Multimedia Soft WPS Office
Multimedia Soft WPS Office
Software
Multimedia software tells the hardware what to
do. For example, multimedia software tells the
hardware to display the color blue, play the sound
of cymbals crashing etc. To produce these media
elements( movies, sound, text, animation, graphics
etc.) there are various software available in the
market such as Paint Brush, Photo Finish,
Animator, Photo Shop, 3D Studio, Corel Draw,
Sound Blaster, IMAGINET, Apple Hyper Card, Photo
Magic, Picture Publisher.
Multimedia Software Categories
Following are the various categories of Multimedia software
Device Driver Software- These softwares are used to install
and configure the multimedia peripherals.
Media Players- Media players are applications that can play
one or more kind of multimedia file format.
Media Conversion Tools- These tools are used for encoding /
decoding multimedia contexts and for converting one file
format to another.
Multimedia Editing Tools- These tools are used for creating
and editing digital multimedia data.
Multimedia Authoring Tools- These tools are used for
combing different kinds of media formats and deliver them as
multimedia contents.
Multimedia Application:
Multimedia applications are created with
the help of following mentioned tools and
packages.
The sound, text, graphics, animation and
video are the integral part of multimedia
software. To produce and edit these media
elements, there are various software tools
available in the market.
Painting and Drawing Tools- These tools
generally come with a graphical user interface
with pull down menus for quick selection. You
can create almost all kinds of possible shapes
and resize them using these tools. Drawing file
can be imported or exported in many image
formats like .gif, .tif, .jpg, .bmp, etc. Some
examples of drawing software are Corel Draw,
Freehand, Designer, Photoshop, Fireworks,
Point etc.These software have following
features:
• Tools to draw a straight line,
rectangular area, circle etc.
• Different colour selection option.
Pencil tool to draw a shape freehand.
• Eraser tool to erase part of the
image.
• Zooming for magnified pixel
editing.
Image Editing Tools - Image editing tools are
used to edit or reshape the existing images and
pictures. These tools can be used to create an
image from scratch as well as images from
scanners, digital cameras, clipart files or
original artwork files created with painting and
drawing tools. Examples of Image editing or
processing software are Adobe Photoshop and
Paint Shop Pro.
Sound Editing Tools- These tools are used to
integrate sound into multimedia project very
easily. You can cut, copy, paste and edit
segments of a sound file by using these tools.
The presence of sound greatly enhances the
effect of a mostly graphic presentation,
especially in a video. Examples of sound
editing software tools are: Cool Edit Pro,
Sound Forge and Pro Tools.
These software have following features:
• Record your own music, voice or any other
audio.
• Record sound from CD, DVD, Radio or any
other sound player.
• You can edit, mix the sound with any other
audio.
• Apply special effects such as fade,
equalizer, echo, reverse and more.
Video Editing Tools- These tools are used to edit, cut, copy,
and paste your video and audio files. Video editing used to
require expensive, specialized equipment and a great deal of
knowledge. The aritistic process of video editing consists of
deciding what elements to retain, delete or combine from
various sources so that they come together in an organized,
logical and visually planning manner. Today computers are
powerful enough to handle this job, disk space is cheap and
storing and distributing your finished work on DVD is very
easy. Examples of video editing software are Adobe Premiere
and Adobe After Effects.
Animation and Modeling Tools- An animation is to
show the still images at a certain rate to give it visual
effect with the help of Animation and modeling
tools. These tools have features like multiple
windows that allow you to view your model in each
dimension, ability to drag and drop primitive shapes
into a scene, color and texture mapping, ability to
add realistic effects such as transparency, shadowing
and fog etc. Examples of Animations and modeling
tools are 3D studio max and Maya.