multimedia
Kieran,
My experience in multimedia is quite lmited, but here goes. I have
AmigaVision (AV) and find it intriguing. Its friendly, icon-filled world
practically begs me to explore it. It seems to have enough capabilities to
satisfy many multimedia needs. Everything you need is clearly laid out, the
various panels give you access to all options (no hidden tricks here) and
the Help button is really handy. I expect to use AV as a way to do various
tasks on my Amiga without having to learn any Amiga-specific language
implementation — even with its limitations, AV is a more interesting way
to do quick programs than Basic or other languages. Perhaps my strongest
advice would be to comment each icon and to maintain a separate
documentation file when creating a large project, or else you'll be
clicking your life away. This is my only complaint about AV: the fact that
all those options, hidden inside multiple icons and windows, cannot be
listed in a complete and compact form the way a Basic program can.
Blaq!