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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.
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Letraset's Image Studio allows desktop publishers to retouch images using gray-scale editing tools. The $495 Apple Macintosh program requires a 1Mbyte hard disk (gray-scale monitor and extended video memory recommended) and can repair, manipulate, and combine photos, then save the final image and import it into the page layout. The program offers excellent paint, filtering, zoom and grabber tools and makes it possible for a user to customize a tool's function. The program does have some problems. It does not automatically scroll, users lose some control when they rotate an object, and only one file can be opened at time. Despite these minor flaws, it it a useful and exciting program that offers solid practicality and opportunities for creative expression.
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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.
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