the ultimate bridge between all the different platforms because it allows you
to easily save your projects for many different platforms! And the best thing is that you do not
even have to have the operating system you are targetting because Hollywood can compile for all
platforms from every platforms it is running on. I.e., you can cross-compile Mac OS X application
bundles right from Windows, or you can cross-compile AmigaOS 4 binaries from Windows. Only Hollywood
makes it possible! If you want to learn more about Hollywood, please visit the Hollywood product information
which also contains a full feature list of Hollywood.
All this makes Hollywood The Cross-Platform Multimedia Application Layer. Join the Multimedia revolution
and get your personal copy of Hollywood now!
03-Jan-10: Hollywood 4.5 released
Airsoft Softwair is proud to annouce the immediate availability of Hollywood 4.5 (Codename: Snowflake).
This is a huge update which brings along many new features and general improvements over Hollywood 4.0.
In this update we paid special attention to all the wishes that reached us from the ever growing
Hollywood community. We carefully listened to all these requests and tried to realize as many
wishes as possible. Hollywood 4.5 is undoubtedly the most advanced Amiga multimedia application. It
is highly stable, extremely easy to use and flexible, and enjoyed by many happy Amiga users around the globe.
Furthermore, professional commercial companies like Ferrule Media
are highly successful thanks to Hollywood's multimedia power. The best pro Hollywood argument is of course
that it is available in native versions for 8 (eight) different platforms: AmigaOS3, AmigaOS4, WarpOS, MorphOS, AROS (x86), Windows (x86), Mac OS X (PPC),
Mac OS X (x86).
Among the countless new features in Hollywood 4.5 is the ability to open multiple windows with Hollywood
(scripts are no longer limited to a single window!), fonts can be embedded into executables (it's no
longer necessary to install them first), windows can use alpha channel transparency, hardware accelerated
transition effects (only on AmigaOS 4.1 and MorphOS 2), full clipboard support, load and save GIF
animations, save AVI videos, drag'n'drop support, and much much more.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of new features in Hollywood 4.5:
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 | Support for unlimited displays |
 | Fonts can be linked into executables |
 | Displays can use alpha-channel transparency |
 | Hardware accelerated transition effects |
 | Display manager completely rewritten - much more flexible now! |
 | Resource monitor to track script's memory usage |
 | Extremely easy access to the clipboard (text, images) |
 | GIF anim support: Load and save GIF anims now! |
 | Access to AVI video stream renderer from Hollywood |
 | Seamless FX seeking: all fx can now be transformed on-the-fly |
 | Layers system greatly extended |
 | Support for animations with alpha channel |
 | Drag'n'drop support |
 | New offscreen drawing modes for anims and images |
 | User-definable drag and size regions |
 | Full-screen/windowed switching now possible from script API |
 | New OS exclusive functions (access icon tooltypes on AmigaOS, or the registry on Windows) |
 | Support for matrix transformations on layers and brushes |
 | 64-bit and CMYK images now fully supported (incl. 16-bit alpha channel) |
 | Support for layer clip regions |
 | Possibility to open URLs from Hollywood |
 | Support for saving 24bit IFF ILBM images |
 | Successfully tested on Snow Leopard and Windows 7! |
 | More than 250kb of new documentation |
 | 10 new example scripts (over 70 in total) |
 | Standard library set encompasses over 470 functions now! |
 | Lots of other changes, optimizations and bug fixes |
Hollywood 4.5 is Airsoft Softwair's ultimate Multimedia experience and a must-have for every
Amiga user who wants to use the full power that is in his machine. Hollywood is available on a CD-ROM
and as a download version. If you order the download version, you will have to download an ISO image which
you need to burn on CD-R then. If you already own Hollywood, you can buy a discounted upgrade version. Here
are some screenshots of Hollywood 4.5 in action:
Hollywood is the ultimate bridge between all the different AmigaOS compatible platforms and the other
two modern desktop systems, Windows and Mac OS! With Hollywood, you can save programs for all those
platforms. You do not have to have AmigaOS4 or AROS, you can save programs for these platforms also from
your AmigaOS3 installation! You do not need to have Mac OS X, you can still compile your programs for it
using your AmigaOS or MorphOS installation. Only Hollywood makes it possible. If you want to learn more
about Hollywood, please visit the Hollywood product information which
also contains a full feature list of Hollywood.
All this makes Hollywood The Cross-Platform Multimedia Application Layer. Join the Multimedia revolution
and get your personal copy of Hollywood 4.5 now!
