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University of Gondar: Multimedia Systems Chapter-Two Multimedia Authoring Tools

This document discusses multimedia authoring tools. It defines authoring as assembling and synchronizing media components for a final multimedia application. Authoring tools allow users to create and edit multimedia products and define presentation schemes. The document examines authoring tools from the perspectives of the tool itself, the resulting product, the developer, and the end user. It provides examples of popular authoring tools like Flash, Director, and Authorware and discusses factors to consider when selecting a tool. Programming languages can also be used to develop multimedia but are more labor-intensive. The document outlines different types of authoring tools and ways they represent data.

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University of Gondar: Multimedia Systems Chapter-Two Multimedia Authoring Tools

This document discusses multimedia authoring tools. It defines authoring as assembling and synchronizing media components for a final multimedia application. Authoring tools allow users to create and edit multimedia products and define presentation schemes. The document examines authoring tools from the perspectives of the tool itself, the resulting product, the developer, and the end user. It provides examples of popular authoring tools like Flash, Director, and Authorware and discusses factors to consider when selecting a tool. Programming languages can also be used to develop multimedia but are more labor-intensive. The document outlines different types of authoring tools and ways they represent data.

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University of Gondar

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS

CHAPTER-TWO
MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TOOLS

Department of Information Technology


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Authoring Tools
Introduction to Authoring Tools
• Authoring: assembly and synchronization of all the
media components that have been prepared for final
multimedia application.
• Two basic features:
• Ability to create and edit a product
• Presentation scheme for delivering product
• The selection of an authoring tool (software application)
based on how it works and what it does can be one of
the most critical elements of multimedia product
development.
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• Four main perspectives in multimedia authoring
tools :
• Tool(any software package that could authors
multimedia product)
• Product(the result of combining all multimedia
components)
• Developer(designers, programmers, and
multimedia authors)
• End user(customer or viewer)
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Multimedia Authoring Tools

• Multimedia Authoring : These are the tools which


provide the capability for creating a complete
multimedia presentation, including interactive user
control, are called authoring tools/programs.
• Some of the examples are:
1. Macromedia Flash.
2. Macromedia Director
3. Author ware
4. Quest.

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Multimedia Tool Selection

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Types of Multimedia Authoring Tools

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Using Programming Language

• Multimedia product still can be developed


using programming language.
• Quality is about the same.
• Amount of work to code every element and
function in the product can be extensive and
labor-intensive.
• Authoring tools can save a lot of time and
money.
• Not suitable for beginners.

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Types of data representation via tools

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