This document identifies and describes 7 types of graphics and multimedia software: 1. Computer-aided design software assists engineers, architects, and scientists in creating designs. 2. Professional desktop publishing software enables the production of high-quality color documents. 3. Professional paint and image editing software allows creation and modification of graphical images. 4. Professional photo editing software edits and customizes digital photos. 5. Video and audio editing software modifies video and audio clips. 6. Multimedia authoring software combines various media into interactive applications. 7. Web page authoring software creates web pages with graphical, audio, and video elements.

1. Graphics and
Multimedia Software
Lesson 16
By Manolo L. Giron
ZAMBALES NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
• At the end of this topic, students should be able to:
1. Identify the key features of widely used graphics and multimedia
programs: computer-aided design, professional desktop publishing,
professional paint/image editing, professional photo editing, professional
video and audio editing, multimedia authoring, and Web page authoring
Manolo L. Giron RMTU

3. Graphics and Multimedia Software
1. computer-aided design
2. professional desktop publishing
3. professional paint/image editing
4. professional photo editing
5. professional video and audio editing
6. multimedia authoring
7. Web page authoring

4. Computer-Aided Design
• Computer-aided design(CAD) software is a sophisticated type of application
software that assists a professional user in creating engineering, architectural,
and scientific designs.
• Engineers create design plans for vehicles and security systems.
• Architects design building structures and floor plans
• Scientists design drawings of molecular structures.

5. Desktop Publishing Software
(for the Professional)
• Desktop publishing(DTP) software enables professional designers to create
sophisticated documents that contain text, graphics, and many colors.
• Professional DTP software is ideal for the production of high-quality color
documents such as textbooks, corporate newsletters, marketing literature,
product catalogs, and annual reports.
• Designers and graphic artists can print finished publications on a color
printer, take them to a professional printer, or post them on the Web in a
format that can be viewed by those without DTP software.

6. Paint/Image Editing Software
(for the Professional)
• Graphic artists, multimedia professionals, technical illustrators, and desktop
publishers use paint software and image editing software to create and modify
graphical images such as those used in DTP documents and Web pages.
• Paint software, also called illustration software, allows users to draw pictures,
shapes, and other graphical images with various on-screen tools such as a pen,
brush, eyedropper, and paint bucket.
• Image editing software provides the capabilities of paint software and also
includes the capability to enhance and modify existing pictures and images.
• Professional photo editing software is a type of image editing software that
allows photographers, video graphers, engineers, scientists, and other high-volume
digital photo users to edit and customize digital photos.

7. Video and Audio Editing Software
(for the Professional)
• Video editing software allows professionals to modify a segment of a
video, called a clip.
• Audio editing software lets users modify audio clips, produce studio quality
soundtracks, and add audio to video clips.

8. Multimedia Authoring Software
• Multimedia authoring software allows users to combine text, graphics, audio,
video, and animation in an interactive application.
• With this software, users control the placement of text and images and the
duration of sounds, video, and animation.

9. Web Page Authoring Software
• Web page authoring software helps users of all skill levels create Web pages
that include graphical images, video, audio, animation, and special effects
with interactive content.
• Many Web page authoring programs allow users to organize, manage, and
maintain Web sites.

11. References
• Discovering Computers FUNDAMENTALS Your Interactive Guide to the
Digital World, Shelly Cashman Series by Gary B. Shelly and Misty E. Vermaat
Contributing Authors
• Jeffrey J. Quasney
• Susan L. Sebok
• Steven M. Freund
Manolo L. Giron RMTU