a combination of text, audio, graphics, video, and animation that is delivered interactively to the user by electronic or digitally manipulated means.
Media
used to represent or do a certain things, delivery medium, a form of masscommunication
text, audio, graphics, video, and animation
Components of multimedia
1970
the term was used to describe presentations consisting of multi-projector slide shows timed to an audio track.
1990
'multimedia' took on its current meaning
Tay Vaughan
in the 1993 _______ declared "Multimedia as combination of text, graphic art, sound, animation and video that is delivered by computer
BobGoldstein
The term "Multimedia" was first used by _________ in July 1996 to promote opening of his light works.
Digital Media Elements
Integration of Media
UserNavigationandControl
Essential Components of Multimedia Applications
Text
information that is meant to be read
Images
information that is meant to be seen or perceived
Audio
information that is meant to be heard
Video
shows an actual capture of a scenario, event, process, or procedure
Animation
shows a representation or simulation of a scenario, event, process, or procedure
Integration of Media
combining different media elements to show something more meaningful
Authoring Tools
Use to merge multimedia elements into a project
Proshow Producer
Stykz
Adobe Photoshop CS6
PowerDirector 14
Examples of Authoring tools applications
User Navigation and Control
Allows the user to traverse through the multimedia application through navigation buttons, links, and menus.
Linear Structure
Information is presented in a sequential manner
Non-linear structure
Information is grouped into small chunks of information. Users have control over the content that is being showed to them and Guided through menus and hyperlinks
Allows information to be presented in a more attractive way
Gets the interest of the user
Can be entertaining and fun if it is created well
Present messages in the form of rich-media
Advantages of MultimediaApplications
Business Marketing / Advertising tools
Education
Entertainment
Home
Public Places
Importance of Multimedia
digitization
what is the the key factor in the multimedia revolution
Image
represents information that needs to be seen and perceived.
IMAGO
latin word for image
Raster image
Vector graphic
Two types of images
Raster
It reflects the real-world scene typically are like photograph, which are captured by cameras, sensors and others. It is generally refers to a photo or drawing of something for art purposes.
Raster image
composed of colored squares called pixels or picture element.
Pixels
tiny dots of individual colors that make up what you see on your screen
Image Dimension
-commonly measure images by inches when you have pictures printed in Kodak or Fuji
-reflected in the width and height of an image.
-Usually 3r 3x5 or 4r 4x5 inches.
Image Resolution and Quality
describes how clear the image appears on screen or in print.
Scaling
changing the size of an image without affecting the total no.of pixels or resolution of an image.
Resizing
Changing the size of an image by removing a particular amount of pixels.
.JPEG -(Joint Photographic Experts Group)
.PNG (Portable Network Graphics
.GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
.PSD (Photoshop Document)
Raster Image Common Format
MicrosoftPaint
Adobe Photoshop
Corel Photo-Paint
Corel Paint Shop Pro
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
Examples of raster image editing softwares
Vector graphic
depicts a digitally created image and comprised of objects such as shapes, lines, ovals and curves
weight,color,and style.
Stroke properties
Weight property
refers to the line thickness,typically measured in points.