What is Multimedia Software?

Multimedia software are computer applications which can process information in a number of media formats including text, graphics, audio and video. Different Types of Multimedia Software

1) Photo Editing Software

Also known as graphic editing or photo retouching software, photo editing software is a type of multimedia software that allows the user to alter images. These programs can be simple or incredibly advanced; in fact, sometimes higher education institutions offer courses in the most popular photo editing software. Examples: Pixelmator -With its intuitive and beautiful Graphical User Interface (GUI), support for layers to organize your document, a large assortment of painting tools Fireworks- image editing software for the web designers. It excels in several areas over its big brother Photoshop, namely in high-fidelity prototyping of sites and a workspace environment thats optimized for web designers. Adobe Photoshop CS6- software delivers blazingly fast performance with the new Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine*, groundbreaking new Content-Aware tools, reengineered design tools, and more.

2) Music media players Music media players are digital music players that often allow a user to rename and organize song titles and information and play the official music video or a substitute. These devices are also sometimes built to ease exporting music onto a physical device. In many cases, a music media player also works as a video player, and can be set to automatically show video the user attempts to run. Examples: Apples QuickTime- QuickTime is Apples multiplatform, multimedia technology for handling

video, sound, animation, graphics, text, interactivity, and music. As a cross-platform technology, QuickTime can deliver content on Mac OS and Windows computers. Many applications, including Final Cut Pro, use the powerful architecture of QuickTime to view, create, import, and export media.

Windows Media Player- is a proprietary digital media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices. Editions of Windows Media Player were also released for Mac OS, Mac OS X and Solaris but development of these has since been discontinued. RealNetworks RealPlayer- is a service that bundles all the features, play videos,
download videos from the web, or you want to convert the format of a video

iTunes- is a media management software created by Apple, Inc., for both the Macintosh and Windows operating systems. You can use it to manage and play both audio and video files on your computer.

3) Video Editor Software With video editing software, users can manipulate digital video, like deleting scenes, adding scenes, and slowing or speeding the video up in certain parts. Like photo editing software, the difficulty level of this kind of multimedia software varies considerably. Examples:

Sony Vegas Pro - provides an efficient, intuitive and integrated content creation environment for video and broadcast professionals, With innovative stereoscopic 3D tools, broad format support, unparalleled audio control, and GPU-ignited effects processing and rendering, the Vegas Pro 11 collection streamlines your workflow like never before. Adobe Premiere Pro / Windows/Mac- is the tight integration with other software packages in the Adobe Creative Suite, like Adobe After Effects. Apple iMovie- is comparable to Windows Movie Maker, but Apple iMovie is used on the Mac operating system. Apple iMovie has many advanced features and add-ons.

4) Presentation software Presentation software contains some elements of a graphics software, but the rest of its capabilities and purpose are much different. This type of multimedia software is frequently used to create slide slows for presentations. Examples: Apple iWork 8 with Keynote- is the easiest way to create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Writing and page layout are easy using Pages. New cinematic animations, transitions, and effects in Keynote will keep your audience captivated. And iWork is compatible with Microsoft Office, so sharing your work is even easier. Microsofts Powerpoint- is a presentation software program that is part of the Microsoft Office
package, a graphical approach to presentations in the form of slide shows that accompany the oral delivery of the topic. This program is widely used in business and classrooms and is an effective tool when used for training purposes.

Prezi- is a Web 2.0 tool that combines concept maps, posters, and presentations, all into one very nicely integrated unit. It allows us to create non-linear presentations where we can zoom in and out of a visual map containing words, links, images, and videos. Sliderocket- is an online slide presentation software which can be used to not only display presentations, but also to create them. There are a number of different packages to suit the needs of a variety of users, from free utilities to paid professional creation suites.

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