Subject: Multimedia Authoring Systems FAQ (3/3)
Date: Sun, 01 Jun 1997 20:26:38 -0400
Summary: This posting addresses the multimedia developers who monitor comp.multimedia; however, it is not a comprehensive FAQ for the newsgroup.

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16. What print magazines deal with authoring systems?

AV Video and Multimedia Producer 
   <http://www.kipinet.com/av_mmp/>
CBT Solutions Magazine 
   <http://www.cbtsolutions.com/>
EMedia Professional 
   <http://www.onlineinc.com/emedia/> formerly CD-ROM Professional
Interactivity 
   <http://www.eyemedia.com/>
Lingo User's Journal
   <http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/index.html>
NewMedia 
   <http://www.hyperstand.com/index.html>


17. What books deal with authoring systems?

Authoring Interactive Multimedia by Arch C. Luther.  
   Excellent, albeit non-comprehensive, reference.
   <http://bookweb.cwis.uci.edu:8042/Books/Academic/Indiv/Luther-Authoring.html>

Creating a Digital Portfolio:  A Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion  
by Cynthia Baron.    Includes hybrid Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM.
   <http://www.mcp.com/hayden/design/portfolio/cover.htm>

Lingo Sorcery by Peter Small.  Includes hybrid Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM.  This is
the best object-oriented Lingo book available; be sure to work your way through
the problems!
   <http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/catalog/17/96302-X.html>

Macromedia Director Design Guide by Lee Swearingen & Cathy Clarke.
   <http://www.mcp.com/3001126857837/cgi-bin/bag?isbn=1-56830-062-X&last=/hayden>

Macromedia Director Lingo Workshop by John Thompson, et.al.  
Includes hybrid Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM.
   <http://www.mcp.com/hayden/multimedia/lingo/index.html>

Multimedia Authoring : Building and Developing Documents by Scott Fisher
   <http://bookweb.cwis.uci.edu:8042/Books/Academic/Indiv/Fisher-Multimedia.html>

Multimedia--Making it Work by Tay Vaughan.  
Includes hybrid Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM.  Now out in its 3rd Edition; 
essential if you're just starting out -- useful if you're breaking out on your 
own.
   <http://www.timestream.com/web/products/tsprod.html>

Multimedia Starter Kit for Macintosh by Michael D. Murie.  
Includes Macintosh CD-ROM.  Vital reference for newbie multimedia producers.
   <http://www.mcp.com/3001126857837/cgi-bin/bag?isbn=1-56830-113-8&last=/hayden>

Utilizing Multimedia Toolbook 3.0 by Tom L. Hall
   <http://www.thomson.com/rcenters/src/utilmtb.html>


Additional book pointers are collected at: 

Hayden Books' site
   <http://www.mcp.com/hayden/multimedia/index.html#authoring>

New Riders' site
   <http://www.mcp.com/newriders/gm2/gm.html>
   
Betsy Bruce's Authorware Books site 
   <http://pobox.com/~bbruce/>


18. What software titles deal with authoring systems?

Interactive Multimedia - Getting Started: A CD-ROM Hands on Guide to creating 
interactive multimedia by Interactive Media Corporation.  Macintosh CD-ROM.
   <http://www.imcinfo.com/MMGettingStartedDataSheet.html>

The Lingo(TM) Timesaver(TM) <http://www.updatestage.com/TLT.html>: UpdateStage
<http://www.updatestage.com/index.html>; Hybrid Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM.
 
Multimedia, Working it Out! by Tay Vaughan.  Hybrid Macintosh/Windows CD-ROM.  
Invaluable resource for independent professional and would-be multimedia 
developers.
   <http://www.timestream.com/web/products/mmcd/mmcdpr01.html>


19. What USENET newsgroups deal with authoring systems?

General Authoring:
   bit.listserv.edtech
   comp.infosystems.kiosks    
      This moderated newsgroup deals with kiosk issues, including software 
      development for kiosk delivery.
   comp.multimedia      
      This unmoderated newsgroup is the omnibus multimedia forum; issues 
      covered range from sound cards to authoring tools to C++ libraries.
   comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.multimedia     
   comp.os.os2.multimedia     
   comp.publish.cdrom.multimedia
   comp.sys.amiga.multimedia
   misc.education.multimedia

Authorware
   alt.authorware
      Inundated with spam, this group is mostly oriented to newbie questions; 
      more technical questioners tend to be pointed to the AWARE mailing list.
   bit.listserv.authorware
      This newsgroup has a uni-directional feed from the AWARE mailing list; 
      posts to the newsgroup no longer bounce back to the list.  Questions 
      range from newbie to highly technical.

Director
   alt.multimedia.director
      Fairly well spammed, this group is mostly oriented to newbie questions; 
      more technical questioners are usually pointed to DIRECT-L.

