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Adobe Creative Suite (CS6)

December 19, 2013 by clas-web
Categories: Design & Visualization

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Availability: CS6 is being replaced by Adobe Creative Cloud
Components:  Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, Dreamweaver CS6, Acrobat Pro, Fireworks CS6, Flash Studio, and InDesign CS6.

Adobe Creative Suite (CS6) is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications. All of these features create attractive websites, documents, and printed content available for all users, from people learning in school to graphic artists and professionals.

Adobe Creative Suite is being replaced by Adobe Creative Cloud.

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GarageBand

December 19, 2013 by clas-web
Categories: Multimedia

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Availability: Labs  |  Download
Comparable: Audacity, Audition

GarageBand is a Mac application that allows a user to record, edit, and write music. Users can plug a USB MIDI Keyboard into their computers and record with over 100 different types of instruments.  GarageBand offers a multi-track environment where you can align several tracks of audio from different clips, instruments, and instances into the desired layout and mix them into a single audio file at the conclusion of production.  Clips can also be processed with a variety of effects such as reverb, tremolo, distortion, echo, and simulators that emulate the qualities of popular keyboards, amplifiers, and other music equipment.

Here is a detailed comparison matrix of several DAW software pieces.

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iPhoto

December 19, 2013 by clas-web
Categories: Design & VisualizationMultimedia

Availability: Labs  |  Download
Comparable: Aperture, Lightroom, Picasa

iPhoto is a digital photograph manipulation software application for Mac OS which allows the user to import, organize, edit, print, and share digital photos.  iPhoto ships with all Mac computers and can also be downloaded in the Apple App Store.

While iPhoto serves as an easy to use editor and organizer, it also has several handy features.  Users can geotag photos that attach location metadata to the photo, documenting the location it was taken.  Another feature recognizes the faces of people in the photos, attaches metadata identifying the person, and offers searching and organization based on identities.  iPhoto can also organize slideshows based on event, date, person, or other metadata categories.  Users can also create books, calendars, or cards that Apple will professionally print and send to the user based on a fee.

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