Yes, Scala has been around Windows for a long time now, but it doesnt come cheap!. It has diversified in many products and enhancements, the low profile ones cost about 600 USD, but they are really cool and top notch.
Hollywood has its good points, many, but then its too pricey for me(over 100 EURO) with what i would call a basic setup. They sell you the programing language+compiler, but to get a GUI you have to pay more euro, the same applies for the malibu plugin, which is not totally compatible with Scala
If you find Scala InfoChannel 500, you get a better deal. It is available for download somewhere on the net. It has networking and billing capabilities that Hollywood doesnt have
On the performance issue, yes, it is right, it was made hitting the Amiga chipset, so it doesnt take advantage of OS4, but unlike someone said previously, it works beautifully with it.
On the other hand Scala has a better designed GUI, more accesible to the casual user, and it is totally integrated.
Another interestingly good alternative is VideoFX 2.0, available directly from the developers, ClassX Development.
Hope it somehow helps!