28-Feb-09: Hollywood 4: VideoUp out now
Airsoft Softwair is proud to annouce the immediate availability of Hollywood 4: VideoUp. This is a
major update which brings along many new features and general improvements over Hollywood 3. The biggest
new feature is that Hollywood can now export AVI videos. Now Amiga users can for the first time
create high quality video presentations with only a few mouse clicks - on their Amiga with Hollywood.
Also, you can use the powerful new auto scaling engines to export the video file in any resolution you
like. All vector graphics (including true type text) will be scaled without quality losses
so that they will look perfectly sharp even in high-end resolutions like 1920*1080 pixels.
Hollywood uses the professional Motion JPEG codec (MJPEG) for video export which guarantees high
quality videos and good compression. MJPEG can be played by all major video players on Amiga (e.g.
DVPlayer under OS4 or MPlayer under MorphOS). Videos can be as long as your hard-drive space permits.
By using the OpenDML AVI 2.0 standard, Hollywood is able to export AVIs that are greater than 4 GB
without problems.
Of course, video files created by Hollywood can also use audio streams. Hollywood uses sophisticated
techniques to guarantee perfect timing between video and audio. In fact, Hollywood 4's video engine
was designed especially with the goal in mind that the timing of the original Hollywood script is
exactly replicated in the video file. So you can create videos that are perfectly synchronized to
music, for instance! Furthermore, you can use other programs to convert the video file created by
Hollywood into a MPEG2 video and then burn it onto a DVD. Thus, you can use your Amiga to create
your own videos!
Besides this impressing new feature Hollywood 4 has several other cool new features. Here is a non-exhaustive
list of new features in Hollywood 4:
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 | Create AVI videos with Hollywood! |
 | Layers system completely rewritten - much more powerful now! |
 | Support for layer rotation & scaling |
 | Mac OS X for Intel is now natively supported! |
 | Support for true type fonts also under Windows & Mac |
 | Powerful scaling engines allow promotion to any resolution |
 | Transition effects can run asynchronously now |
 | Support for 32-bit mouse pointer images |
 | Mouse wheel support is now implemented |
 | Hollywood applets can use compression now |
 | Support for virtual files inside other files |
 | Applets can be imported into Hollywood scripts |
 | Many new masking techniques available |
 | Files over 4 GB are now supported |
 | Cool new features in the DOS library |
 | Added support for dynamic object id selection |
 | Hollywood code can be saved & loaded at runtime now |
 | 10 new example scripts (over 60 in total) |
 | Standard library set encompasses over 420 functions now! |
 | Lots of other changes, optimizations and bug fixes |
Hollywood 4 is Airsoft Softwair's ultimate Multimedia experience and a must-have for every
Amiga user who wants to use the full power that is in his machine. Hollywood is available on a CD-ROM
and as a download version. If you order the download version, you will have to download an ISO image which
you need to burn on CD-R then. If you already own Hollywood, you can buy a discounted upgrade version. Here
are some screenshots of Hollywood 4 in action:
Hollywood is the ultimate bridge between all the different AmigaOS compatible platforms and the other
two modern desktop systems, Windows and Mac OS! With Hollywood, you can save programs for all those
platforms. You do not have to have AmigaOS4 or AROS, you can save programs for these platforms also from
your AmigaOS3 installation! You do not need to have Mac OS X, you can still compile your programs for it
using your AmigaOS or MorphOS installation. Only Hollywood makes it possible. If you want to learn more
about Hollywood, please visit the Hollywood product information which
also contains a full feature list of Hollywood.
All this makes Hollywood The Cross-Platform Multimedia Application Layer. Join the Multimedia revolution
and get your personal copy of Hollywood 4 now!
29-Mar-08: Malibu 1.2 released
We are pleased to announce that Malibu 1.2 has just been released. Malibu is a Hollywood plugin that
allows the running of Scala presentations with Hollywood 3: Evolution. Malibu 1.2 mainly fixes some
bugs and incompatibilities with Hollywood 3. Malibu 1.2 is available as a free download for all Malibu users.
It can be downloaded from the Malibu product information page.
Click here to order Malibu if you have not experienced this amazing
piece of software yet.
24-Mar-08: Hollywood Designer 2.1 released
Airsoft Softwair is happy to announce that Hollywood Designer 2.1 is now available. Designer 2.1
has several new features that have been requested by users: For example, it is now possible to
import projects into Designer. This makes it easier for multiple persons to work on the same
project. Furthermore, Designer can now link all files used by a presentation into the executable
that it creates. This means that you can save a Designer project now as a single executable
file which has all data in it. Additionally, some bugs have been fixed. Hollywood Designer 2.1 is available as a free
download for all users of version 2.0. The update can be downloaded from the Hollywood Designer product information page.
