Multimedia Authoring Systems
Authoring Systems are visual, interactive software tools for development
of multimedia applications.
Support ad-hoc implementation and rapid prototyping of multimedia
applications based on direct-manipulative graphical user interfaces and
intuitive media production and processing metaphors.
Supplemented by scripting language contatining simple language
constructs to program extended functionality by hand.
Four main functional components:
(1). media object tools
(2). composition and structure tools
(3). interpreters and
(4). generators
Examples: Oviation studio Pro, Media Cataloger etc.
Disadvantages
(1). Authoring tools are object based rather than object oriented
(2). Provide weak support for structuring, modularization, reuse
(3). Unsufficient support for team development
(4). Implementation on instance level
(5). Limited document generation
(6). Limited semantic foundation for analysis, test design and implementation
(7). Lack of open and standardized interfaces for individual extension or adaptions.
(8). Platform dependant.