Multimedia, as an application, has at its very core the field of signal processing technology.

Although, multimedia has leveraged on numerous disciplines, signal processing is the most
relevant. Some of the basic concepts, such as spectral analyses, sampling theory and the theory
of partial differential equations have become the fundamental building blocks for numerous
applications and subsequently have been reinvested in such diverse areas as transform coding,
display technology and neural networks. The latter, most recently, leads to a fast implementation
of vector quantization. It is evident, that the diverse signal processing algorithms, concepts and
applications are interconnected and in numerous instances appear in various reincarnated forms.
For example, sub-band coding existed for many years before wavelets became fashionable. In
this paper, an attempt will be made to provide a historical overview of signal processing through
the present, followed by a highly personal speculation for the future.
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Multimedia is an interactive computer-mediated presentation that includes atleast two of the

following elements: text, sound, video still graphics images,
motion graphics, statistics and animation”

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Multimedia, as an application, has at its very core the field of signal processing technology.
Although, multimedia has leveraged on numerous disciplines, signal processing is the most
relevant. Some of the basic concepts, such as spectral analyses, sampling theory and the theory
of partial differential equations have become the fundamental building blocks for numerous
applications and subsequently have been reinvested in such diverse areas as transform coding,
display technology and neural networks. The latter, most recently, leads to a fast implementation
of vector quantization. It is evident, that the diverse signal processing algorithms, concepts and
applications are interconnected and in numerous instances appear in various reincarnated forms.
For example, sub-band coding existed for many years before wavelets became fashionable. In
this paper, an attempt will be made to provide a historical overview of signal processing through
the present, followed by a highly personal speculation for the future.
Free Multimedia Software
There is a variety of multimedia software available for free for the use of the public in general
and the professionals as well. While some of these multimedia software can be used in your
phones and apps, whereas some other software is only limited to your laptops. But nonetheless,
the software is the best that you can have for your needs. Few of the software that is available is
as follows:

Picasa

Picasa is excellent multimedia related software for the viewing, organizing, and editing of the
pictures on your laptop. While providing all these services, one other service provided by this
software is that you can create an album of your own digital pictures and share them with your
loved ones. Originally created by the Lifescape Company, Google, later on, bought it and hence
was provided for free. The software of Picasa was originally devised for Windows XP, Vista, 7
and Mac OS X only. But later on, Google teamed up with Wine to make the software available
for Linux as well. However, the Linux versions of the software of so out of date that they might
not include many of the multimedia software’s special features.

Steps to download Picasa on your system:

 Step 1: Log on to the webpage of Picasa in order to be able to download the latest
version of the multimedia software. The webpage will automatically judge the operating
system used by your system and hence suggest the version accordingly.
 Step 2: Once you have downloaded the latest version of the software, open the .exe file
downloaded by your laptop if you are using the Windows operating system. But if you
have Mac OS X’s operating system, you will have to double click the Picasa disc image
that appears on your desktop once the download is complete.
 Step 3: When you open the .exe file, then a window will pop up showing the terms and
condition of the agreement and click on the option of I agree, in the case of the Windows
operating system. In the Mac operating system case, drag the Picasa icon to the
application folder to continue the process of downloading of Picasa on your laptop.
 Step 4: After agreeing to the terms and conditions of the software license, the installation
dialogue box will appear, and you can choose where you want to store the multimedia
software dump. And after choosing the location, you can finally click on the install button
to finally set the ball rolling. In the case of Mac, you need to transfer the mounted drive
and “picasamac.dmg” disc image to the trash so as to be able .to download the software
completely.
 Step 5: In the windows operating system, when the installation is complete, then click on
the finish button, and the icon of Picasa will appear on your desktop. And hence you are
ready to scan all your pictures and store them in one place for easy access. In the Mac
operating system case, you need to open Picasa from the applications folder. This will
launch the Picasa. Hence, you can use the multimedia software to your liking and edit
images and share them with whomever you want to.
And not only this, while you can manage your images on the laptop and have easy access to
them, your android phone cannot be devoid of this excellent software, and hence you can also
download a Picasa app for your android phone windows phone, and your iPhone. This makes the
software even more likeable and even a bigger hit among the masses.