Click here to order Hollywood Designer if you have not experienced this amazing
piece of software yet.
22-Mar-08: Hollywood 3.1 released
Airsoft Softwair is happy to announce that Hollywood 3.1 is now available. This is a minor update
to Hollywood 3: Evolution. Hollywood 3.1 contains some new features, most of which have been requested
by Hollywood users. Additionally, some bugs have been fixed. Hollywood 3.1 is available as a free
download for all users of Hollywood 3.0. The update can be downloaded from the Hollywood product information page.
Click here to order Hollywood if you have not experienced this amazing
piece of software yet.
27-Jan-08: Hollywood 3: Evolution out now
Airsoft Softwair is proud to annouce the immediate availability of Hollywood 3: Evolution. This is a
major update which brings along many new features and general improvements over Hollywood 2.5. The most
important new feature is that Hollywood can now compile native executables for Microsoft Windows and
Apple Mac OS. Yes, that's right. You can now save your Hollywood projects as fully stand-alone programs
for Windows and Mac OS!
This is made possible by the new HAL (Hollywood Abstraction Layer) introduced in Hollywood 3. And
thanks to Hollywood's cross-compiler, you do not even need to have these operating systems running.
You can cross-compile Mac OS and Windows binaries from every system that Hollywood runs on. This
makes it possible to create full-blown Mac OS or Windows applications from your AmigaOS 3, AmigaOS 4,
MorphOS, AROS, or WarpOS installation of Hollywood. The Mac OS and Windows applications created by
Hollywood are completely stand-alone and do not need any additional libraries. They use the OS API
directly, thus giving you the best speed possible without any overhead. They will work on any system
that runs at least Windows 2000 or Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger).
Furthermore, the Mac OS and Windows versions use Hollywood's new ACL (Amiga Compatibility Layer).
This means that they can handle many Amiga file formats like IFF ILBM, IFF ANIM, IFF 8SVX, IFF 16SV,
Protracker modules and Amiga bitmap fonts. Thus, your scripts will run straight out of the box on Windows
and Mac OS because Hollywood can open all these Amiga specific formats.
Besides these huge two new features Hollywood 3 has several other cool new features. Here is a non-exhaustive
list of new features in Hollywood 3:
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 | Hollywood can compile Mac OS X programs now! |
 | Hollywood can compile Windows programs now! |
 | Switch between fullscreen and window via hotkey |
 | Iconify Hollywood scripts to the Workbench |
 | All Hollywood scripts are commodities now (controllable via Exchange) |
 | Improved sound library |
 | Cool new features in the DOS library |
 | New animation library: animation.datatype no longer necessary |
 | Direct access to the command line arguments |
 | More flexible control over Hollywood's appearance |
 | General code optimization and clean-up |
 | Support for new sound streaming formats |
 | Support for HAM6 and HAM8 animations |
 | Eight new example scripts (over 50 in total) |
 | Standard library set encompasses over 400 functions now! |
 | Lots of other changes, optimizations and bug fixes |
Hollywood 3: Evolution is Airsoft Softwair's ultimate Multimedia experience and a must-have for every
Amiga user who wants to use the full power that is in his machine. Hollywood is available on a CD-ROM
and as a download version. If you order the download version, you will have to download an ISO image which
you need to burn on CD-R then. If you already own Hollywood, you can buy a discounted upgrade version. Here
are some screenshots of Hollywood 3 in action:
Hollywood is the ultimate bridge between all the different AmigaOS compatible platforms and the other
two modern desktop systems, Windows and Mac OS! With Hollywood, you can save programs for all those
platforms. You do not have to have AmigaOS4 or AROS, you can save programs for these platforms also from
your AmigaOS3 installation! You do not need to have Mac OS X, you can still compile your programs for it
using your AmigaOS or MorphOS installation. Only Hollywood makes it possible. If you want to learn more
about Hollywood, please visit the Hollywood product information which
also contains a full feature list of Hollywood.
All this makes Hollywood The Cross-Platform Multimedia Application Layer. Join the Multimedia revolution
and get your personal copy of Hollywood 3: Evolution now!
18-Mar-07: Hollywood Designer 2.0 released
Airsoft Softwair is very proud to announce that the final version of Hollywood Designer 2.0
is now available for AmigaOS3, AmigaOS4, MorphOS and for the first time also for WarpOS.
