Specialized Application Software

MKDL

What are Specialized Applications?

programs more narrowly focused on specific disciplines and

occupations

Specialized Applications
Graphics
Audio and Video
Multimedia
Web Authoring
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Reality
Knowledge-based Systems
Robotics

Mobile Apps

Graphics
Desktop publishing
Image editors

Illustration programs
Image galleries
Graphic suites

Desktop Publishing
Programs that allow you to create publications

Popular Programs
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Publisher
QuarkXPress
Scribus

Image Editors
Modify BITMAP images
Editing and Modifying digital photographs

Image Editors
Popular Programs
Adobe Photoshop
Corel Paint Shop

Paint.Net
GIMP

Illustration Programs
Drawing Programs
Used to Create VECTOR images

Popular Programs
Adobe Illustrator
Inkscape
CorelDRAW

Image Galleries
Libraries of electronic images
Two basic types
Stock photographs
Clip art

Graphic Suites
Bundled graphic programs
Lower cost than individual programs
Example:
CorelDRAW Graphic Suites
Adobe Creative Suites

BITMAP vs VECTOR

File Types

Uses

.ai

-file format developed for Adobe Illustrator

-for representing single-page vector-based drawings

.eps

-for a graphics file format used in vector-based images in Adobe Illustrator

-stands for Encapsulated PostScript
- Can contain texts as well as graphics

.svg

-vector image format for two-dimensional graphics with support for

interactivity and animation
-stands for Scalable Vector Graphics

.jpg / .jpeg -for a lossy graphics file

-jpeg stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group who created the standard
.gif

-for an often animated raster graphics file

-stands for Graphic Interchange Format

.png

-Portable Network Graphics

-format that supports lossless data compression

.tif

-image format file for high-quality graphics

-also called as TIFF (tagged Image File Format)

Video Editing Software

Reorganize and add effects to footage
Assemble and edit clips to create a movie

Popular Programs
Windows Movie Maker
Apple iMovie

Corel VideoStudio
CyberLink Power Director

Audio Editing Software

Create and edit audio clips/recordings
Filter out imperfections and Add effects

Popular Programs
Audacity
Adobe Audition
WavePad

Multimedia
The integration of a variety of media into one presentation
Video
Music

Voice
Graphics
Text

Include user interactivity

Web Authoring
Creating a web site

Web site Designing/Making

Know your user(s)
It should be USER-FRIENDLY
Consider the Main Functions/Features
What is the purpose of your website
Make it Simple and Usable

Web Authoring Tools

Web Pages are typically HTML documents
Word Processors can create simple HTML documents
Popular programs
Adobe Dreamweaver
NetObjects Fusion

Microsoft Expression

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

A field in Computer Science
Attempts to simulate human senses, thought processes, and

actions
Reasoning
Learning from past experience
Vision
Touch

Three Areas of AI
Virtual Reality
Knowledge-Based Systems / Expert Systems
Robotics

Virtual Reality
Artificial or Simulated Reality
Generated in 3D by a computer
Commonly known as VR, Artificial Reality or Virtual

Environments

Knowledge-Based System
Also known as Expert System
Artificial intelligence that uses a database for assistance
Database is known as a knowledge base
Facts, rules to relate the facts, and user input to formulate

recommendations or decisions

Robotics
The field of study concerned with developing and using robots
Computer-controlled machines
Mimic motor activities of living things
Four types of robots
Perception system robots
Industrial robots
Mobile robots
Household robots

Mobile Apps
Add-on features for mobile devices including smartphones,

netbooks, and tablets.

Text messaging

Internet browsing
Connecting to social networks

App Stores
Websites that allow you to download apps for a nominal fee

or free