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SPECIALIZED
APPLICATION
SOFTWARE
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Competencies
Describe graphics software
Discuss audio and video software
Describe multimedia
Explain Web authoring
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Competencies cont.
Describe the impact of artificial intelligence
Discuss virtual reality and VRML
Discuss knowledge-based (expert) systems
Discuss robotics
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Graphics
Desktop publishing
Image editors
Illustration programs
Image galleries
Graphic suites
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Desktop Publishing
Programs that allow you to create publications
Mix text and graphics
Professional quality
Popular programs
Adobe Page Maker
Microsoft Publisher
QuarkXPress
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Image Editors
Programs for creating and editing bitmap images
Bitmap images use dots or pixels to represent an
image
Bitmap images are also called raster images
Popular programs
Microsoft Paint
Adobe Photoshop
Corel PhotoPaint
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Illustration Programs
Programs used to create and edit vector images
Drawing programs
Vector images use geometric shapes or objects
Popular programs
Adobe Illustrator
CorelDraw
Macromedia FreeHand
Micrografx Designer
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Image Galleries
Libraries of electronic images
Used for a variety of applications
Two basic types
Stock photographs
Clip art
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Image Galleries
Organization
Site
Art Today
www.arttoday.com
Broderbund
www.broderbund.com
Design Gallery Live
www.dgl.microsoft.com
GifArt
www.gifart.com
Graphics Maps
www.graphicsmap.com
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Graphic Suites
Bundled graphic programs
Can buy a larger variety of graphics programs at
a lower cost
Popular suites
CorelDraw Graphics Suite
Corel's Graphic Pack
Micrografx's ABC Graphic Suite
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Audio and Video
Video editing software
Enhances digital video footage
Apple's iMovie & Windows Movie Maker
Audio editing software
Creates and edits audio clips
Can create your own MP3s
SonicFoundry's ACID Music & Syntrillium
Software's Cool Edit
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Multimedia
The integration of a variety of media into one
presentation
Video
Music
Voice
Graphics
Text
Should include user interactivity
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Multimedia Links & Buttons
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Developing Multimedia
Presentations
Plan
Design
Create
Support
Multimedia
Authoring
Program
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Web Authoring
Develop and create a web site
Web site design
Create a graphical map of overall content
Add multimedia elements like animation
Macromedia's Flash
Morphing
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Web Authoring Programs
Known as Web page editors or HTML editors
Provide support for Web site design
Creates HTML coding
Popular programs
Macromedia Dreamweaver
NetObjects Fusion
Microsoft FrontPage
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Emerging Applications
Artificial intelligence (AI)
Attempts to simulate human senses, thought
processes, and actions
Designed to help people and organizations become
more productive
Three areas of AI
Virtual reality
Knowledge-based (expert) systems
Robotics
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Virtual Reality
Artificial or simulated reality
Generated in 3-D by a computer
Commonly known as VR, artificial reality, or virtual
environments
Virtual reality modeling language (VRML)
Used to create
real-time animated 3-D scenes
Cosmos Worlds
from Cosmos Software
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Knowledge-Based
(Expert) Systems
Artificial intelligence that uses a database for
assistance
Database is known as a knowledge base
Many use "fuzzy logic"
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Robotics
The field of study concerned with using robots
Robots are computer-controlled machines
Mimic the motor activities of living things
Three types of robots
Perception systems
Industrial robots
Mobile robots
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A Look to the Future
Artificial Intelligence
Research is being done to give robots a sense of
values so they can make decisions independently
The Saya robot is under development in Tokyo
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Key Terms
animation (101)
artificial reality (105)
artificial intelligence (105)
audio editing software (98)
bitmap image (96)
buttons (100)
clip art (97)
desktop publishing
program (96)
drawing program (97)
expert systems (106)
flash (101)
fuzzy logic (106)
graphical map (101)
graphics suite (98)
HTML editors (104)
illustration program (97)
image editors (96)
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Key Terms
image gallery (97)
immersive experience
(106)
industrial robots (107)
interactivity (99)
knowledge base (106)
knowledge-based system
(106)
links (100)
mobile robots (107)
morphing (101)
multimedia (99)
multimedia authoring
programs (100)
page layout program (96)
paint programs (96)
perception systems (107)
pixels (96)
raster image (96)
robotics (107)
robots (107)
story boards (100)
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Key Terms
stock photographs (97)
structured problem (105)
unstructured problems
(105)
vector (97)
vector illustration (97)
vector image (97)
video editing software
(98)
virtual environments (105)
virtual reality (105)
virtual reality modeling
language (VRML) (105)
virtual reality wall (106)
VR (105)
Web authoring (101)
Web authoring programs
(104)
Web page editors (104)
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FAQs
What is multimedia?
What is an image editor?
I want to create a professional looking brochure.
What software program should I use?
What can I use to edit my home movies?
Why is interactivity important in a effective
multimedia presentation?
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Discussion Questions
Describe the three areas of virtual reality.
Discuss how robots are used today to fight
crime.
How can virtual reality help people with
different fears and phobias?
Discuss the advantages of using a Web authoring
program. Do you still need to know how to code
HTML?
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