Hollywood Designer 2.0 is the ultimate presentation editing software for AmigaOS and
compatible operating systems. Hollywood Designer 2.0 is a high-end software package which
allows for a very professional use of your Amiga system. You can create just about everything
with Hollywood Designer 2.0: From simple slide presentations accompanying a speech or lecture to complex kiosk applications
(e.g. a train ticket vending machine) which react dynamically on user input. It's all possible
with Hollywood Designer and it can be done with just a few clicks!
Hollywood Designer 2.0 is the next generation of the famous Hollywood Designer and introduces
lots of new features which will establish Hollywood Designer 2.0 as the most sophisticated
presentation editing software on the Amiga platform. With Hollywood Designer 2.0 you can save
your presentations for AmigaOS3, AmigaOS4, MorphOS, WarpOS and even AROS. Here are some of the
major new features of Hollywood Designer 2.0, but there is a lot more:
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 | Completely rewritten layout dialog: Everything can be done with the mouse now! |
 | Anti-aliasing is supported for all objects including text |
 | Massive palette of auto forms is now available (arrows, stars, bubbles, bangs ...) |
 | Configure your autoforms easily through draggable hot spots |
 | Create pie charts very easily |
 | Create your own forms with the polygon tool |
 | Free scaling and rotation of objects with the mouse |
 | MP3s can be embedded in the presentations now |
 | Support for different form styles: filled, outline, gradient, texture |
 | Transparent shadow can be added to objects now |
 | Graphics with alpha channel can be used for an ultra smooth look |
 | Extremely fast WarpOS native version is now available |
 | Animations can be scaled now (also with anti-alias) |
 | Easy duplication of slides now possible |
 | Undo/redo support for ALL operations |
 | Much more flexible font interface with on-the-fly text formatting |
 | Buttons can use pixel-exact collision detection now |
 | Your presentations can also be saved for AROS now |
 | 32-bit PNG toolbars and animations in the GUI: Enjoy the 2007 look of Hollywood Designer! |
 | GUI is fully user-configurable now through the use of MUI |
 | Ready for MUI 4.0! |
 | guigfx.library and render.library no longer required |
 | Lots of other changes, optimizations and bug fixes |
Please note that these were only some of the major new features of Hollywood Designer 2.0. The
program has received a total overhaul and is now better than ever! As a picture is worth more
than a 1000 words, please have a look at the following 12 screenshots which show what you can
do with Hollywood Designer 2.0. These screenshots are from the AmigaOS4 version of Hollywood
Designer 2.0 but the program is also available for AmigaOS3, WarpOS and MorphOS with the same
set of features:
For many more screenshots and a detailed description of all the features of Hollywood Designer 2.0,
please visit the product page of the program which should contain everything you want to know
about this impressive software. Due to the fact that it is possible to access the complete function
set of Hollywood (which contains almost 400 functions) through Hollywood Designer 2.0, the program
constitutes such an extremely powerful tool for all conceivable uses that it does not have to hide
itself from comparable products in the PC world.
Hollywood Designer 2.0 comes on a CD-ROM that contains versions for all supported platforms: There are
native versions of the program for AmigaOS3 (m68k), WarpOS (ppc), MorphOS (ppc), and AmigaOS4 (ppc). A
download version is also offered. If you order the download version, you will have to download an ISO image
which you need to burn on CD-R then. If you already own Hollywood Designer 1.0, you can buy a discounted
upgrade version. Have a look at the order page for special offers.
Please note that Hollywood Designer 2.0 runs on top of the Multimedia Application Layer Hollywood 2.5.
Thus, Hollywood 2.5 is strictly required for Hollywood Designer 2.0. Both programs are available in a
special bundle which is the ultimate package for every power Amiga user who wants to see what his system
can do with Hollywood 2.5 & Hollywood Designer 2.0.
Power up your Amiga system with Hollywood 2.5 & Hollywood Designer 2.0. Order now!
09-Mar-07: Hollywood 2.5 released
Airsoft Softwair is proud to annouce the immediate availability of Hollywood 2.5. This is a
major update which brings along many new features and general improvements over Hollywood 2.0.
