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Macintosh Software

Apple Computer logoThe table below lists the main applications on the Macintosh computers in the Learning Commons Multimedia Center. There is also a list of software in the Academic Advancement Center Computer Learning Lab.

Individuals wishing to purchase copies of software for personal or departmental use should consult the software pages at CNS.

Apple
Title Description Additional Resources
Compressor Take your Final Cut Pro projects and use compressor to put compress them for dvd or the web. Offers a wide range of codecs for different delivery systems. Electronic Book Available
Cinema Tools Part of the apple suite which is used for editing with film Electronic Book Available
Final Cut Pro HD Apple's video editing software that comes with other programs to create and add titles and sound. Electronic Book Available
iDVD A simple program used to create and burn dvd's for the beginner Electronic Book Available
iMovie HD A video editing program that makes video editing easy and simple for the novice. Electronic Book Available
iPhoto A program that stores and easily catalogues your digital photos. Electronic Book Available
iTunes A program to organize, share, convert and listen to your music. Electronic Book Available
LiveType A program used to generate professional text graphics and titles. Electronic Book Available
Quick Time Player 6.5.2 A program that enables viewing of movies or video files.  
GarageBand A program where you can record music and create backing tracks with simple ease. Electronic Book Available
Soundtrack Program used to create soundtracks, sound effects for video projects. Electronic Book Available
Adobe
Title Description Additional Resources
Adobe Distiller 7.0 A program used to create PDF documents.  
Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional   Electronic Books Available

A Quick Guide to Scanning Text

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 A PDF File Viewer
Adobe GoLive CS2 Web Page creation Electronic Books Available
Adobe Illustrator CS2 A vector graphics software used to create artwork and other media. Electronic Books Available
Adobe ImageReady CS2 An animation graphics package that compliments Photoshop. See Photoshop Electronic Books
Adobe In-Design CS2 Desktop Publishing Application, used to create newsletters, flyers, and brochures (alternative to Pagemaker & Quark Xpress) A Quick Guide

Electronic Books Available

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Digital Image Editing Software A Quick Guide

A Quick Guide to Scanning a Photo

Electronic Books Available

Macromedia
Title Description Additional Resources
Contribute 8 Software used to update and maintain web pages
Dreamweaver 8 Create fully functional web pages with this web authoring software. Electronic Books Available
Fireworks 8 Software to create advanced graphics such as roll-overs and navigation bars. Electronic Books Available
Flash 8 Software used to create interactive websites using web-video and mobile content. Electronic Books Available
FreeHand MX Create vector based illustrations for print or the web. Electronic Book Available
Microsoft Office
Title Description Additional Resources
Excel 2005 Spreadsheet and Graphing Software A Quick Guide

Electronic Books Available

PowerPoint 2005 Slide Show Presentation Software Quick Guide Part 1
Quick Guide Part 2

Electronic Books Available

Word 2006 Word Processing Software Quick Guide Part 1
Quick Guide Part 2

Electronic Books Available

NetApps (Network Applications)
Title Description Additional Resources
Internet Explorer 6.0 Internet Browser
Goliath 1.0 Program that enables students to transfer and store files onto the network storage.
Library (Alice) Telnet Connection to Library Catalog  
MacSFTP Carbon FTP program for the Mac
Mozilla Firefox Internet Browser
Mulberry E-Mail 3.1.5 Email Program to Check OAK Email Online Documentation
OAK SSH Telnet Connection to OAK Account  
Oak Storage Secure FTP Program Online Documentation
OUACCVMA Ohio University Administrative Systems mainframe  
OUACCVMB Ohio University academic mainframe  
Safari Apple's Internet Browser
Webmail Shortcut to Webmail Application Online Documentation
Other
Title Description Additional Resources
ABBYY Fine Reader 5 Sprint Text-recognition software
DVD Player Software for playing DVD movies
EPSON Scan Scanning software.
Grab Tranfers images from your digital camera or scanner to your computer
Handbrake A multiplatform, multithreaded DVD to MPEG-4 ripper/converter
OmniGraffle A powerful diagramming and drawing tool.
StuffIt 10 Allows you to access any file, download, or attachment: DropStuff creates self-expanding files for Macintosh.
Sherlock Search and Find.
Snapz Pro A video capture application.
TextEdit A highly capable word processor.
Wire Tap All-purpose digital recording program.
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