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Multimedia

Principles

Chapter 1

Multimedia – an Overview

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Multimedia – an Overview
Introduction
ƒ The word “multimedia” comes from Latin word multus meaning
“numerous” and media meaning “middle”.

ƒ In modern day context “multimedia” means “multiple means” or


“multiple intermediary” for conveying information between the
source and sink.

ƒ The multiple means are : text, image, graphic, audio, video and
animation.

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Presentation
ƒ A multimedia presentation is essentially a “show” where the
content is expressed through various media elements

ƒ The individual or team who creates the show is called the


developer or author.

ƒ The end user who executes or runs the show is the target
audience.

ƒ Each presentation must be made for a specific class of target


audience and must fulfill a set of objectives or goals.

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Characteristics
ƒ A multimedia presentation must involve multiple media which
may be static (e.g. text, image, graphic) or dynamic (e.g. audio,
video, animation).

ƒ A multimedia presentation must be non-linear in nature whereby


the user can navigate to any part of the presentation
instantaneously without delay.

ƒ A multimedia presentation must support interactivity from the


user through elements like buttons, menus, hyperlinks etc.

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Characteristics
ƒ For supporting non-linearity a multimedia presentation must be
stored in digital form on random access media like the hard disk
and processed on a computer.

ƒ All the media elements must form part of and controlled by a


single entity or framework called the presentation, and cannot
play independently. This property is called integrity.

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Multiple Media
ƒ Text can comprise of alpha-numeric characters entered via the
keyboard or copied from an existing document.

ƒ Images are real world photographs taken through a camera and


subsequently digitized.

ƒ Graphics are drawings or sketches drawn by artists usually by


using graphic software.

ƒ Audio can be human speech or music recorded through


microphones and subsequently digitized.

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Multiple Media
ƒ Video imples real-world motion scenes usually taken through a
video camera and subsequently digitized.

ƒ Animation implies synthetic or artificial motion scenes usually


drawn by artists or animators using animation software.

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Hardware and Software
Multimedia Playback

ƒ Processor : Pentium class


ƒ RAM : 8 MB (min) to 32 MB (recommended)
ƒ Hard disk : 500 MB (min)
ƒ SVGA monitor and adapter supporting 800 by 600 display mode
ƒ CD-ROM drive with speeds of 4X (min) to 36X (recommended)
ƒ Sound card and speakers
ƒ Keyboard and mouse
ƒ Windows OS, drivers, plug-ins, media players etc.

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Hardware and Software
Multimedia Production

ƒ Processor : Pentium II or higher


ƒ RAM : 128 MB (min) to 256 MB (recommended)
ƒ Hard disk : 10 GB (min) to 80 GB (recommended)
ƒ SVGA monitor and adapter supporting 800 by 600 display mode
ƒ CD/DVD-Writer with speeds of 4X (min) to 36X (recommended)
ƒ Sound card and speakers
ƒ Keyboard and mouse
ƒ Accessories like scanner, microphone, video capture card, camera etc.
ƒ Windows OS, drivers, plug-ins, media players etc.
ƒ Editing / media processing software, authoring or integration software,
2D / 3D animation software.

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Multimedia – an Overview
Uses

ƒ Home entertainment – games, cartoons, interactive encyclopedias etc.

ƒ Educational – learning packages and lab simulation

ƒ Training – computer based training packages for professionals

ƒ Information – shopping kiosks, railway time tables, digital library

ƒ Corporate – for company profiles, products, advertisements

ƒ Business – sales of fragile, industrial, chemical products via simulations


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Uses

ƒ Tourism – tour packages, lodging boarding info, museums, galleries

ƒ Commerce – e-commerce packages, on-line shopping catalogs

ƒ Communications – audio/video conferencing, voice-mail, VoD

ƒ Medicine – using 3D images of human bodies, tele-medicine

ƒ Engineering – CAD, CAM, archirectural drawings

ƒ Database – content based search and retrieval systems


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Promotions
ƒ Demand from Customer – should provide a value addition to normal
print material to justify additional expenses of creating presentations

ƒ Compression Techniques – Efficient compression algorithms for easier


manipulation of large media files

ƒ Processing power – Fast processors and large amount of memory for


manipulating and editing of media files

ƒ Standards – include file formats, data transmission protocols, CODECs

ƒ Bandwidth – large data transmission rates, high speed buses

ƒ Distribution – CD, DVD, multimedia servers


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Creating Presentations
ƒ Choose topic – subject matter should be expressed adequately using
multiple media, interactivity tools etc. The target audience and
objectives of the presentation should also be decided.

ƒ Story – textual description of the subject matter, might involve


demarcation onto chapters, sections for better readability

ƒ Script - depicts how subject matter is to treated using various media


elements, details of interactivity involved.

ƒ Storyboard – visual layout of the presentation screens, depicts the


spatial and temporal parameters associated with each media element

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Creating Presentations
ƒ Flowline – building the navigational pathways within the presentation

ƒ Implementation – involves editing the media and integration into a


presentation through the use of editing and authoring software

ƒ Testing and feedback – presentation is distributed to sections of the


target audience and feedback is collected from them for improving it

ƒ Final delivery – by copying a run-time version of the presentation on to a


CD / DVD or to a network server

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