Here is a non-exhaustive list of new features in Hollywood 2.5:
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 | Hollywood has full ARexx support now |
 | Create your own ARexx applications with Hollywood! |
 | Completely new text engine with cool new features |
 | Support for on-the-fly text formatting like HTML |
 | Support for new text styles (bordered & shadowed text) |
 | Scheduler completely rewritten: Now about 15% faster! |
 | Graphics primitives support anti-aliasing now |
 | All graphics forms can be drawn with rotation |
 | New edge and shadow drawing styles |
 | Support for thick lines and thick shape outlines |
 | Hollywood can export graphics as PNG with alpha channel now |
 | Raw alpha channel data can be accessed now |
 | Support for new sound streaming formats |
 | Animations with multiple palettes are now supported |
 | New lightning speed gfx driver for AROS |
 | Full control over DOS IO modes |
 | Cool new example programs |
 | Standard library set encompasses almost 400 functions now! |
 | Ready for Hollywood Designer 2.0! |
 | Lots of other changes, optimizations and bug fixes |
Hollywood is Airsoft Softwair's ultimate Multimedia experience and a must-have for every Amiga user who
wants to use the full power that is in his machine. Hollywood comes on a CD-ROM that contains versions for
all Amiga compatible platforms: There are native versions of the program for AmigaOS3 (m68k), WarpOS (ppc), MorphOS (ppc),
AmigaOS4 (ppc) and even AROS (i386). A download version is also offered. If you order the download version,
you will have to download an ISO image which you need to burn on CD-R then. If you already own Hollywood 1.x
or Hollywood 2.0, you can buy a discounted upgrade version.
Hollywood is the ultimate bridge between all the different AmigaOS compatible platforms! With Hollywood,
you can save programs for all those platforms. You do not have to have AmigaOS4 or AROS, you can save
programs for these platforms also from your AmigaOS3 installation! Only Hollywood makes it possible.
If you want to learn more about Hollywood, please visit the Hollywood product information
which also contains a full feature list of Hollywood.
Finally, Hollywood 2.5 is ready for the brand-new Hollywood Designer 2.0, a massive update which will be released in
a few days and will take presentation editing software on the Amiga platform to a whole new level. You can
already order Hollywood Designer 2.0 now and it will be delivered to you as soon as it is released. In fact,
you can save some money if you buy Hollywood 2.5 and Hollywood Designer 2.0 together; just have a look
at the order page for available product bundles. Hollywood Designer 2.0 is also
available in a download and CD-ROM version.
Join the Multimedia revolution and get your personal copy of Hollywood 2.5 now!
10-Jun-06: Hollywood 2.0 Update available
A small update for Hollywood 2.0 is available now. This update fixes two bugs in the AmigaOS4 version
of Hollywood. As all Hollywood versions are able to save native AmigaOS4 executables, users of Hollywood
versions for other platforms (e.g. MorphOS or AmigaOS3) should install this update, too. The update
can be downloaded from the Hollywood product information page.
08-Jan-06: Hollywood 2.0 released
Airsoft Softwair is proud to announce that the biggest update in Hollywood history
is now available. Hollywood 2.0 is a massive update with endless new features.
The program and its documentation have almost doubled in size. Here is a brief
overview of the major new features of Hollywood 2.0 but there are tons more:
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 | Programming language:
Hollywood has a completely new, state-of-the-art 64-bit script language which is dynamically typed and thus, extremely flexible.
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 | Sprites:
Hollywood now offers a fully featured sprite library that is implemented
completely in software. Hence, there are no limitations in sprite size, frames,
colors and so on. With sprites, a lot of cool things are possible.
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 | Music library:
The new music library allows playback of MP3 files and Protracker
modules. Ptahiplay.library is no longer required!
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 | AROS support:
Hollywood is now available for the i386 version of the Amiga Research
Operating System AROS. On AROS native, Hollywood 2.0 gives a stunning performance
on modern PCs. Additionally, AROS support means that you can compile x86 native AROS executables
also from MorphOS, AmigaOS3 or 4 now.
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 | Antialias:
Antialiasing is now fully implemented for TrueType fonts on all systems.
Drawing routines are very fast even on 68k because of highly-optimized code.
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 | Powerful scheduler:
Hollywood's new, powerful scheduler allows you to create exactly
timed scripts which run at the same speed on every system.
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 | Alpha channel support:
Hollywood supports graphics with an alpha channel now. Thus, it supports graphics
with up to 32-bits per pixel now.
Highly optimized drawing routines give excellent results even on 68k systems.
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 | Clip regions:
Hollywood provides powerful clipping functions now that allow you to clip
your graphics even to custom shaped regions (like circles, rectangles with round edges
and so on).
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 | Collision detection:
Fast pixel-exact collision detection is now offered. Even alpha
channel information is taken into account by the collision detection!
