MULTIMEDIA AND ICT
Humans interact with technology in many ways with the use of JPEG, PNG, GIF, and TIFF. Image can also be
desktop application, internet browser, handheld computers, interactive like buttons, navigational menus, and
cellphones, and others. Technology serves , assists, and backgrounds.
cooperates with humans to complement enrich normal 3. Video- adds more attraction to users. Common
activities (for example , education, health, communication,
services, business, etc.) with minimal explicit concern or effort
digital video formats are Flash, MPEG, AVI,
on the human part WMV, and QuickTime. Video can be embedded
ICT or information and communication within the content or linked stored outside the
technology covers any communication device or application content.
including radio, television , cellular phones, computer and 4. Audio- aids interactions with the user, it can
network hardware and software , satellite systems, as well as also be added as background
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various services and applications. .Common audio formats are MP3, WMA, Wave , MIDI,
MULTIMEDIA is a combination of text, animated and RealAudio. Audio
graphics, video and sound delivered to you via electronic can be embedded or streamed.
means. It is what appeals to users for entertainment, learning
5. Animation- can include interactive effects
and research
which allow users interact with the use
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USES OF MULTIMEDIA
EDUCATION- Multimedia is use to create and of mouse or keyboard. Common animation
produce computer-based training (CBT) materials and courses formats are FLV, SWF, and ActionScript codes
, including online and CD based encyclopedias. It has been for animated and interactive effects.
observed that learning is faster and easier with a properly 6. Online games- are universal in modern gaming
assembled multimedia of voice , video, graphics, and texts. platforms, including PCs consoles and mobile
EDUTAINMENT is a term that pertains to the combination of devices.
education and entertainment which also finds acceptance to 7. Online tests and courseware- are design for
children of today who are exposed to games and
teachers and students. Courseware can include
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entertainment.
materials for computer-based training,
ENTERTAINMENT- multimedia use is very much in
any modern movies and animations to develop special effects interactive tutorials, distance learning, or home
and virtual worlds. Computer games also use enormous schooling.
multimedia content and features to make them more exciting 8. Web-, game-,pod-, and vod-casting- A
and relevant. Interactive multimedia is a term applied to podcast is an episodic series of digital media
multimedia applications that allow users to take part, contribute files which an user can set up so that new
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and participate in online games. episodes are automatically downloaded via web
Business- PowerPoint presentation , that uses all syndication to the user’s own local computer or
kinds of media , are able to effectively convey information to portable media player. A webcast is a
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clients, superiors, co-workers owners, and the general public.
media presentation distributed over the Internet
Medicine – Multimedia is very important in medicine
using streaming media technology to distribute
to train future doctors and practitioner , for example, in micro
and virtual surgery. Multimedia can also simulate the effects of a single content source to many simultaneous
virtues and disease to human body to clearly find and develop listeners/viewers, distributed live or on demand.
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ways of preventing them. Vodcasting is the same principle as Podcasting
Mathematics and Scientific Research – Multimedia with the addiction of video.
issued to simulate and model various situations that would
otherwise be difficult to grasp in real time, as in the case of an DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA
erupting volcano or tornado, wherein after effects can be
presented to colleagues or to the learning public. Digital Multimedia is the field concerned with the
Mathematical equations and formulas that can be represented
computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, still
as visual models can easily be viewed by the use of
multimedia. Chemical and molecular models can be also use and moving images, animations, sounds, and any other
multimedia to present, manipulate, and create new medium ere every type of information can be presented
stored, transmitted, and process digitally.
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substances.
Government- Multimedia is used by governments Computer Hardware for Animation and Multimedia
around the world to convey information, procedures, and Computer hardware to be used in handling animation
regulations for their citizens and visitors. Multimedia also finds and multimedia may require more powerful
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uses in military, engineering, and many other fields. components. Both of these application need a lotof
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Multimedia and Interactivity memory to process which means that the computer
- Multimedia applications can include various types of hard disc and RAM should be bigger than computers
media used together (for example, text, images, video, audio, that are just used for the internet and word processing.
animation etc.) the primary characteristic of a multimedia
system is the use of more than one kind of media to deliver
A video card installed in the computer may also help
content and functionality. A multimedia application normally when handling videos and animations
involves programming code and enhances user interaction DIGITAL CAMERAS
where the computer responds to the user’s actions. Modern digital cameras have the capability to take both
TYPES OF RICH AND MULTIMEDIA CONTENT pictures and videos. The two common types of digital
1. Text- contents express specific information. cameras are:
2. Images- make the content more visually 1. Compact Digital Cameras – is called “point and
appealing. Common image file formats used are shoot “ camera. It is
lightweight, simple and easy to use. Mobile phones with
camera are included in this category.
2. Digital Single-Lens Reflects (DSLR) Cameras
preferred by professional
photographers because of its high quality photographs
and interchangeable lenses
The three common types of video cameras are:
1. Professional Video Camera is a high-end
video recording device that records high quality
videos. It is usually used for television.
2. Camcorder is a portable video camera and
video recorder in one that is why it is called
Camcorder. It is a consumer device and many
individuals own one for personal video
recording. Modern Camcorders employ optical
discs, memory cards, or hard discs as storage
media.
3. Digital Camera can record video including
those found of mobile phones, PDAs,
web camera, and digital camera
SOURCES OF VIDEOS
1. Personal and Professional Videos are created
using your home video. Even your digital
camera or cellphone with video capability can be
used as a video source for your projects. You
can also hire professionals to do it for you, using
high end equipment that deliver quality output
for a project or event. These two options ensure
that you own the copyright of the work.
2. Online Video Clips are videos available for
purchase from the internet. You can pay for the
right to use these clips. Online sourcing of video
clips may be cheaper in many situations, where
its contents may require you to travel and spend
much more if you do so.
3. Computer-Generated Pictures are videos
made with the use of computers. You can
create them using programs that come with your
operating system. Such as the case of MS
Windows that comes with MS movie maker. MS
Movie Maker is a simple program that allows
you to create videos your stored pictures and
other resources within your computer.
AUDIO AND VIDEO FILES FORMATS
Audio File format is a kind of file used as a means of
storing digital audio data on a computer. An audio file
codec is needed to properly store the file to the preferred
format and play the audio. A codec is computer
programor device used to encode and decode any
digital data such as an audio file to its specific file format.
There are several audio formats available . The
following are the most popular:
A video file is a kind of file use as a means of storing
digital video files on a computer. A video codec is use to
contain the video for later playback and editing.
Advances in video file container formats are focused on
high quality video streaming for use over the internet.
The following video formats are the most popular:
