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| CD-ROM Professional | 7 |
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| Joss, Molly W. | 2 |
| Bonime, Andrew | 1 |
| Gussin, Lawrence | 1 |
| Hefner, Donna | 1 |
| Lediaev, Lucy | 1 |
| Starrett, Robert | 1 |
| van Sonderen, Lex | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 7 |
| Book/Product Reviews | 4 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBonime, Andrew – CD-ROM Professional, 1994
Describes Photo CD Portfolio, an Eastman Kodak product that provides interactive multimedia CD-ROM production capability. The article focuses on the capabilities of the tool's simplest authoring system, Create It, which allows users to work with Photo CD, PICT, or TIFF images, add graphics, text and audio, and create menus with branching. (KRN)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Software, Optical Disks
Peer reviewedLediaev, Lucy; van Sonderen, Lex – CD-ROM Professional, 1994
Discusses Compact Disc-Interactive (CD-I) using a question-and-answer format. Highlights include development of the CD-I technology; where to purchase discs and players; compatibility with other CD-ROM drives; how to make discs; authoring systems versus custom programs; entertainment and educational applications; licensing issues; specifications;…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Educational Technology
The Middle-Range Medley: A Trio of Text-Tagging, Windows Multimedia Authoring Tools for under $1000.
Peer reviewedJoss, Molly W. – CD-ROM Professional, 1995
Describes Windows-based multimedia authoring programs that cost less than $1000. Discusses text support, interface variety, title creation, search and retrieval capabilities, special features, platform requirements and cost, design, royalty-free use, distribution and selling. (AEF)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Interfaces, Computer Software Development, Costs
Peer reviewedStarrett, Robert – CD-ROM Professional, 1995
Describes the step-by-step process of writing a bootable CD-ROM. Discusses equipment and background. Steps include copying the hard drive, creating an image, editing, determining boot catalog placement, and creating the boot record. (AEF)
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Background, Computer Software Development, Editing
Peer reviewedGussin, Lawrence – CD-ROM Professional, 1994
Reports on themes emphasized at the April 1994 Computer Game Developers Conference held in Santa Clara (California), including the exploding CD-ROM marketplace and the potential and challenge of using CD-ROM's multimedia capacity to build cinema-quality stories and characters into computer games. Strategies for introducing more complex plots are…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Business, Computer Games, Computer Software Development
Peer reviewedJoss, Molly W. – CD-ROM Professional, 1995
Evaluates and compares three text-capable Windows-based multimedia CD-ROM authoring tools used by the publishing industry. Reviews product lines, hardware requirements, customer costs, screen designs, product uses, and product advantages and disadvantages. Examples of computer screen designs are displayed throughout the article, and a sidebar…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Reviews, Costs
Peer reviewedHefner, Donna – CD-ROM Professional, 1996
Provides an overview of developments in computer-based training (CBT) authoring software and reviews the following products: Macromedia's Authorware, Aimtech's CBT Express, Iprax CourseWorks, Intersystem Concepts' Everest, Aimtech's IconAuthor, Innovus Multimedia, Allen Communication's QuestNet+, and Asymetrix's ToolBook II Instructor. A sidebar…
Descriptors: Authoring Aids (Programming), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development, Computer Software Reviews