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 | New off-screen rendering functions:
All graphics calls can be used now to render to brush
masks and alpha channels, too. Paves the way for unique special effects!
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 | New GUI:
The GUI has been completely rewritten and is much more functional now. It has a
showcase that lists all the examples that come with Hollywood and also has
screenshots and information about them.
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 | New examples:
Hollywood 2.0 comes with over 15 cool new examples that demonstrate the new
features. Hollywood has now over 45 examples in total.
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 | Dramatic speed improvements:
The image processing functions are up to 10 times faster now
on WarpOS because the PPC is used now for everything! The drawing
library is also much faster now.
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 | Layer improvements:
When removing layers, Hollywood will now use special undo effects which work just the other way round.
Furthermore, layers can be given names now. This makes it much easier to work with them
because the names do not change like the ids! Finally, anim layers are possible now.
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 | DOS functions:
Hollywood 2.0 brings many new DOS functions including a powerful CopyFile() function
which can copy whole directories and is customizable through a callback function.
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 | New button library:
A much more flexible button library has superseded the old one. The new button
library calls functions instead of labels and has more features!
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 | Sample library:
The PlaySample() command offers many more options now and can trigger OnSampleEnd and
OnSampleLoop events for perfect script timing!
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 | Doublebuffer:
Hollywood 2.0 has functions for setting up a double buffered display. Double buffer
scaling is fully implemented.
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 | Drawing library:
All commands of the draw library can draw alpha-blended graphics now, too. Additionally,
there are some new functions like Arc() which draws a partial ellipse, and FloodFill() which fills a bordered
region with a color.
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 | Compiler:
The Hollywood compiler has been completely rewritten and is more configurable now. You can embed
version strings and more information in your executables. It is also possible to fix the settings
of your compiled scripts; for instance, you can create an executable that will only run in full screen mode.
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 | New fillstyles:
All drawing functions can use additional fill styles. Hollywood supports the fill styles
'gradient' and 'texture' now.
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 | Image export:
You can now save your brushes to files and also save snapshots of your script from within Hollywood!
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 | Independence:
Hollywood does no longer require the guigfx.library, render.library, and ptahiplay.library.
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 | Full 1.x compatibility:
Although the kernel has been completely exchanged, Hollywood 2.0 is fully
compatible with the previous versions. All your scripts should run fine with Hollywood 2.0, and Hollywood
Designer and Malibu do not need any updates, either.
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Starting with Hollywood 2.0, the program does no longer work on systems without a
graphics board. A hi/true color screenmode is now required. Hollywood comes on a CD-ROM
that contains versions for all supported platforms: There are native versions of the
program for AmigaOS3, WarpOS, MorphOS, AmigaOS4 and for the first time AROS (i386).
A download version is also offered. If you order the download version, you will have to
download an ISO image which you need to burn on CD-R then. If you already own Hollywood 1.x,
you can buy a discounted upgrade version. Here are some screenshots of Hollywood 2.0 in action:
Hollywood 2.0 is Airsoft Softwair's definite Multimedia experience (Code name: Vision.1) and was
given 10 of 10 points throughout by all of its beta testers. On top of all those
features, Hollywood also has a cross-compiler which allows you to save executables for any platform that Hollywood
supports. For example, AROS users can save AmigaOS4 executables with Hollywood. Or
MorphOS users can save WarpOS executables and so on. Hollywood is the ultimate bridge
between all those different AmigaOS compatible platforms! With Hollywood, you can
support them all. If you want to learn more about Hollywood, please visit the
Hollywood product information which also contains
a full feature list of Hollywood. If you want to order it now, please go to the order page.
22-May-05: Hollywood for AROS
Airsoft Softwair is proud to announce that all future versions of Hollywood will
also be released for the free Amiga Research Operating System AROS. An internal
beta version of Hollywood 2.0 was already successfully ported to i386 native AROS
and works great.
With native support for AROS, the circle is finally closed and Hollywood supports all the
different Amiga compatible operating systems. Of course, AROS support means also that
you can create i386 native AROS programs with your Hollywood version running on AmigaOS4,
MorphOS, AmigaOS3 or WarpOS. Furthermore, AROS users can compile their scripts for MorphOS, AmigaOS3,
AmigaOS4 or WarpOS. So no matter which Hollywood version you use, you can always save your
scripts for all the different Amiga platforms. Stay tuned, as there is more to come.
