Installing MetaMix
Mac OS X
Standard Installation:
Double-click the installMM application to launch the installer and
follow the instructions it provides.
Manual Install:
If you have trouble using the installer or prefer not to use it, you
may instead do a "manual install." Extract the compressed archive by double-clicking
it, then drag the folder to the location of your choice to install it. To
launch MetaMix, double-click the "MetaMix.jar" file.
Windows
Standard Installation:
- Install Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.3.1_03 by visiting
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.3.1_03/jre/index.html.
(This distribution is not compatible with JRE v. 1.4)
- Install Apple's Quicktime 5 by visiting http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.
When installing, choose to do a "custom" installation, and be sure the
following components are installed:
- Quicktime Essentials
- Quicktime Internet Extras
- Quicktime Authoring Support
- Quicktime for Java
- Install MetaMix by double-clicking the installMM application to launch
the installer and follow the instructions it provides.
- See FAQs below.
Special "Self-Contained VM" installation: (for advanced users who
do not wish to install a new system-wide JRE)
- Install Apple's Quicktime 6 Public Preview by visiting http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.
(This distribution is not compatible with Quicktime 5.)
When installing, choose to do a "custom" installation, and be sure the
following components are installed:
- Quicktime Essentials
- Quicktime Internet Extras
- Quicktime Authoring Support
- Quicktime for Java
- Install MetaMix by double-clicking the installMM application to launch
the installer and follow the instructions it provides.
- See FAQs below.
Manual Install:
- Install Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 1.3.1_03 by visiting
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.3.1_03/jre/index.html.
(This distribution is not compatible with JRE v. 1.4)
- Install Apple's Quicktime 5 by visiting http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/.
When installing, choose to do a "custom" installation, and be sure the
following components are installed:
- Quicktime Essentials
- Quicktime Internet Extras
- Quicktime Authoring Support
- Quicktime for Java
- Extract the compressed archive (usually by double-clicking on it)
and drag the folder to the location you'd like to install it to. Launch
MetaMix by double-clicking the "MetaMix.jar" file.
- See FAQs below.
Frequently Asked Questions about Windows installation
I already have a Java Runtime Environment installed. Can I use that instead?
If you have Sun's JRE 1.3.1 installed, yes. MetaMix does not work with
earlier versions of Java or java runtime environments from other companies
(such as Microsoft). For information on JRE 1.4 compatibility, see below.
This installer will authomatically find all of the JREs on your system
and let you select the most appropriate JRE to use.
Can I use Sun's Java Runtime Environment 1.4?
There is experimental support available for JRE 1.4. To use this version
of the JRE, you must install Quicktime 6 Public Preview. JRE 1.4 will
not work with Quicktime 5.
I don't know if I have Sun's Java Runtime Environment installed, or I
don't know what version I have installed. How can I find out?
Go to Start>Settings>Control Panels>Add/Remove Programs. If
a Java Runtime Environment is installed, it will be listed along with its
version, e.g. "Java Runtime Environment Standard Edition, v1.3.1_03."
I already have Quicktime 5 installed; am I supposed to reinstall it?
Even if Quicktime is already installed, you need to make sure all the
necessary components of Quicktime are installed. Go to Start>Control Panels>Quicktime>Update
Check. Click on "Update and install additional QuickTime software" and then
click "Update," then "Custom." Check Quicktime Essentials, Quicktime Internet
Extras, Quicktime Authoring, and Quicktime for Java, then click "Update
Now."
I try to install/update Quicktime, but the list of components doesn't
include "Quicktime for Java" or the installer gives me an error stating
that Quicktime for Java cannot be installed. What's going on?
Be sure you have the correct Sun Java Runtime Environment installed before
you try to install or update Quicktime.
I am an advanced user, and I do not want to replace my current Java Runtime
Environment with the version you ask me to install. Can I still use MetaMix?
Yes. Use the "Special Self-Contained VM" installation (see above). This
installer includes a self-contained version of Sun's JRE 1.3.1 which will
not interfere with the default Java VM on your system.
Why is Windows installation so much more complicated than Mac installation?
The Java runtime and Quicktime components that MetaMix needs are installed
by default by Mac OS X. On Windows, they must be manually installed by
the end user, or by extremely expensive installation software which is
impractical for use with this free program
Quicktime 6 should somewhat streamline the installation process, so stay
tuned!