1. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY Competencies Competencies  Graphics software, including desktop publishing, image editors, illustration programs, image galleries and graphics suites  Audio and video editing software  Multimedia, including story boards and multimedia authoring programs  Web authoring, web site design, and web authoring programs  Virtual reality and VRML  Knowledge-based (expert) system  Robotics including perception systems, industrial robots and mobile robots Chapter 4 Specialized Application Software

2. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY Specialized Application Software Specialized Application Software  Specialized applications used in specific professions  We will examine Graphics programs Graphics programs Audio and video editing software Audio and video editing software Multimedia programs Multimedia programs Web authoring programs Web authoring programs Artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence

3. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY  Graphics Specialized graphics programs used by professionals Specialized graphics programs used by professionals Widely used specialized graphics programs Widely used specialized graphics programs  Desktop publishing (Page Layout programs) Focus on page design and layout and provide greater flexibility Focus on page design and layout and provide greater flexibility Mix text and graphics to create professional publications Mix text and graphics to create professional publications Popular programs: Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft publisher Popular programs: Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft publisher  Image editors Bitmap or raster images: use dots or pixels to represent images Bitmap or raster images: use dots or pixels to represent images Jagged on the edges when being expanded Jagged on the edges when being expanded Image editors(photo editors) Image editors(photo editors) Popular programs: Adobe photoshop, Microsoft paint, Corel Photopaint Popular programs: Adobe photoshop, Microsoft paint, Corel Photopaint

4. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY  Illustration Programs Vector images(vector illustration): Vector images(vector illustration): Use geometric shapes or objects which are created by connecting lines and curves. Use geometric shapes or objects which are created by connecting lines and curves. Illustration programs(drawing programs) Illustration programs(drawing programs) Popular programs: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Macromedia Freehand Popular programs: Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw, Macromedia Freehand  Image Galleries Stock photographs Stock photographs Clip art Clip art  Graphics Suites

5. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY  Audio and Video Video editing software: Video editing software: used to reorganize, add effects, and more to your digital video footage used to reorganize, add effects, and more to your digital video footage Popular programs: Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Popular programs: Windows Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere Audio Editing Software Audio Editing Software used to create and edit audio clips, as well as add audio effects used to create and edit audio clips, as well as add audio effects

6. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY  Multimedia Integration of all kinds of media Integration of all kinds of media Interactivity Interactivity Used for computer games, business, education, and the home Used for computer games, business, education, and the home Links(Connections) Links(Connections) Buttons Buttons Developing multimedia presentation Developing multimedia presentation Plan and analyze Plan and analyze Design (Story board) Design (Story board) Create Create Support Support Multimedia authoring programs Multimedia authoring programs

7. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY  Web authoring Creating a site is called web authoring Creating a site is called web authoring Personal websites: Web logs or blogs Personal websites: Web logs or blogs Web Site Design Web Site Design Graphical Map, animations, flash, morphing Graphical Map, animations, flash, morphing Web authoring programs Web authoring programs HTML or simple editor HTML or simple editor Web authoring programs: Web page editors and HTML editors Web authoring programs: Web page editors and HTML editors Popular programs: Dreamweaver, Frontpage Popular programs: Dreamweaver, Frontpage

8. NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SICENCE & TECHNOLOGY  Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mimic or simulate human senses, thought processes and actions. Mimic or simulate human senses, thought processes and actions. Three computerized intelligence: Three computerized intelligence: Virtual reality (VR, artificial reality or virtual environments) Virtual reality (VR, artificial reality or virtual environments) VRML(Virtual Reality Modeling Language) VRML(Virtual Reality Modeling Language) Knowledge-based Systems(Expert Systems) Knowledge-based Systems(Expert Systems) Robotics: Robotics: Perception Systems Perception Systems Industrial robots Industrial robots Mobile robots Mobile robots