One of the highlights of Hollywood is its inbuilt cross-compiler which can be used to deploy software on many different platforms without having to change a single line of the code. The cross-compiler can compile for all platforms from any platform Hollywood is running on. For instance, you can compile Mac OS X application bundles using the Windows version of Hollywood.

Hollywood is a light-weight, but still powerful programming language that is just about two megabytes in size and does not require any external components. Hence, it is ideal for creating programs which run right out of the box. In fact, Hollywood programs will run perfectly from an USB flash drive without any prior installation whatsoever. The following platform architectures are currently supported by Hollywood:

• AmigaOS 3 (m68k)
• AmigaOS 4 (ppc)
• AROS (i386)
• Mac OS X (i386)^*
• Mac OS X (ppc)^*
• MorphOS (ppc)
• WarpOS (m68k/ppc)
• Windows (i386)

* Hollywood can save executables for Mac OS X but it is currently not available in a stand-alone version for Mac OS X. Thus, you currently have to use either the Windows or AmigaOS compatible version of Hollywood to save executables for Mac OS X.

Graphics:

	Very flexible layer-based graphics engine
	Support for alpha channel graphics
	Sprites of any size can be used
	Extensive text support incl. on-the-fly formatting, wordwrapping, and rotation
	Platform independent TrueType text rendering
	Many graphics primitives supported (ellipses, arcs, lines, rectangles, polygons...)
	Optional antialiasing for text and graphics primitives
	Over 150 transition effects for graphics and text
	Image processing functionality
	Powerful off-screen rendering functions incl. rendering to masks and alpha channels
	Extensive clipping support (rectangular and custom shaped clipping regions)
	Support for double-buffered displays
	Animation support
	Graphics can be exported as PNG, or even as AVI video streams
	Windows can use alpha channel transparency

Sound:

	Multichannel sound interface
	Support for samples and sound streams
	Protracker modules can be played
	Volume and pitch of samples can be changed during playback

System:

	Powerful yet extremely easy to use programming language
	Cross-platform compiler that supports Amiga compatibles, Windows, and Mac OS X
	Executables compiled by Hollywood do not require any additional libraries/DLLs (they run also from USB sticks!)
	All data files (including fonts) can be embedded in a single executable
	Windowed and full screen mode supported
	Sandbox container: programs can never crash
	Multiple windows can be opened
	Event based programming model guarantees moderate CPU usage
	Low latency interval and timer functions
	Extensive DOS library to work with the file system
	Convenient access to clipboard
	Access to system dialogs (file chooser, string prompt, etc.)
	Drag'n'drop support
	Comprehensive string and math library
	Mouse cursor can be easily replaced with a custom cursor
	Date and time functions
	Joystick support

Please note that although Hollywood can save programs for Mac OS, it is not available in a stand-alone version for this platform. You will need an Amiga compatible operating system or Microsoft Windows to use Hollywood.

	Amiga: Hi- or Truecolor screenmode, 68020 CPU
	Windows: at least Windows 2000
	Macintosh: at least Mac OS 10.4 (Tiger, PowerPC & Intel)

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	Hollywood_Demo.exe Hollywood 4.7 demo version for Windows
	Update4_7.lha Update from Hollywood 4.5 to 4.7, Amiga
	Update4_7_Windows.zip Update from Hollywood 4.6 to 4.7, Windows
	HollywoodFre.lha (French translation by Eric "Tarzin" LUCZYSZYN)
	HollywoodSwe.lha (Swedish translation by Pär Boberg)
	HollywoodSpa.lha (Spanish translation by Dámaso Domínguez)

The official Hollywood forums are located at the new Hollywood portal site which is online at http://www.hollywood-mal.com/. This is the perfect place to get in touch with other Hollywood users if you need help with your project. Don't hesitate to stop by and join our community!

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