HyperCard
   comp.sys.mac.hypercard

ToolBook II
   bit.listserv.toolb-l    

Windows Help and Multimedia Viewer
   comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.winhelp     


20. What Independent WebSites deal with authoring systems?

General Resources:

   Authorbase Cobweb site -- not updated for a couple of years.
      <http://wwwetb.nlm.nih.gov/authorb/irx/index.html>

   In-Depth Reviews  Roger Moncrief has written a number of excellent reviews of 
   various multimedia tools.
      <http://www.indrev.com/>
   
   Maricopa Authoring Web  Excellent authoring site; regular updates 
   and new pointers.  
      <http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/authoring/>
      
   MediaBuilder
      <http://www.mediabuilder.com/>

   Multimedia and Internet Authoring Tools      Wider focus on Multimedia 
   development; includes Web development links.
      <http://www.iics-sf.org/toolsresources/tools.html>
   
   Multimedia Resources Page.  This is the comprehensive multimedia site.
      <http://viswiz.gmd.de/MultimediaInfo/>
   
   News from the Field, by TRIA M EUROPE BV, a webmagazine aimed at authoring 
   specialists.
      <http://www.tme.nl/>
   
   Picking a Multimedia Authoring Tool, article by Andy Oeftering, Data-Tech 
   Institute 
      <http://www.datatech.com/hot/s96_3.htm>
   
   UI Design Web.  Excellent reference site for multimedia design and development.
      <http://www.io.tudelft.nl/uidesign>

CBT Resources

   CBT Autorensysteme     German (Deutsch) article about CBT Authoring Systems 
   by Markus Beisser.
      <http://www.ifs.univie.ac.at/~c9303344/cbe1.htm>

Apple Media Tool Resources:

   The Unoffical Apple Media Tool (AMT) Site
      <http://ccsmacinfo.ccs.queensu.ca/Mark/AMT2/>

Authorware Resources:
   
   Authorware FAQ  It is strongly recommeded for reading if you're doing 
   Authorware development.
      <http://WWW.WADEZWORLD.COM/tmspages/aware_faq.html>
   
   The Authorware Professional (AWARE list) Page.  If you are doing any level 
   of Authorware development, check out the AWARE mailing list and its USENET 
   mirror at bit.listserv.authorware.  
      <http://www.hvu.nl/aware>
   
   Betsy Bruce's Multimedia page  Includes the current list of Authorware books.
      <http://pobox.com/~betsy/>

   The Kinte Space  This is Bryan Wilhite's Authorware demo space; check it out -- 
   especially the Kinte FAQs!
      <http://users.aol.com/Wilhite213/kinte.html>
   
   The Media Shoppe  Wade Wells' site, 3rd party Authorware UCDs.
      <http://WWW.WADEZWORLD.COM/>
      
   Whirlwind Multimedia Tim Miller's site, 3rd party Authorware XCMDs and UCDs
      <http://www.whirlwind-media.com/>
      
Director Resources:
   
   DIRECT-L List home page for the Director mailing list; if you're doing Director 
   or Shockwave development, subscribe!
      <http://www.tile.net/tile/listserv/directl.html>
   
   Director FAQ-in-progress.
      <http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/director/faq/index.html>
   
   Director Web at Maricopa; Here is the Director resources site.  Excellent!
      <http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/director/>
   
   Great Bay Interactive, a New England Director shop
      <http://www.greatbayint.com/>
   
   LingoLand
      <http://www.horizon.nl/~gbrok/>

   UpdateStage; a fantastic Director site
      <http://www.updatestage.com/index.html>

HyperCard Resources: 
   The HyperCard Resource Page, maintained by GlassCat Communications
      <http://www.glasscat.com/hypercard>
      
mTropolis Resources:
   
   mTroposite     iXmedia inc. hosts the mTropo-List mTropolis mailing list 
   and website listing third-party mTropolis scripts and modifiers.  The 
   mailing list archives are searchable.
      <http://www.ixmedia.com/mtrop/>

QuarkImmedia Resources

   THE IMMEDIA PLACE 
      http://members.aol.com/immediapt/
              
Shockwave Resources:

   ShockeR     Shockwave Sites Mailing List and Search Engine
      <http://www.shocker.com/>
   
SuperCard Resources:
   
   Australian SuperCard User's Group
      <http://www.curtin.edu.au/other/supercard/>
   
   Fourth World   Richard Gaskin's site; 3rd-party SuperCard tools 
   developer/distributor
      <http://www.fourthworld.com/>

Toolbook Resources:
   
   The Toolbook List
      <http://www.biocom.arizona.edu/tbook/>
         
   The Toolbook User's Web
      <http://www.ets.bris.ac.uk/tosolini/tbkwww/>
   
   Multimedia Toolbook Resources Page 
      <http://www.thomson.com/rcenters/src/srcmmt.html>
   

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