{"id":1838,"date":"2020-01-12T19:24:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T19:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsincommunication.com\/viscomm\/?page_id=1838"},"modified":"2020-01-12T19:24:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T19:24:39","slug":"software-list","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/revolutionsincommunication.com\/viscomm\/software-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Software list"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">Software for journalism, advertising, videography, public relations\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Each of these are easily found with a browser search<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>Office Premium<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0 MS Office\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>Office Free<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>LibreOffice (Mozilla)\u00a0 \u00a0Open Office<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(Apache)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Google Docs (online)<\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Imaging Premium<\/strong>\u00a0Photoshop\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Imaging Free<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Gimp<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(GNU free software) \u00a0 Pixlr<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Desktop Publishing \u00a0Premium<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0InDesign\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><strong>Desktop Publishing \u00a0Free<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Scribus, \u00a0Lyx<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">1.2\u00a0<b>SIDEBAR:\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>SUFFIXES AND EXPORT FORMATS \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Office software \u2014 word processing, spreadsheet and database management, and presentation software export formats are:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\">Office \u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>docx, xlsx, pptx, odt, rtf\u00a0<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Imaging \u2014 \u00a0 Photoshop = psd, Gimp = xcf , along with the generic formats such as\u00a0\u00a0gif, jpg, png, tiff<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Desktop Publishing \u2014\u00a0 Indesign format is indd,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 while\u00a0<\/span>Scribus is\u00a0 sla and the \u00a0usual export formats include \u2014 pdf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>MEDIA SOFTWARE<\/h3>\n<p class=\"entry-title\">This\u00a0 list of software, formats, terms and technologies is meant to give you highlights. It is not comprehensive, but it may help you fill in some of the gaps in what you know about media software.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, 'Nimbus Sans L', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.025em; text-transform: uppercase; color: #444444; font-size: 16px;\">\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 \u00a0 \u00a0writing\u00a0 \u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014-<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<ul>\n<li>Microsoft Word (and Excel &#8211; spreadsheets, Access &#8211; databases )<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.literatureandlatte.com\/\">Scrivener\u00a0<\/a>\u2014 Aprox.\u00a0 $40 \/ lots of flexibility, and far superior to MS Word. Highly recommended for professional writers. One month free trial version available.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtx.com\/index.html\">Celtx\u00a0<\/a>\u2014 Free, add-ons for sale, not as versatile as Scribner but slightly better for film scripts.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openoffice.org\/\">Open Office<\/a> \u2014 Functions much like MS Office but available for free.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campfiretechnology.com\/pro\/pricing\/\">Campfire Pro<\/a> &#8212; Approx. $50 \/ Writing and scaffolding software with visual and map cues. Ten day free trial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Collaborative platforms &#8211;<\/strong> Google Docs,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hackpad.com\/\">Hackpad<\/a> , Etherpad and PrimaryPad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 \u00a0 IMAGING \u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adobe Photoshop is the standard. It is essential for pre-press work for print publication (esp.\u00a0color profile\u00a0matching), but it is expensive. \u00a0Other imaging applications \u00a0for photo touch-up and web publication work just as well.