VLC media player

The VLC media player, as the name suggests, is the platform where you can play your videos
and audios for free. This was developed by a company named VideoLAN project. The VLC is
not only limited to your laptops and desktops and MacBook but can also be used in your android
phone, windows phone, iPad, iPhone, and iPod for free and can be downloaded easily from the
app store of your respective device. That is not about the much talked about media player; the
media player can support all kinds of audio and video formats. So you don’t have to worry if
your video is not in a particular format because you can, in any case, play it in the VLC media
player without much of a hassle.
And the best part about this VLC multimedia software is that it is absolutely free. That means
you can download it for free without having to get into all the complications of the trial version
of it. And the latest version of this software has got some amazing features, such as it can auto-
rotate the video that had been shot at a weird angle or if you happen to stop a video in the
middle, then the next time you play, you won’t have to start from the beginning, and it can just
resume your video from where you left. You can also very easily add subtitles to your video; all
you have to do is add an SRT file to the folder where your video is saved, and the next time you
play the video, you will also have subtitles along with it.

Apart from these features, you can also very easily convert your video format to the VLC player.
And also, there are various shortcuts available for the VLC player, which makes your video
viewing experience on VLC much easier.

You can download the software from the following link for free with any hassle:

VLC Player

Windows movie maker

Windows movie maker is the software for people who love to edit their videos. The Microsoft
Company developed this under the name of Sundance. Being a part of windows’ essential
multimedia software, this software helps make and edit the video and allows you to publish those
videos on OneDrive, Facebook, and YouTube, etc.

The editing of the video in the software is fairly easy. You can place the video to be edited
anywhere on the timeline and then split it, duplicate or reposition it as per your liking. Also,
some pre-defined editing styles are included in the software, which helps you make your video
all the more attractive and interesting. But if you worry that the multimedia software windows
will modify your original video, then there is no need to worry. The video editing software will
only create a duplicate of the original video and the changes you put in, keeping the original
video unharmed and unchanged. This not only saves your video from being damaged but also
helps you create various different versions of the same video as per your liking.

The earlier versions of the software did not give you the liberty of saving the file in the profile of
your desire, and you could only export the video in some pre-defined format. But now that
problem has also been solved, and now you can save the video in whatever format as you wish.

You can download the movie maker from the official Microsoft website:

Windows Media Player

in this, you will have to download the whole windows essential folder, which will include not
only the movie maker software but also various other software for your use such as the OneDrive
software etc. and the versions of the windows media player are divided according to the windows
version that you are operating. But unfortunately, this multimedia software is only limited to
your desktop and cannot be operated on your android phones.

For Mac OS users, they can download the movie maker from the following link:

Moviemaker

Adobe Photoshop

The adobe systems developed adobe Photoshop for the raster graphics editing designed for the
windows system and the Mac OS. The software has created a niche for itself in the editing world.
The word Photoshop has created a place for itself and is now even used as a verb many times. It
is one of its kind software and is able to edit raster images using multiple layers. The multimedia
software supports various graphics file formats and has its own file format under the name of
PSB and PSD, and supports all the features mentioned above. Although Photoshop itself
supports many features besides the raster graphics such as vector graphics, 3D graphics, and
video, if the editor wants, he can expand the purview of the software’s features by installing the
Photoshop plug-ins. These have been developed independently of Photoshop and distributed
independently but can work effectively in the main Photoshop software and offer a whole new
range of features for the software and the editor.

Earlier the naming of the various versions of the software was based on the number, but in
October 2002, the system changed due to the introduction of creative suit and hence the new
versions of Photoshop were assigned the abbreviation of CS along with a numerical number such
as Photoshop CS, Photoshop CS1, Photoshop CS2 and so on. Other than that, the versions from
CS3 to CS6 also had different editions, namely standard and extended edition.

