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Multimedia Basics

Multimedia involves combining various media types such as text, audio, images, video and animation to engage the audience. It uses text to convey information through words and fonts. Graphics such as images and drawings illustrate concepts. Animation creates the illusion of motion through a series of images. Video transmits moving images with sound. Audio elements like music and narration are used to direct attention and provide instruction.
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Multimedia Basics

Multimedia involves combining various media types such as text, audio, images, video and animation to engage the audience. It uses text to convey information through words and fonts. Graphics such as images and drawings illustrate concepts. Animation creates the illusion of motion through a series of images. Video transmits moving images with sound. Audio elements like music and narration are used to direct attention and provide instruction.
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MULTIMEDIA

BASICS
WHAT IS
MULTIMEDIA?
• The use of text, audio, video, graphics, and
animation to convey information in an
engaging and dynamic way.
• In other terms, multimedia is a
technological way of presenting information
that combines audio, video, images, and
animations with textual data.
Rearrange the following
ANAGRAM jumbled words to form a
word
ETTX
TEXT
SRAIHPCG
GRAPHICS
NTIONIAMA
ANIMATION
ODEIV
VIDEO
DONUS
SOUND
• TEXT
BASIC •

GRAPHICS
ANIMATION
ELEMENTS •

VIDEO
SOUND
WHAT IS
MULTIMEDIA?
WHAT IS MULTIMEDIA?
• Multimedia is a combination of two words: "multi"
meaning many and "media" meaning a means of
communication.
• The term media in multimedia comes in various
forms which we will be discussing at the latter part
of this lesson.
• By definition, media is the
plural form of medium which
means "facilitating or linking
communication".
• A medium, in layman's terms, is
something used to convey a
message.
• An artist's media are his
paintbrushes, canvas,
and paints - his means
of communicating his
imagination, whereas a
musician's media are
this instruments and
singing voice.
• In ICT, multimedia is
the interaction
between a user and a
multimedia program
that includes two or
more of the
multimedia elements.
CHOOSE AN ELEMENT AND
BRAINSTORM AND CREATE A

ACTIVITY SHORT SCENARIO OR STORY


THAT INCORPORATES THE
MULTIMEDIA ELEMENT YOU
HAVE CHOSEN
Come up with a brief
description of their scenario,

ACTIVITY including how your chosen


multimedia element enhances
the story
You have 5 minutes to
brainstorm with your pair.
Explain why you chose that

ACTIVITY particular multimedia


element and how it
contributes to the story's
impact
ACTIVITY
• TEXT
BASIC •

GRAPHICS
ANIMATION
ELEMENTS • VIDEO
• SOUND
TEXT
• Text is the basic element of every multimedia file. The text can have
various types of fonts and sizes to suit the professional presentation
of the multimedia software.
• Text appears in all multi-media projects to some extent. To match the
successful presentation of the multimedia program, the text may be
presented in a variety of font styles and sizes.
• Heading
• Bullet/list
USES OF • Paragraph
Scrolling text
TEXT •
• Navigation
• Text as graphics
GRAPHICS
• The multimedia program is appealing
because of its graphics. People frequently
find it difficult to read long passages of text
on screens.
• As a result, visuals are frequently utilized
instead of writing to convey ideas, give
context, etc.
• Computers can draw • Bitmap images are authentic
vector graphics because pictures that can be taken
they just need a small using tools like digital
amount of memory. These cameras or scanners. Bitmap
images can be changed. pictures are often not
modifiable. Memory use for
bitmap pictures is high.
• To add emphasis
USES OF • Direct attention
• Illustrate concepts
GRAPHICS • Provide background
content
ANIMATION
• Animation is the process that
makes a stationary image look
like it is actually moving.
• Animation means a continuous
series of still images displayed
in a particular order.
ANIMATION
• The animation element is highly
effective in attracting attention.
• Animation also makes a
presentation more attractive.
• Animation is very popular in
multimedia applications.
• To attract attention.
• To inform about the state
USES OF of process.
ANIMATION • Demonstrations.
• Interactive simulations.
VIDEO
• The term "video" describes a moving
image that is supported by sound,
such as a television image. A
multimedia application's video
component conveys a lot of
information quickly.
VIDEO
• For displaying real-world items in
multimedia applications, digital video
is helpful. If uploaded to the internet,
the video really does have the
highest performance requirements
for computer memory and
bandwidth.
VIDEO
• The quality of digital video files may
still be preserved while being saved
on a computer, similarly to other
data. A computer network allows for
the transport of digital video files.
The digital video snippets are simple
to modify.
• The embedding of video in
multimedia applications is a
USES OF powerful way to convey
VIDEO information which can incorporate
a personal element which other
media lack.
• Promoting television shows, films,
or other non-computer media that
USES OF traditionally have used trailers in
VIDEO their advertising.
• Giving users an impression of a
speaker’s personality.
• Showing things that move. For
example a clip from a motion
USES OF picture.
VIDEO • Product demos of physical
products are also well suited for
video
SOUND/AUDIO
• Speech, music, and sound
effects could all be necessary
for a multimedia application.
• They are referred to as the
audio or sound components of
multimedia.
SOUND/AUDIO
• Speaking is a fantastic educational
tool. Analog and digital audio are both
kinds. The initial sound signal is
referred to as analog audio or sound.
• Digital sound is saved on a computer.
• Digital audio is therefore utilized for
sound in multimedia applications.
• Music (Background, Attention
USES OF
Grabber, Sound Effect)
SOUND • Speech (Narration, Instruction)
• Multimedia is a combination of two words:
"multi" meaning many and "media" meaning a
means of communication.
• TEXT are characters that are used to create
words, sentences, and paragraphs.
• GRAPHICS is a digital representation of
non-text information, such as a drawing,
chart or photograph.
• ANIMATION is a series of graphics that
create an illusion of motion.
• Video is the technology of electronically
capturing, recording, processing, storing,
transmitting, and reconstructing a sequence of
still images representing scenes in motion.
• Sound is the best way to attract attention.

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