Product Catalog: MULTIPLATFORM CD ROMs Knowledge Media CD-ROMs are divided into several Libraries: 1) The Resource Library: A series of CD-ROMs which are compilations of applications along with sample data files, devoted to a specific topic, gathered from sources throughout out the world. The extensive collections of the Internet, Compuserve, Genie, BIX and other BBSs have been intensively reviewed for hundreds of hours to acquire these applications which represent the most advanced, up to date, programs in their field. The resource lists and FAQs ( Frequently Asked Questions) of the Internet's news.groups have been used as a guide in selecting the most often requested and praised applications in creating these compilations. Many applications and data files have been specifically created by our staff of programmers and graphic artists for these CD-ROMS. These discs are a valuable resource which can be found nowhere else. Knowledge Media's Resource CD-ROMs are MULTI-PLATFORM compatible. They have been recorded in the generic ISO 9660 standard file format. This format was specified to be a portable file format for all common computer systems. Readers or device drivers are available for most computers. The files are in a standard directory structure, so no special software is required to access them. These CD-ROMs are for use by MSDOS, Windows 3.1 Windows NT, MAC, Amiga, SUN, UNIX, etc. Each disc may be used on any of these platforms or may be easily interchanged between platforms. --------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Library: GRAPHICS 1 This CD-ROM contains 426 Megabytes, 16,000 files. An extensive collection popular public domain, shareware, and freeware graphics programs. A resource for all those interested in graphics and multimedia. A partial list of applications includes( a full directory listing is more than 500 pages) these programs: Converters ( 21 Amiga, 10 IBM, 4 MAC) Object Modeling Applications Ray Tracing Programs Fractal software ( 7 Amiga, 5 IBM) Drawing Programs ( 2 Amiga ) Paint Programs ( 2 Amiga, 2 IBM, 3 MAC) Image Editors Image Manipulation Software Geometric Manipulation Applications Plotters Rendering Applications ( 1 IBM, 2 Unix)) Image Viewers ( 28 Amiga, 9 Atari, 26 IBM, 12 MAC, 15 Unix) Raster Toolkits Format descriptions ( 37 ) Compression Packages ( JPEG, GIF, TIFF etc.) Screen Capture ( 2 Amiga, 3 MSDOS, 7 Windows 3.1) Mapping Applications ( 2 Amiga, 1 IBM) Animation Players ( 8 Amiga, 1 Windows 3.1) PHIGS Tool Kit Gem Graphic Functions Some examples of media for use with these applications Images (4 BLM, 2 GIF, 20 JPEG, 1 Landsat, 14 NASA) Objects ( 138 OFF and 8 NFF) Movies ( 1 Amiga, 1 MPEG) This CD-ROM works with a wide variety of Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, Windows NT, MSDOS, MAC, AMIGA, UNIX Suggested Retail Price $ 24.95 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Library: AUDIO 1 This CD-ROM contains MORE THAN 10,000 files. Hundreds of applications (public domain, freeware, and shareware) along with sample data files (more than ONE THOUSAND SOUNDS and SOUND EFFECTS), covering all areas of audio interest. A partial list of applications includes( a full directory listing is more than 500 pages) these programs: Converters ( 24- Amiga, 1-Atari, 2-Mac, 7- MSDOS, 5-Unix, 3-Win 3.1) Digitizers ( 10- MSDOS ) DSP ( 21- Next) Editors ( 2-Amiga, 1-Atari, 16 Mac, 6-MSDOS, 1-OS2, 7-Win3.1) Games ( 4-MSDOS, 1-Win3.1) Generators( 1-Amiga) MIDI ( 27- Amiga, 5-Atari, 10-Mac, 38-MSDOS, 2-Next, 1-OS2, 8-Unix, 6-Win3.1) Mixers ( 2-Win3.1) Mod Edit ( 6-MSDOS) Mod Players ( 1-Amiga, 3-MSDOS) Music Applications( 9 Amiga, 32 Atari, 13 Mac, 48 MSDOS, 8-Next) Music Editors (10-Amiga, 4-MSDOS, 2-Win3.1) PAS ( 34) Players ( 13-Amiga, 10-Atari, 13-Mac, 64-MSDOS, 2-OS2, 4-Unix, 42-Win3.1) Samplers ( 3-Amiga, 1-MSDOS) Speech ( 10-Amiga, 12-MSDOS, 1-Unix, 2-Win3.1) Tools ( 14-Amiga, 14-Mac, 6-MSDOS, 2-OS2, 6-Win3.1) Trackers ( 16-Amiga, 4-MSDOS, 31OS2) UltraSound ( 5) and media for use with these applications MODS ( > 240) MIDI ( >40) Digitized Sounds & Effects( >780 SND, 20 VOC, 30 WAV) This CD-ROM works with a wide variety of Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, Windows NT, MSDOS, MAC, AMIGA, UNIX Suggested Retail Price $ 24.95 --------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Library: MULTIMEDIA This CD-ROM is filled to capacity with 625 megabytes, more than 13,000 files. A valuable resource for all those interested in multimedia. This CD contains THOUSAND of Media Files: 1,232 Sounds and Sound Effects ( recorded in WAV and AIFF formats) 214 MOD Music files 1,044 Pictures( GIF and JPEG file formats) 100 Digital Movies ( MPEG, AVI, and Quicktime Formats) 179 Classic Books ( ASCII Format) 114 Hypercard Stacks and Hundreds of Applications( many with full source code): Hypermedia Tools and Programs ( 51 ) Authoring Systems for Windows 3.1, Amiga, and Unix ( 3 ) Presentation Players ( 246 ) Media Format Converters ( 135 ) Learn how to create multimedia presentations with the tools on this disc or simply enjoy hours of browsing through the many multimedia presentations. This disc is a unique mixture of public domain, freeware, and shareware* applications as well as proprietary Knowledge Media programs. Several HUGE libraries of images and related sound files provide content media for use in the creation of multimedia presentations. The Media contained on this disc is royalty free. The purchaser is entitled to unlimited professional or nonprofessional use. No fees or licensing agreements are required. This CD-ROM works with a wide variety of Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, Windows NT, MSDOS, MAC, AMIGA, UNIX Suggested Retail Price $ 39.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Resource Library: LANGUAGE /OS This is the largest ( > 600 Megabytes, over 100 languages) collection of compilers, interpreters, research papers, thesises, documents, libraries, and source code for standard and experimental computer languages and operating systems ever assembled. The Language / OS CD-ROM is a must for anyone interested in computer programming, whether he is a researcher, student, or an interested hobbist. This CD contains these Languages ( many are provided in several varieties) ABC - ADA - ALGOL - ASPECT - ASSEMBLY - AST_COMP - AST_TEXT - AWESIME - B - BASIC - BCPL - BFL - C - CAML - CLEAN - CLU - CML - CNSTRNTS - COCKTAIL - CPP_LIBS - DSP - E - EC-PLUS - ELLIS - ESCALANT - ESSENCE - ET - F2C - FORTH - FPC - GAMBIT - GLA- SS GNU - HASH - HASHSIG - HASKELL - HOPE - IBURG - ICON - J - JANUS - KAREL- LITTLE_SMALLTALK - LOGO - LP2.7 - LYU - MAISIE - MALS - MODULA( vers 2 & 3) - MOPS - OBERON - OL - OLA - OPS-5 - P2C - P4 - PARALLEL - PARCS - PASCAL - PCCTS - PCL - PCR - PRECCX - PRESTO - PROLOG - PTOLEMY - PYTHON - QUINTUS - RUSSELL - S2C - SATHER - SCHEME - SCM - SCORPION - SELF - SETL2 - SIMULA - SMALTALK - SM NJ - SNOBOL4 - SPLASH - SR - SSL - T-GEN - T3.1 - TAGGER - TCL - THOMAS - TXL - USYSTEM - WEB - XCORAL - YERK Plus the following operating systems and environments AMBER - ANDREW - ARGUS - CHOICES - CHORUS - CLOUD - DELTABLU - EMERALD - FP - ISIS - KERBEROS - MACH - OASIS - OBST PLAN9 - PRESTO - PROSPERO - PROSPERO - PSYCHE - QUARTZ SAPPORO - STONE - WEYL This CD-ROM works with a wide variety of Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, Windows NT, MSDOS, MAC, AMIGA, UNIX Suggested Retail Price $ 39.95 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2) The Media Library : A series of CD-ROMs each containing hundreds of theme related digital media files (sound effects, digital voice, music, graphics, fonts, digitized images and video) for use in the creation of multimedia presentations, training, and commercial applications. These discs provide convient, affordable, and licensable media for reuse in the multimedia community. The