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gimp.org\/\">Gimp<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>(image editor, free,\u00a0 same basic processing as Photoshop)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.openculture.com\/2016\/03\/google-makes-its-149-photo-editing-software-now-completely-free-to-download.html\">Google NIK photo editor<\/a>\u00a0(free)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/photo-sphere-camera\/id904418768?mt=8\">PhotoSphere iPhone<\/a>\u00a0(creates Panoramic 360 degree images)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.androidcentral.com\/photo-sphere\">PhotoSphere Android<\/a>\u00a0(creates Panoramic 360 degree images)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentalhistory.org\/billkovarik\/journalism\/tools\/%20http:\/\/www.poynter.org\/how-tos\/newsgathering-storytelling\/visual-voice\/280433\/photo-sphere-a-free-and-simple-tool-gives-interactivity-and-depth-to-stories\/\">Review &amp; training\u00a0<\/a>for Photosphere<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013\u00a0 \u00a0Graphic arts\u00a0 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adobe illustrator, SVG-Edit.\u00a0 Inkscape.\u00a0 Affinity Designer (Mac)\u00a0 OpenOffice Draw,\u00a0 Serif DrawPlus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Layout &amp; publication production\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adobe Indesign\u00a0 or\u00a0 Scribus<\/li>\n<li>Adobe Acrobat or Formulate Pro\u00a0(for pdfs)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 \u00a0 ANIMATION \/ STOP MOTION \u00a0 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adobe Animate &#8212; Creates interactive video<\/li>\n<li>Adode Lightroom allows you to edit animations and time-lapse videos in bulk.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dragonframe.com\/\">DragonFrame\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0($300) \u2013 Best stop motion animation application<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/monkeyjam.org\/\">MonkeyJam<\/a>\u00a0 \u2013 Free, not as many features as DragonFrame<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopmotionpro.com\/\">StopMotionPro<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 ($185 or $18 \/ month)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/animatordv.com\/\">AnimatorHD<\/a>\u00a0 ($66 non-commercial)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014 \u00a0VIDEO &amp; AUDIO \u00a0STREAMING \u00a0 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telestream.net\/telestream-home.htm\">Wirecast \/ Telestream\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/periscope-live-video-streaming-around-the-world\/id972909677?mt=8\">Periscope \u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.netcastvideo.com\/\">Netcast\u00a0<\/a>streaming services<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.robbmontgomery.com\/2015\/01\/the-best-gear-for-reporters-making.html\">Gear for reporters<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Rob Montgomery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u00a0 AUDIO\u00a0 EDITING \u00a0 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/http\/\/audacity.sourceforge.net\/\">Audacity<\/a><\/strong>, free sound file editor<\/li>\n<li>Cnet\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/download.cnet.com\/Free-Audio-Editor-2014\/3001-2170_4-10809742.html?hlndr=1\">Audio Editor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wavosaur.com\/\">Waveosaur\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0(free, Windows)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nch.com.au\/wavepad\/\">Wavepad<\/a>\u00a0(free for non-commercial use, Mac)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/waveshop.sourceforge.net\/\">Waveshop<\/a>\u00a0(free, Windows)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.free-sound-editor.com\/\">PowerSound<\/a>\u00a0Editor (free, Windows)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chronicle.com\/blogs\/profhacker\/how-to-start-or-improve-a-podcast\/58609?cid=gn&amp;utm_source=gn&amp;utm_medium=en\">Podcasting<\/a>\u00a0resources (Chronicle of Higher Ed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u00a0 VIDEO \u00a0EDITING\u00a0 \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Adobe Premier \u2013 Fairly good quality digital editor, cheaper than\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Final Cut Pro \u2013 Pro-sumer high-end video editing<\/li>\n<li>Lightworks, versatile, complex\u00a0free video editor (free version only exports YouTube-sized files)<\/li>\n<li>Blender VSE, Videolan, other\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_video_editing_software\">open source free video editors<\/a>\u00a0listed on Wikipedia.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.techradar.com\/downloads\/windows-movie-maker\">Windows Movie Maker\u00a0<\/a>(MicroSoft, free, good but limited)<\/li>\n<li>iMovie (poor quality, difficult interface, but free for\u00a0 Mac users )<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013 \u00a0 MAPPING \u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Foursquare, geomap.com,<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/drive\/apps.html#fusiontables\">Google fusion tables\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 and Google fusion tables<a href=\"http:\/\/fusion-tables-api-samples.googlecode.com\/svn\/trunk\/FusionTablesLayerWizard\/src\/index.html\">\u00a0layer wizard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gapminder.org\/\">Gapminder<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ERSI\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/storymaps.esri.com\/home\/\">Story Map\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 drag and drop photos, text, maps, data<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.literatureandlatte.