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Article Abstract:

Selection of an interactive multimedia authoring program requires an assessment of user requirements such as ease and frequency of use, time needed to learn the software, media to be supported, development capabilities required, interface capabilities, intended audience, target equipment and stability of the vendor. Authoring systems can be excellent tools for creating such applications as marketing presentations, interactive training and public information kiosks. The wide range of commercial authoring packages varies from easy-to-use products priced less than $100 to highly complex packages that cost thousands of dollars. Simpler, non-authoring system multimedia products such as Claris' HyperCard and Asymetrix's Multimedia ToolBook for Windows or data base management systems or presentation packages with procedural languages or robust macro features may be sufficient for experimentation or simple projects. Some capabilities of several authoring programs are very briefly discussed.

Author: Rosenthal, Steve
Publisher: Integrated Media, Inc.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1992
Buyers Guide, Directories, Functional Capabilities, Software Selection, Product selection, Criteria, Authoring languages

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A list of 101 tips for desktop publishing is presented. Among the topics covered are graphics and illustration, layout and design, management and productivity, multimedia and presentations, printing and typesetting, and type and typography. Tips are presented for Adobe Photoshop, Ventura Publisher, Microsoft Window 3.1 and Apple Macintosh System 7. Users will find ways to work more efficiently, as well as other helpful hints for publishing.

Publisher: Integrated Media, Inc.
Publication Name: Publish
Subject: Publishing industry
ISSN: 0897-6007
Year: 1992
Methods, Desktop publishing software, Desktop publishing, Multimedia systems, Design, CD-ROM, CD-ROM disks, Computer graphics, Typesetting, Layout, Software Packages, Guidelines, DTP Software, Multimedia Technology

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