20-Mar-05: Updates for Hollywood, Designer and Malibu
Airsoft Softwair is proud to announce new updates for the popular Hollywood product line.
As of today, Hollywood 1.93, Hollywood Designer 1.01 and Malibu 1.11 are available in versions
for AmigaOS3, WarpOS, MorphOS and now for the first time also for AmigaOS4, PPC native which
brings incredible speed improvements over the versions for classic Amigas. This is definitely
the perfect Easter gift for all Amiga enthusiasts!
Hollywood 1.93
Hollywood is the ultimate Multimedia engine for your Amiga computer. It is a highly optimized
program which offers a flexible script language that allows you to create all kinds of
Multimedia applications, ranging from simple presentations to games and GUI applications,
without specific knowledge of programming languages. Core of Hollywood is its Multimedia
Application Layer which provides a large set of functions to create almost everything you
desire in a short time. Hollywood 1.93 brings along a great new feature which has been anticipated
by many users: Hollywood can now compile your scripts into native AmigaOS4 executables from any
platform that is supported by Hollywood. The update to Hollywood 1.93 is available for AmigaOS3,
WarpOS, MorphOS and finally, Hollywood has now landed on AmigaOS 4.0 PPC.
Hollywood Designer 1.01
Hollywood Designer is a state of the art "what you see is what you get" (WYSIWYG) presentation
editor which is the ideal tool for users who prefer to click their presentations together
instead of typing Hollywood scripts. Using the established slide based concept, you can create
professional presentations on your Amiga now within minutes. Hollywood Designer 1.01 adds
the possibility to save your presentations as AmigaOS4 programs. Besides that, you can also
save AmigaOS3, WarpOS and MorphOS programs. The update to Hollywood Designer 1.01 is available
for AmigaOS3, WarpOS, MorphOS and for the first time also for AmigaOS 4.0 PPC.
Malibu 1.11
Malibu is a plugin for Hollywood that allows Hollywood to load and display your old Scala
presentations. This is especially useful because Scala does not work on graphics boards and
also has its problems with modern Amigas. With Malibu, your Scala scripts run in a window
on Workbench or on an Intuition screen! Furthermore, your Scala presentations will look much
better with Malibu because it does not map all colors into a 256 color palette. Malibu 1.11
is an AmigaOS 4.0 version of Malibu 1.1, which is already available for AmigaOS3 and MorphOS.
There are no new features except that it is now PPC native and thus much faster than the
68k version.
Ordering
If you order Hollywood, Hollywood Designer or Malibu, you will get a CD-ROM that contains
versions for all platforms that are supported by the programs including AmigaOS4. If you
already have one or more of the products, you should order the update kit which allows you to
update your installed AmigaOS3, WarpOS and MorphOS versions. The update kit also contains
the AmigaOS4 versions of all programs so you can use it to upgrade to the AmigaOS4 version.
Please note: There is only one update kit available. This kit contains all updates for Hollywood,
Hollywood Designer and Malibu. The update kit can be ordered for 20 Euros from the order page at
this website. Please also note that you need a valid installation of Hollywood 1.9 to apply the updates.
Airsoft Softwair say Happy Easter to all fellow Amiga users around the world and wishes much
fun with the new fresh updates for Hollywood, Hollywood Designer and Malibu! Now available
on AmigaOS4 for the first time.
27-Feb-05: Hollywood, Designer and Malibu for AmigaOS4
Airsoft Softwair is proud to announce that versions of Hollywood, Hollywood Designer
and Malibu for AmigaOS4 are currently in work. PPC native versions of Hollywood will not only result in
dramatic speed improvements over the emulated 68k versions but it will also allow all users
to create native OS4 presentations/games/applications with Hollywood. So it is possible for
68k or MorphOS users to save their work as an AmigaOS4 binary! And AmigaOS4 users can also save
their creations as 68k or MorphOS binary.
The release date for the OS4 versions of Hollywood, Hollywood Designer and Malibu is scheduled
for mid to end March 2005. If you order any of the programs now, the upgrade to the OS4 version
will be free. So there is no real reason to wait.
10-Feb-05: Malibu video available
For all people who do not know Malibu yet and want to know what it looks like to run
Scala scripts on Workbench screen, there is now a presentation video available which
shows several Scala example scripts with Hollywood 1.9 and Malibu 1.1. This should
give you a good impression of how powerful Malibu is. Just go to the Malibu section
of this homepage to download it.
Please note that Malibu requires at least Hollywood 1.9. It will not work without it
because it is just a plugin which runs on top of the Multimedia application layer.
