Multimedia Software FTKW Week - 2
Software that enables Multimedia System Software OS Utilities Networking Development Software Graphics Sound Text Web Developing Multimedia Authoring Delivery Software Stand-Alone Programs Players
System Software Written specifically to control its CPU Unique to the CPU brand and model Written in or translated into the machine language of the CPU Used to run computer Utilities To play sound Print the screen image Eventually became operational extensions of OS Important consideration when choosing OS
Painting and Drawing Tools Most multimedia authoring programs, at least for now, import bitmaps. Painting Software (bitmap) PhotoShop, PicturePublisher, and Fractal Designer Drawing Software (vector) CorelDraw, FreeHand, Illustrator, Designer, and Canvas Macromedia’s Flash vector Fireworks
Image-editing Tools Are specialized and powerful tools for enhancing and retouching, existing bitmapped images PaintShop Pro & PhotoShop Plug-ins Vertigo’s HotTEXT lets you turn text into 3-D objects EyeCandy Kai’s power tools Xaos tool’s paint alchemy
3-D Modeling Extreme 3-D, 3d/fx, AutoDesk’s 3D Studio Max, StrataVision’s 3D, Infini-D, etc. Bryce Poser Examples, anyone?
Sound Applications Sound Editing Sound Recorder Sound Forge SoundEdit MIDI Sound Playback Windows Media Player QuickTime Real Player WinAmp
Animation, Video and Digital Movie Tools Animation and the perception of motion QuickTime, Microsoft’s video for windows, Adobe Premiere, Morphing Video formats avi, mov, mpeg Movie editors – decoders – Targa boards 30+, Adobe after effects, Pinnacle boards Compression, Image quality, Compress/decompres speed Lossless or lossy
Linking Multimedia Objects DDE & ole Office suites Presentation tools Astound Persuasion PowerPoint DeltaGraph professional Harvard graphics
Networking Software Network Hardware Protocols Ethernet Token Ring ATM Message Passing Protocols HTTP SMTP AppleTalk TCP/IP IPX/SPX SNA
Web Development Authoring Tools Microsoft FrontPage Macromedia’s Dreamweaver Adobe’s GoLive Languages JavaScript Visual Basic
Helpful Accessories Screen Grabber PaintShop Pro Capture SnapPro Hijaak 95
References Tannenbaum, R. (1998), Theoretical Foundations of Multimedia, New York: Computer Science Press Vaughan, T, (2001), Multimedia: Making it Work, New York: McGraw-Hill
The End Software Fall 2002 By John Sullivan