Transcript Multimedia Software

Multimedia Software
Wm P Woodall
Spring 2006
Software that enables Multimedia
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System Software
 OS
 Utilities
 Networking
Development Software
 Graphics
 Sound
 Text
 Web Developing
 Multimedia Authoring
Delivery Software
 Stand-Alone Programs
 Players
System Software
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Written specifically to control its Platform (or
Processor Family)
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Often is unique to the platform
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Takes advantage of features of platform
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Upgrading may not be available (i.e. Win98 to XP2)
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Alternatives for a platform may be limited
Painting and Drawing Tools
Bitmap vs. Vector Images
 Painting Software (bitmap)
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PhotoShop, Photoshop Elements, iPhoto, Corel PhotoPaint
Drawing Software (vector)
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Adobe Illustrator, Acrobat, CorelDraw, AutoCAD
Flash
Fireworks
Image-editing Tools
Specialized and powerful tools for enhancing and retouching, existing
bitmapped images
 PhotoShop, Elements, Corel Paintshop Pro
 Plug-ins
Vertigo’s HotTEXT lets you turn text into 3-D objects
 Alienskin / EyeCandy
 Kai’s Power Tools (Corel KPT Collection)
 Xaos Paint Alchemy
 Nix Software
 Many, many, many others!
RawShooter, Adobe RAW, Capture1
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3-D Modeling
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AutoDesk’s 3D Studio Max
Bryce
Poser
Maya
Strata 3D
Carrara
Defunct products – might still be useful…
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Macromedia Extreme 3D
3d/fx
Infini-D
Sound Applications
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Sound Editing
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Sound Recorder
Sound Forge
SoundEdit Pro (Macromedia SoundEdit16 is defunct)
GarageBand (Mac)
MIDI
Sound Playback
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Windows Media Player
QuickTime
Real Player
WinAmp
Video and Digital Movie Tools
Formats:
Microsoft AVI
MPEG (1,2,4)
Apple Quicktime
Codecs (Compressor/Decompressor):
MPEG, Divx, M-JPEG, Indeo (Intel), Cinepak, others
Editors:
Adobe Premiere, Pinnacle Studio, Avid, Final Cut
Linking Multimedia Objects
DDE & OLE
Office suites
Microsoft Office
Open Office
iWork
Presentation tools
PowerPoint
Keynote (Mac)
Impress (Open Office)
Web Development
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Authoring Tools
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Adobe (Macromedia) Dreamweaver
Microsoft FrontPage
Adobe’s GoLive
Languages
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JavaScript
Visual Basic (VBScript)
PHP/Perl/Python/AJAX etc.
Actionscript (Flash)
Helpful Accessories
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Screen Grabber
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Text Editor
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PaintShop Pro
Snag-it
Graphics Workshop
TextPad
Format Converter/Cataloger/Viewer
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Graphics Workshop
IrfanView