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Multimedia For Information Professionals: IMS 553 Faculty of Information Management IS 221

This document provides an introduction to multimedia concepts and terminology. It defines key terms like multimedia, interactive multimedia, and multimedia developer. It outlines the basic building blocks of multimedia like text, graphics, audio, video, and animation. It also describes the recommended computer specifications, accessories, and software for developing multimedia content and applications. These include requirements for processors, RAM, storage, audio/video capabilities, and authoring tools. The document aims to equip readers with foundational knowledge for understanding and working with multimedia.

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Multimedia For Information Professionals: IMS 553 Faculty of Information Management IS 221

This document provides an introduction to multimedia concepts and terminology. It defines key terms like multimedia, interactive multimedia, and multimedia developer. It outlines the basic building blocks of multimedia like text, graphics, audio, video, and animation. It also describes the recommended computer specifications, accessories, and software for developing multimedia content and applications. These include requirements for processors, RAM, storage, audio/video capabilities, and authoring tools. The document aims to equip readers with foundational knowledge for understanding and working with multimedia.

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Multimedia For Information

Professionals
IMS 553
Faculty of Information Management
IS 221
Introduction To Multimedia

 Content
 Terminology
 Elements

 Advantages

 Building Blocks

 Usage of Multimedia

 Characteristics
Introduction To Multimedia

 Content (cont..)
 Computer Specifications
 Computer Accessories

 Software

 Multimedia Development Process


 Storyboard
 Multimedia Development Team
Terminology

 Multimedia
 Interactive Multimedia
 Multimedia Developer
 Multimedia Linear
 Multimedia Non-Linear
 Multimedia Computer
 Distributed Multimedia
Terminology (cont..)

 Multimedia
 An integration of text, graphics, audio,
video, and animation in digital environment
 The seamless integration of data, text,
image of all kinds and sound within a single
digital environment
Terminology (cont..)

 Multimedia (cont..)
 The use of computer to present and
combine text , graphics, audio and video
with links and tools that let user navigate,
interact, create, and communicate.
Terminology (cont..)

 Interactive multimedia
 The multimedia that allows users to browse
forward and backward or control on their
own.
Terminology (cont..)

 Multimedia developer
 The parties that are responsible in
integrating multimedia elements to
becoming a useful presentation
Terminology (cont..)

 Multimedia Project
 An application or courseware or message in
multimedia form and presented through
computer
Terminology (cont..)

 Multimedia linear
 A multimedia presentation that presented
autorun
Terminology (cont..)

 Multimedia Non linear


 A multimedia presentation that is fully
controlled and interactive
Terminology (cont..)

 Multimedia Computer
 A computer system that fulfill the gazetted
specification and using special logos
Terminology (cont..)

 Distributed multimedia

Text

Audio

Network

Image Video

Animation
Computer Specification
 Processor – Pentium II and above
 RAM – 64 MB
 Diskette
 Harddisk – 3.2 GB
 CD-Rom – Text, Graphic, Sound
 CD-I – Data Audio, Video & Graphical
Animation
 CD-R – Packaging M/M Product
Computer Specification (cont..)

 CD-Rom transfer rate – 1800kb/s


 CD-Rom accessing time – 100ms
 DAC audio sampling – 44.1kHz, 16bit,
stereo
 ADC audio sampling – 44.1kHz, 16bit,
stereo
 SCSI – Small Computer System Interface
 MCI – Media Control Interface
Computer Accessories

 CD-Rom drive
 Read data at speed 150kb/s
 58x (6700kb/s)

 CD-Rom
 120mm diameter
 Can store 650MB-700MB
Computer Accessories (cont..)

 DVD
 New CD-Rom format
 Can store 17GB on double sided

 Digital Audio
 Facility to record and playback waveform
digital audio files
 16-bit sound
Computer Accessories (cont..)
 Audio Speakers
 To listen to sound produced by computer
 5 surround speakers

 Graphic Accelerator
 Computer Chip that helps computer process
the specialised calculation that 3D imaging
requires
 Help 3D rendering
 Build on motherboard / cards
Computer Accessories (cont..)

 Video Overlay
 Allow computer to display common video
sources including video cameras, VCRs and
videodisc
 Build in / card

 MIDI – Media Instrument Digital Interface


 To play digitally sampled instrument sound
that are stored in the wave table
Computer Accessories (cont..)

 MPEG – Motion Picture Expert Group


 MPEG-1
 Non interlaced version for playback from
CD-Roms
 MPEG-2
 Interlaced version intended for all digital
transmission of broadcast quality TV
 Produce surround sound
Computer Accessories (cont..)

 MPEG-3
 New version of MPEG can simply scaling bit
rate
 MPEG-4
 Low bandwidth version of MPEG that is
being invented for transmitting movies over
mobile, wireless communication and
internet
Software

 Text
 Word Processing editor
 Image Capturing
 Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Photo Editor
 Paint, Paintshop, etc

 Audio Capturing
 Sound Forge, Cool edit, etc
Software (cont..)
 Video Capturing
 Adobe Premier, Media Studio, etc
 3D & Animation Modelling
 Extreme 3D, 3D Studio, TrueSpace,
LogoMotion, 3D Asymatrix, Paintshop Pro,
etc
 Sketching and Painting
 Paint, Fractal Design Painter, Adobe
Photoshop, CorelDraw
Software (cont..)

 Multimedia Authoring Tool


 The type of tools that are normally used to
author / produce multimedia application
Software (cont..)

 Card based
 Hypercard, supercard, toolbook, Visual
Basic
 Characteristics
 Easy to use
 Book packaging structure

 Using multimedia objects – button, graphical


object, textbox
Software (cont..)

 Icon based
 Authorware, IconAuthor, Quest
 Characteristics
 Visual Programming to organise
presentation
 Icon provided

 Click and Drag along the flowchart


Software (cont..)

 Time base
 Micromedia Director, Macromedia Flash
 Characteristics
 Most popular
 Using timeline

 Using frames
Software (cont..)

 Object Base
 MTropolis, Apple Media Tool, Media Tool
 Characteristics
 Object heaped as properties
 Objects have capabilities to send message

 Each project comprises of hierarchy to


section / subsection
Introduction to Multimedia

* The End….

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