Click here to order Hollywood and Malibu now.
23-Aug-04: Hollywood 1.9.2 update released
An update for all users of Hollywood 1.9 is available now. This is mostly a bug-fix
update but it has some new features as well. The update is provided for free and can
be downloaded from the Hollywood product page. It can be used with all versions of
Hollywood 1.9, i.e. AmigaOS3, WarpOS and MorphOS binaries. To install the update, just
run the included installer which will analyze your Hollywood 1.9 installation and update
all out-dated components then. Please note, that you need Hollywood 1.9 for this update.
To find out what exactly has changed in Hollywood 1.9 revision 2, have a look at the history
section in the documentation.
If you do not have Hollywood yet and would like to experience this high-quality
Multimedia application, place your order now.
27-Jun-04: Malibu 1.1 released
Version 1.1 of the Malibu plugin for Hollywood is out now. With this plugin, Hollywood
can read and display Scala scripts. The following things are new in Malibu 1.1:
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 | Support for curved fly-ons |
 | Many new Scala effects are supported |
 | General code optimizing; Malibu is faster now |
 | Several bug fixes |
 | More precise timing of Scala commands |
 | Better support for very old Scala versions (Scala 1.0, MM200) |
 | Better overall performance because of Hollywood 1.9 integration |
This update is free for all owners of Malibu and can be downloaded from this homepage
in the Malibu section. The update can be used with the AmigaOS3 and MorphOS binaries of
Malibu 1.0. Please note that this update requires Hollywood 1.9. Malibu 1.1 does only
work with Hollywood 1.9!
14-Apr-04: Hollywood Designer 1.0 released
Hollywood Designer 1.0 was finally released today and can be ordered on this website.
The program is a high-end presentation software that creates together with Hollywood 1.9
the ultimate Multimedia suite for your Amiga or Pegasos. Please check out the product
page of Hollywood Designer for an extensive description and feature list of the program
as well as a lot of screenshots. Order now!
06-Apr-04: Hollywood 1.9 now available
Hollywood 1.9 is now available and can be ordered through this website. Hollywood 1.9
is a major update that has a lot of new features. Please see the news item below for a
list of new features. Hollywood Designer will be released in a few days and can also be
ordered now. Please click on Order to order your copy of Hollywood 1.9
and Hollywood Designer now! Also check out the product page of Hollywood to learn more
about this amazing product.
30-Mar-04: Hollywood 1.9 announcement
The next update for the Multimedia Application Layer Hollywood
will be released together with the Hollywood Designer very soon. Hollywood 1.9 is a major
update which has many new features and improvements. Here is a quick overview of what is new:
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 | General code optimization with dramatic speed improvements |
 | Over 50 new impressing transition effects (totalling in over 150 now!) |
 | Many new high-end effects like water ripples, strudel, wallpaper... |
 | Native version for WarpOS |
 | You can also compile scripts for WarpOS now |
 | Hollywood is fully localized now |
 | Support for polygon rendering and rectangles with round edges |
 | Soft styles are no longer limited to bitmap fonts |
 | Many new layer functions |
 | Exact script timing in milliseconds |
 | New sound functions |
 | Support for DraCo computers |
 | Event handler totally rewritten |
 | Cool new example programs |
 | Ready for Hollywood Designer! |
Hollywood 1.9 is the ultimate Multimedia experience you can have on your Amiga computer.
It will be available in native versions for AmigaOS3, MorphOS and even WarpOS now. It
is ready to be used with the upcoming Hollywood Designer which will be released at the
same time. Here are some screenshots:
More details very soon.
17-Feb-04: Hollywood Designer announcement
I'm proud to announce the newest Amiga software product from Airsoft Softwair today: Hollywood Designer.
The program is a state of the art "what you see is what you get"
editor to create presentations, games and applications for the Multimedia Application
Layer Hollywood and will be released soon. Hollywood Designer offers a powerful
GUI that has all functions you need to unleash your creativity. With the Hollywood
Designer now everyone can create funky Hollywood presentations with just a few clicks
and save them for all Amiga platforms, e.g. you can create presentations for MorphOS on AmigaOS
or presentations for WarpOS/AmigaOS on MorphOS. Hollywood Designer blasts the borders of the
different Amiga platforms! And now here are some screenshots of Hollywood
Designer in action:
Hollywood Designer will be released in versions for AmigaOS3, WarpOS, MorphOS and
- as soon as it's ready - AmigaOS4. Check back on this website soon as we reveal new details
about this new impressive Amiga software.
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