images are recorded as high quality 24 bit JPEG files suitable for professional use, yet affording space saving compression. Sounds are encoded in high quality 8 & 16 bit formats( as AIFF, WAV, SND, and AU). Movies are recorded in several formats ( MPEG, AVI, and QUICKTIME) for broadest use. Each disc in the series contains multiple themes to provide useful media for a broad range of interests and uses The Media Library has also been recorded in the generic ISO 9660 standard file format. This is format is MULTI-PLATFORM compatible readers or device drivers are available for most computers. The files are in a standard directory structure, so no special software is required to access them. These CD-ROMs are for use by MSDOS, Windows 3.1 Windows NT, MAC, Amiga, SUN, UNIX, etc. Each disc may be used on any of these platforms or may be easily interchanged between platforms. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Media Library: Mega Media I Professional Backgrounds, Textures, and Images This CD-ROM is filled with 526 Megabytes of High Resolution Images. A valuable resource for those who create multimedia presentations, training, or commercial applications. This CD contains more than a THOUSAND - 24 Bit , JPEG and TIFF image files. The images are provided in a 752 x 480 professional broadcast video format. The Themes contained on this CD-ROM are: Animals & Nature: Wildlife scenes, tranquil landscapes, and animal portraits Space: NASA Photographs and assorted astronomical images. Travel and Places of the World: Images of Transportation, beautiful scenes of beaches, deserts, mountains, lakes, and valleys. Dinosaurs: Full color graphic renditions of dozens of dramatic species and digital photographs of fossils from Dinosaur National Monument Backgrounds, Textures, Borders, and more :Hundreds of textures and surfaces provide a professional background for text screens or graphic menus. The collection includes: Paper, Silk, Organic( Leaves, Ferns, etc.), Marble, Onyx, Agate, Fossils, Granite, Pine, Oak, etc. Each texture is offered in a spectrum of colors to give attractive variety. Each texture and color variation is complemented with a full set of beveled plaques and menu bars to highlight your text and graphics. They may be easily converted to other screen sizes or resolutions. Applications for Viewing and Media Conversion (many with full source code) are provided for the users convenience. Create multimedia presentations with the Images on this disc or simply enjoy hours of browsing through them. The Media contained on this disc is royalty free. The purchaser is entitled to unlimited professional or nonprofessional use. No fees or licensing agreements are required. This CD-ROM works with a wide variety of Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, Windows NT, MSDOS, MAC, AMIGA, UNIX Suggested Retail Price $ 34.95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Media Library: Mega Media II Professional Backgrounds, Textures, Images w/ Fonts and Sounds This CD-ROM is filled with High Resolution Images, 16 bit sounds, and morethan a 100 fonts. A valuable resource for those who create multimedia presentations, training, or commercial applications. The images are provided in 24 Bit , JPEG and TIFF file formats, with a professional broadcast video overscan size of 752 x 480 pixels. The Themes contained on this CD-ROM are: Plants: Assorted plants and landscapes. Planes, Trains, & Automobiles: Assorted small planes, Antique cars, and old trains. Fonts: A Hundred assorted fonts are available for use in the creation of presentations. Each font is provided in the following formats, ota, fon, sysfonts, adobefonts, plus several brush fonts. Landscapes of the Southwest: Scenic landscapes of the colorful deserts and rock landscapes of Utah, Arizona, and California. Buildings and City Scapes: Glass buildings, streets and other city scenes. Sounds: 16 bit stereo digital