Composing Anew
A few of us spent some time last weekend testing the Sophie multimedia authoring software under development by the Institute for the Future of the Book. The software has a ways to go still, but I believe it is now a short way. What I really like about the program are the timelines which essentially enable a kind of iMovie-like composing. What's valuable, though, is that unlike iMovie, the program has equal power in handling extensive and complex text. It also allows placement of text and any other media in the composing space, adding an arrangement dimension to the composing process. This screen capture (3 mb) represents my attempt to stitch together some videos.