But to download Adobe Photoshop, you will have to buy it online from the developer’s official
website. But fret, not editors, there is a free trial version for you to download so as to be able to
use it first and see if it suits your needs and then buy the full version of the software. According
to their skill level for the free trial version, the editors will have to register themselves on the
Adobe website according to their skill level. They will provide the trial version of the software
suitable to your needs. Also, Adobe Photoshop is the only computer-based and unfortunately
cannot be operated on your mobile phones.

The following is the link from where you can get the free trial version of Photoshop:

Adobe Photoshop

Media Monkey
Developed by Ventis Media Inc., the software was developed for the organization and playing of
the audio of the windows operating system. But by adding various plug-in available, the Media
Monkey software can also be used to view and handle various videos and other media formats
available. Although the basic software is free multimedia software or, as it is generally called, as
freeware but if you want some additional features in the software such as the ability to handle
various multiple media and automatic organization of the files, then you will have to pay extra
for the premium gold license. But other than that, both the editions of the software are strikingly
similar such as the skin options offered and the third-party plug-in option available to extend the
use of the software.

The editing of the audio files helps the user change the audio file format into the format most
accepted. It also helps in burning the files on the CD, and if the need is, then the user can also
lower the volume level of the audio according to his wish. And the software also supports
various music formats such as MP3, AAC, OGG, WMA, MPC, WAV, FLAC, and APE. The
audio volume level can also be easily adjusted by using plug-ins called Replay Gain and
MP3Gain.

The multimedia software can also sync the music files with the various portable music devices
available in the market, such as the Apple iPod, iPhone, and Android-based devices. The
software also helps the user by categorizing the music collecting of the user. By scanning the
user’s hard drive, the software can add the music files of the user into the media player’s library
and keep the library updated on any changes. The MediaMonkey is also able to support the
podcasts through the podcatcher and hence allow the user to subscribe to the podcast and
download it on media monkey.

The software can be downloaded from the following link:

Media Monkey

Inkscape
Inkscape is software so as to be able to create as well as edit vector images including
illustrations, logos, complex paintings, diagrams etc. one unique feature about Inkscape is that
 while it can support the images of various formats but the work of editing the images occur
under the graphics format od Scalable Vector Graphics or better known as SVG.

Under this software, you can create your own images and shapes under the SVG format. Also,
these created shapes can be further subjected to editing and transformation and can also be given
various movements such as rotating, scaling, moving etc. it also helps the editor to create vector
graphic from various sources such as the photos as it supports the function of image tracing. It is
often argued that if Inkscape is better or adobe illustrator. Hence, to clear that point, the Inkscape
software can do almost all the things an editor can do in an illustrator. Although under different
names and different heads, the Inkscape software is equipped with all the tools present in the
adobe illustrator. Although the illustrator can do a certain list of things, such as the multiple
strokes and fills for one object, it natively works with graphs based on data, which the Inkscape
cannot perform. But there are certainly some functions that the Inkscape can perform, but the
illustrator cannot perform, like editing the SVG source directly, edit notes with keyboard etc.

The Inkscape software can not only be used on your laptop or your MacBook but can also be
installed on your android phone to make your life easy and your editing better and easily
accessible.

To download the Inkscape for your windows, you follow the following link:

Ink space Windows

And for the Mac OS:

Ink space Mac

Multimedia tools and Applications

 A Multimedia Application is an application which uses a multiple media sources e.g.
text, graphics, images, sound/audio, animation and/or video. Multimedia
conference covers the selected tools applied in multimedia systems and key multimedia
applications. It comprises of Audio, video processing, Virtual reality and 3-D
imaging, Virtual reality and 3-D imaging, Multimedia and Artificial Intelligence.
 Multimedia Applications is the creation of exciting and innovative multimedia systems
that communicate information customized to the user in a non-linear interactive
format. Multimedia conference discusses the basic and novel characteristics of
multimedia document handling, programming, security, human computer interfaces, and
multimedia application services.

 Audio, video processing.
 Education and training.
 Multimedia analysis and Internet.
 Artificial Intelligence.
 Virtual reality and 3-D imaging.
 Wireless, Mobile Computing.
 Animation and Graphics.
 Visual Communication.