Advantages, disadvantages of software usage

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Advantages, disadvantages of software usage Software is viewed as data or instructions that tell the computer what to do

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Friday Lessons With Sir Mwanyisa

GREETINGS learners, parents and guardians!

 

Welcome to your Visual and Performing Arts weekly lessons brought to you by your favourite newspaper The Manica Post.

 

I expect you to have a exercise book and a pen to write the work given as exercises.

Today our topic is on Arts Technology and we are focusing on the advantages and disadvantages of using software in arts production.

Learners are expected to be able: to state the advantages and disadvantages of using software in arts production.

Let us revisit the important terms we covered last week.

We explained software as the technology that forms sets of programmes that are used for arts production.

Software is also viewed as data or instructions that tell the computer what to do.

 

It is part of the computer technology that is used in arts technology.

 

Various software programmes are available on the internet, but there are rules that should be followed when using the internet.

 

In our previous lesson we focused on music production software which includes: Sibelius, finale, forte, Ableton Live, Apple logic Pro X, FL Studio.

Advantages of software

Computer technology uses very little space to store the artwork
Images can be easily resized, coloured and bordered.

There are readily available graphic software, lines, shapes that can be easily added

Photographs can be scanned and improved.

Software allows for the changing of fine details.

Images can be zoomed and adjusted to the needed size.

Parts inside a picture can easily be moved.

The UNDO command makes possible to fix mistakes made if noticed in time.

Digitally created art can be converted into real world objects by using 3D printing.

Disadvantages of using software

Work can easily be lost if not be saved to internal storage facility.

 

Work can be lost due to many factors that include: accidentally deleting work, system can crush, electricity blackout and most common problem is attack by viruses.

Use of graphic design software requires technical skills.

 

Some software programmes can be frustrating for first time users

Digital art cannot be hung on a surface. Most printers use a maximum size of A3.

There is need to continue updating software programmes.

Malware can get past security features and can result in work being stolen.

Work uploaded can still be affected by security breaches or companies storing information can close.

 

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