Software

Here is a list of software that will be useful when you are building or maintaining your websites.

Web Page Editors

• Microsoft Expression Web- Software for building websites. This is Microsoft’s replacement for Front Page. Available for PC only
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS4- This is the industry standard software for building websites. Available for PC and Mac.
• Nvu- Open source web page editor. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Image Editors

• Adobe Photoshop CS4- Industry standard image editor and manipulation software.
• Adobe Photoshop Elements 6- The baby brother of Photoshop. For those who want the basic features at the most basic price. Available for PC and Mac.
• GIMP- Open source image editing and image creation software. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• GIMPshop- Open source image editing software that closely resembles Photoshop. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

FTP Programs

• CuteFTP Pro- Software for transferring files from your computer to your website. Available for PC and Mac.
• Ws_ftp Professional 2007- Software for transferring files from your computer to your website. Available for PC only.
• Filezilla- Open source file transfer program. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Text Editors

• TextEdit- Text editing program for PC.
• BBEdit- Text editing program for Mac.
• Smultron- Text editor for Mac.
• NoteTab Light- a free plain text editor for PC

Audio Editing

• SonySound Forge- Sound editing software. PC only.
• SonicFire Pro- a music scoring software for video and audio. Available for PC and Mac.
• Audacity- open source audio editing and recording software. Available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• GarageBand- sound and music creation software. Comes bundled in the iLife 11 suite. Mac only.
• ACID Music Studio- sound and music creation software. PC only.
• SonicFire Pro- scoring software and music library. Gives you the ability to add music to video and audio. Comes with royalty-free music clips. Available for PC and Mac.

Video Editing & Converters

• Sony Vegas Studio- beginner to intermediate level video editing
  software for XP and Vista.
• Sony Vegas Pro- professional level video editing for XP and
  Vista.
• Adobe Premiere Elements- beginner level video editing software for XP and Vista.
• Adobe Premiere Pro CS4- professional level video editing software for XP and Vista.
• Final Cut Express- intermediate level video editing software. Mac only.
• Final Cut Studio- professional level video editing. Mac only.
• MPEG Streamclip- converts video into a wide range of video and audio formats. Available for PC and Mac.
• FLV Producer- converts .avi videos to .flv videos. This is useful for creating Flash videos to put on your website. PC only.
• Handbrake- useful for taking video from DVDs to an editable format. Available for PC and Mac.

Word Processing & Office Software

• Open Office- a free word processing program for PC and Mac. Is a great replacement for Microsoft Office.