encoding of voice commands and reinforcements for use in the creation of interactive multimedia demos, presentations, and training, Backgrounds and Textures: The materials represented in this library are Wood, Water, Walls, Vegies, Theme, Rocks, Panels, Marble, and Bricks. They may be easily converted to other screen sizes or resolutions. Applications for Viewing and Media Conversion are provided for the users convenience. Create multimedia presentations with the Images on this disc or simply enjoy hours of browsing through them. The Media contained on this disc is royalty free. The purchaser is entitled to unlimited professional or nonprofessional use. No fees or licensing agreements are required. This CD-ROM works with a wide variety of Operating Systems:Windows 3.1, Windows NT, MSDOS, MAC, AMIGA, UNIX Suggested Retail Price $ 34.95 ------------------------------------------------------------ Media Library: Digital Cinema AVI and MPEG Video Clips Classic Movies * Nature * Action * Scenics * Space This CD-ROM is filled with a mixture of 320 x 240, 30 frame/sec MPEG and 240 x 180 15 frame/sec AVI Digital movie clips. A valuable resource for those who create multimedia presentations, training, or commercial applications or simply for entertainment. The Themes contained on this CD-ROM are: Classic Movies: Metropolis, H.G.Wells Things To Come, Flash Gordon, Radarmen from the Mooon, Made For Each Other, Scarlet Street; stars such as Edward G. Robinson, Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Jimmy Stewart, etc. Nature: Water Fowl, Zoo Animals etc. Action: Juggling, Freeway traffic etc. Scenics:Snow falling, A fast running creek, Clouds, etc. Space: Saturn V launch, Space Shuttle activities, Pioneer Flybys, Lunar Landing. A Video Screen saver for Windows 3.1 is also included on the disc Create multimedia presentations with the clips on this disc or simply enjoy hours of browsing through them. They may also be used as video screen savers in Windows 3.1 with the included screen saver application. The Media contained on this disc is royalty free. The purchaser is entitled to unlimited professional or nonprofessional use. No fees or licensing agreements are required. Knowledge Media's MULTI-PLATFORM CD-ROMS work with a wide variety of Operating Systems: Windows 3.1, Windows NT, MSDOS, MAC, AMIGA, UNIX Media Library: Digital Cinema is available NOW ! Suggested Retail Price $ 34.95 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Businesss Library: Professional Tutor- Learning Windows 3.1 Professional Tutor offers the world's first multimedia interactive training course for popular PC products. Professional Tutor's Learning Windows 3.1 is the best way to learn Microsoft Windows 3.1. Learning Windows 3.1 gives you all the advantages of multimedia interactive training, including working at your own pace on your own time, stopping and resuming lessons where you left off, an automated index that allows you to go to a particular topic, animated graphics and simulated interaction for responsive training, and digital audio so that you may listen to instructions and descriptions of a narrator as they are carried out on the screen in front of you. Learning Windows 3.1 has received praise from the press and academic reviewers alike. "It's nearly as good as two days of personal instruction, if you're the kind of beginner who feels self-conscious in a classroom, it's actually better," said Bob Lindstrom a reviewer for CD-ROM Today and Reuter. Dr. John Itteleson, Multimedia Instructor at California State University, Chico, CA described Learning Windows 3.1 as " an excellent tutorial that makes effective use of the media in its instructional design." Learning Windows 3.1 is available NOW from Knowledge Media Suggested Retail Price $ 39.95 ----------------------------------------- Knowledge Media may be contacted at VOICE: 1-916-872-7487 FAX: 1-916-872-3826 e-mail: pbenson@ecst.csuchico.edu