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

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