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LESSON OUTCOMES
Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:
▪ Define basic terms and concepts related to multimedia
technologies
▪ Distinguish between the types of linear and non-linear
multimedia systems
▪ Identify various applications of multimedia
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CONTENTS
1 2 3
APPLICATIONS /
INTRODUCTION
WHY MULTIMEDIA? IMPORTANCE
TO MULTIMEDIA
OF MULTIMEDIA
▪ Definition of Multimedia ▪ Benefits/Advantages of ▪ Home
▪ Types of Multimedia Using Multimedia ▪ Business
Projects ▪ School
▪ Authoring Tools ▪ Public Places
▪ Delivering Multimedia ▪ Virtual Reality
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
DEFINITION OF MULTIMEDIA
1 Multimedia is a combination of text,
graphic, sound, animation, and video.
2 It is delivered to the user by electronic or
digitally manipulated means.
3
A multimedia project development
requires creative, technical, organizational
and business skills.
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
MULTIMEDIA IS A COMBINATION OF : (ELEMENTS)
TEXT VIDEO
SOUND ANIMATION
GRAPHIC
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
▪ Multimedia becomes interactive
multimedia when a user is given the
option of controlling the elements.
▪ Interactive multimedia is called
hypermedia when a user is provided a
structure of linked elements for
navigation.
▪ Multimedia developers develop
multimedia projects.
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
TYPES OF MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS
LINEAR MULTIMEDIA NON-LINEAR MULTIMEDIA
▪ Projects that are NOT ▪ Projects that are interactive.
interactive. ▪ Users have control
▪ Users have very little control over the presentation
over the presentation ▪ Example :
▪ Example : ▪ Games
▪ Movie ▪ Online quizzes
▪ Promo video ▪ Interactive CD
▪ Non-interactive lecture
notes
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
TYPES OF MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS
LINEAR MULTIMEDIA
▪ The users sit back and watches the
presentation.
▪ The presentation normally plays
from the start to end or even loops
continually to present the
information.
▪ A movie is a common type of linear
multimedia.
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
TYPES OF MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS
NON-LINEAR MULTIMEDIA
▪ Users have the ability to move
around or follow different path
through the information
presentation.
▪ Advantage: complex domain of
information can be presented.
▪ Disadvantage: users might lost in the
massive “information highway”.
▪ Useful for: information archive
(encyclopedia), education, training
and entertainment.
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TOOLS
▪ Authoring tools are used to merge
multimedia elements into a project.
▪ These software tools are designed to
manage individual multimedia
elements and provide user interaction.
▪ Examples :
Macromedia Authorware
Macromedia Director
Macromedia Flash
Microsoft Power Point
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
DELIVERING MULTIMEDIA
▪ Multimedia Projects can also be
delivered online (webs) and through
PDAs/Hand-held Devices.
▪ The primary media for delivering
multimedia projects are:
▪ Compact disc read-only (CD-ROM)
▪ Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) / Blu-ray
disc (BDA)
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
DELIVERING MULTIMEDIA
CD-ROM
▪ The most cost-effective distribution
medium for multimedia projects.
▪ It can contain up to 80 minutes of
full-screen video or sound
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
DELIVERING MULTIMEDIA
DVD
▪ The Multilayered DVD technology
increases the capacity of current
optical technology to 18 GB.
▪ DVD authoring and integration
software is used to create interactive
front-end menus for films and games.
▪ Both CD and DVD burners are used
for reading discs and converting the
discs to audio, video, and data
formats.
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INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIA
DELIVERING MULTIMEDIA
BLU-RAY DISC
▪ Blu-ray disc (Blu-ray Disc Association
BDA) is next-generation format for
high-definition video and high-
density data.
▪ A single-layer disc can fit 23.3, 25, or
27 GB (enough for approximately
four hours of high-definition video
with audio).
▪ It supports 25GB for one layer, 50GB
for two and 100GB for four.
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