| APPLIED DESIGN TOOLS |
Into this category we include software that serve specific area of
design, considering targeted media, like web, print or multimedia. |
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| DREAMWEAVER MX 2004 |
Software that does not forgive ignorance and nonplanning approach by
any circumstance. Either you know WHAT and HOW to do in web design,
or prepare to face all punishments that this software is able to execute.
Knowing HOW means knowing at least HTML, PHP, JAVA, and other |
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related languages, also knowing all about server administration, client environment, search engi- nes and robots, and all that is to be sorted in sets of strategically positioned procedures, before you even start to create Web site. Knowing WHAT means fully prepared prewiew of targeted pages with styles definition, pre- pared file sorting, prepared opti- mization flexible content design. |
| All that before even start of DREAMWEAVER. |
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| MICROSOFT WORD '97 - 2003 |
Both QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign are still incapable in comfort, fast and efficient work with mathematical formulas, making, e.g.
MS Word inevitable to create documents containing lots of ones.
Working with images is very uncomfortable, not even close to Quark or |
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InDesign capabilities. Word is
mainly used for simple docu-
ments creation. One's newer
versions are much stabile,
enabling document recovery
after application restart. From
the beginning, Word behaves
oddly, introducing its own rules
in document creation. Although,
Word is very useful for text input
which means further processing
in some DTP software. |
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| ADOBE PREMIERE 6.5 AND 7, ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 6 |
Inavoidable applications for any kind of motion pictures editing.
Compatible with the most of bitmap, sound and audio-video formats. |
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Adequately supported by hardwa-
re, will bring you unforgettable
expiriences creating Web, TV
and DVD movies, commercials,
video clips and any other kind of
multimedia presentations. |
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| TERRAGEN |
Terragen is a small, but powerful application. We use it in almost pho-
torealistic landscapes generation, even Terragen can generate animati- |
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ons. Relief creation is a bit unfri-
endly, until ver. 0.9, but other
capabilities, such as water, sky/
/clouds, atmosphere... creation
is very easy, thanks to Terragen
excellent user interface.
Commands and options are the
same or similar to those in other
applications, enabling new users
very easy start if they are expiri-
enced in other applications with
landscape generation purposes.
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| VISIT TERRAGEN GALLERY... |
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| QUARKXPRESS 3.32, 4, 5, 6 |
Some might say QuarkXPress is as simple asexpensive application.
Considering one contains almost everything needed in desktop publi-
shing, easy to install, this is an application for the most of DTP workers.
Quark also allows comfortable work in imported text preparation due to |
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creation of style sheet, signifi-
cant color proofing, and rather
wide scale of capabilities in
document printing either you
create PS/PDF files or direct-to-
-paper document.
Keyboard shortcuts are nume-
rous, thus help work be fast and
efficient. We may curse its all-
-versions instability, non-multiple
Undo function untill version 6 (at
last) blur EPS files preview, limi- |
tations in different text-format importing, but often use of CTRL+S keys
habit decreases it's users headaches. |
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| ADOBE INDESIGN CS |
Robust and efficent tool in DTP works, typical Adobe product with wide
spectrum of capabilities (heavily upgraded QuarkXPress, we say).
Multiple Undo (History), largely compatible with the most of image and
text formats, InDesign allows it's user to make joyful game of prepress. |
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In contrast to Quark, It has
editable keyboard shortcuts list,
but still a bit unfriendly. Also,
discussing Adobe Creative Suite,
particularly Adobe InDesign CS,
seems Adobe did hurry a little bit
to put it in market, considering
application stability. |
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| ADOBE ACROBAT 4 - 7 |
Powerful stand-alone packages, inevitable tools in multi-purpose
document preparation thanks to numerous options for creation and |
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(pre)viewing of PDF files.
Enhanced with additional plug-ins
such as Quite Imposing Plus and
Enfocus Pit Stop, will spare your
time and nerves giving you top
results for print, press or screen
(Web) document preparation
and/or distribution. |
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| MICRODEM |
Software invented for multipurpose DEM files rendering, terrain
dynamical analyses, for both military and civil usage. |
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Used by our team for real
terrain rendering tests,
also for corrections of
existing terrain mesh
models, importing variety
of DEM formats and
rasterized altitude maps.
View image processing
example, represents one
later used in creation of
"astronaut". |
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