Specialized Application Software.

Chapter 4

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-Also known as special-purpose applications

-Includes thousands of other programs more narrowly focused on specific disciplines and occupations

-Make it possible to perform advanced tasks at home.

-Home users can create Webs sites, work with graphic images, and create music or art.

-Best known

  
Graphic programs

http://www.lisisoft.com/tools/monochrome-graphic.html

    Audio and video editors

http://corp.kaltura.com/video_platform/video_editing

    Multimedia creation programs

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    Web authoring

http://www.filebuzz.com/files/Visual_Authoring/1.html

  Artificial Intelligence

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Virtual Reality

Knowledge-based Systems

Robotics

Desktop Publishing

 http://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/d/desktop_publishing.asp

 http://www.learndirect.co.uk/northernireland/courses/IT1DesktopPublishing/

http://www.drregional.org/drregional/viewpage.jsp?uid=185&group=Main&pagename=Desktop%20Publishing

-Using a personal computer or workstation to produce high-quality printed documents.

-Allows you to use different typefaces, specify various margins and justifications, and embed illustrations and graphs directly into the text.

-The most powerful desktop publishing systems enable you to create illustrations.

-While less powerful systems let you insert illustrations created by other programs.

-As word-processing programs become more and more powerful, the line separating such programs from desktop publishing systems is becoming blurred.

-In general, though, desktop publishing applications give you more control over typographical characteristics, such as kerning, and provide more support for full-color output.

-A particularly important feature of desktop publishing systems is that they enable you to see on the display screen exactly how the document will appear when printed.

-Systems that support this feature are called WYSIWYGs (what you see is what you get).

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-Hardware costs made desktop publishing systems impractical for most uses.

-But as the prices of personal computers and printers have fallen.

-Have become increasingly popular for producing newsletters, brochures, books, and other documents that formerly required a typesetter.

-Can output it directly to a printer or you can produce a PostScript file which can then take to a service bureau.

-The service bureau has special machines that convert the PostScript file to film, which can then be used to make plates for offset printing.

-Offset printing produces higher-quality documents, especially if color is used, but is generally more expensive than laser printing.

- Properly speaking, desktop publishing is the technical assembly of digital files in the proper format for printing.

-In practical use, much of the "graphic design" process is also accomplished using desktop publishing and graphics software and is sometimes included in the definition of desktop publishing.

-Comparison between desktop publishing and graphic design:

• What is Desktop Publishing - It is the process of using the computer and specific types of software to combine text and graphics to produce documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, etc.

• What is Graphic Design - It is the process and art of combining text and graphics and communicating an effective message in the design of logos, graphics, brochures, newsletters, posters, signs, and any other type of visual communication.

-Desktop publishing software is a tool for graphic designers and non-designers to create visual communications.

-The main players in the field are Adobe, Corel, Quark, and Serif with products that stick close to the original use of desktop publishing software for professional page layout.

-Additionally, Microsoft, Nova Development, Broderbund and others have been producing consumer or print creativity and business desktop publishing software for many years.

Careers in It

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-Desktop publishing is the fastest growing art profession.

-With developments in computer technology happening at an incredible rate, publishing can now be done much more cost effectively from a single desktop computer.

-Frequently, this business is started by one person as a freelance part-time profession.

-As word spreads around and a client base is built up, the artist has the option of making this a full time occupation and hiring others to assist.

-Desktop publishers may create business cards, newsletters, letterhead, envelopes, logos, posters, name tags, bumper stickers, and web sites.

-The attraction to this profession is the fact that you are your own boss and can work around another job or school.

-Its also a great way to get experience and make you more marketable to a large studio or agency.

-Although it seems that everyone is now a web designer, there is still a demand for good web site designers. This can be done on your personal computer.

-Unless you are working for someone else, you will need to create your own business and request the necessary forms from the IRS.

-You are providing a service, so you probably won't need to charge sales tax for your jobs.

-Desktop Publishers should be familiar with Quark, Flash, Fireworks, InDesign and/or Pagemaker, and Photoshop.

References from

1. Computing Essentials Complete 2010 by Timothy J.O'Leary and Linda I.O'Leary from McGRAW Hill.

2. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/D/desktop_publishing.html

3. http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/jobs/dtp.html 

4. http://desktoppub.about.com/cs/beginners/f/what_dtp.htm