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?f=44&amp;t=24110\">Scrapple,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>Pearltrees, spicynodes, mindmapping, popplet, thebrain, ideasketch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Also: Howard Rheingold\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/socialmediaclassroom.com\/community\/wiki\/introduction-mindmapping\">Introduction to\u00a0 mind mapping<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014-\u00a0<strong>Publishing platforms\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>World Wide Web\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Html static pages &#8212; Often with Adobe Dreamweaver<\/li>\n<li>WordPress, Drupal \/ CMS<\/li>\n<li>Microsoft ASP\u00a0 Active Server Pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Social_news\">Social news<\/a>\u00a0channels\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nReddit, Slashdot, Fark, Digg, Newsvine<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social media\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTumblr,\u00a0 Flickr,\u00a0 Pinterest , Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Social bookmarking<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8212; Digg or Del.icio.us<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real time front channel<\/strong><br \/>\nSkype,\u00a0 AOL, Google+<\/li>\n<li><strong>Real-time Backchannel<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.itap.purdue.edu\/studio\/hotseat\/\">Hotseat<\/a>\u00a0 \u2014\u00a0 parallel online discussion<br \/>\nTweckling with twitter<\/li>\n<li><strong>Confidential communication\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nWickR App, Protonmail.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u00a0 PRESENTATION &amp; PUBLISHING \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Presentation\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPrezi\u00a0 \u2013\u00a0 www.prezi.com,\u00a0 zoomable powerpoint for web with hotspots<br \/>\nViologues \u2013 running text next to any video (eg YouTube)<br \/>\nStupeflix, Pixorial\u00a0\u00a0 \u2013 video production<br \/>\nVoicethread \u2013 share dialog, documents, presentations etc through the\u00a0 cloud<\/li>\n<li><strong>Examples of publishing\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nTED books \u2014 example\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.environmentalhistory.org\/billkovarik\/journalism\/tools\/thedeepwaterbook.com\/\">Deep Water<\/a>\u00a0by Daniel Grossman<br \/>\nvideos, charts, interactive maps, photos and audio asides throughout the text \u2013 a\u00a0 multimedia\u00a0\u00a0 adventure.<br \/>\nAmazon books \u2014 Like other marketers reaching upstream<br \/>\nAlso Lulu, Xlibris, createSpace, AuthorHouse, BiblioBazaar, Kessinger Books, Zerobooks<br \/>\nAtavist:\u00a0www.atavist.com<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/byliner.com\/\">Byliner\u00a0\u00a0<\/a>\u2014\u00a0 Short non-fiction for sale via web\u00a0\u00a0 \u2014<br \/>\nUtellstory\u00a0 \u2014 Elementary school storytelling collaborations<br \/>\nTaz.de \u2014 Berlin based consumer co-op \/ writers co-op \/ Publishers reaching downstream<br \/>\nTrove \u2014\u00a0 digitized Australian newspapers\u00a0 recruited the public to help decipher difficult-to-read newspaper pages,<\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding<\/strong>\u00a0Kickstarter,\u00a0 UnglueIt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u00a0 EDUCATION \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2013<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Screen capture:<\/strong>\u00a0 Camtasia ($99+),\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/camstudio.org\/\">Camstudio<\/a>\u00a0(free);\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ezvid.com\/\">EZVid<\/a>\u00a0(free);\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ffsplit.com\/\">FFSplit<\/a>\u00a0(free);<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moocs and open courses<\/strong><br \/>\nKahn Academy, Saylor, Coursera, Udacity, iVercity (European)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Certification:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.mozilla.org\/Badges\">Badges,<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0software certificates\u00a0(eg Adobe Photoshop)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Software for journalism, advertising, videography, public relations\u00a0 \u00a0 Each of these are easily found with a browser search Office Premium\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MS Office\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Office Free\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0LibreOffice (Mozilla)\u00a0 \u00a0Open Office\u00a0\u00a0(Apache)\u00a0\u00a0 Google Docs (online) Imaging Premium\u00a0Photoshop\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &hellip; 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