Lesson 1 Flashcards
Multi Media Intro
______ - many; much; multiple
______ - a substance regarded as the means of
transmission of a force or effect; a channel or
system of communication, information, or
entertainment
Multi
Medium
________ means that computer information can
be represented through audio, video, and
animation in addition to traditional media (i.e., text,
graphics/drawings, images).
Multimedia
Means for distribution and
presentation of information
Medium
_________ are those
programs that provide the capability
for creating a complete multimedia
presentations by linking together
objects such as a paragraph of text
(song), an illustration, an audio, with
appropriate interactive user control.
Multimedia Authoring Tools
The hardware and the software that govern the limits of what can
happen are ____ or _____
Multimedia platform or environment
Multimedia is _________ when the end-user
is allowed to control what and when the
elements are delivered.
Interactive
Interactive Multimedia is ____________, when
the end-user is provided with the structure of
linked elements through which he/she can
navigate.
Hypermedia
Multimedia is ________, when it is
not interactive and the users just
sit and watch as if it is a movie.
Linear
Multimedia is _________, when
the users are given the
navigational control and can
browse the contents at will.
Nonlinear
__________ is any system that
supports more than a single kind of
media
Multimedia system
____________ is
characterized by computer-
controlled, integrated
production, manipulation,
storage and communication
of independent information,
which is encoded at least
through a continuous (time-
dependent) and a discrete
(time-independent)
medium.
Multimedia system
Multimedia Applications
- Entertainment and Gaming
- Education and E-Learning
- Advertising and Marketing
- Digital Art and Design
- Digital Publishing
- Virtual and Augmented Reality
- Healthcare and Medical Training
- Architectural Visualization
- Museums and Cultural Heritage
- News and Journalism
- Music and Audio Production
- Communication and Collaboration
Advantages of Multimedia
- Easy to Use
- Enhancement of Text Only Messages
- Improves over Traditional Audio-Video Presentations
- Gains and Holds Attention
- Good for “computer-phobics”
- Multimedia is Entertaining as Well as Educational
- Cost-effective
- Trendy
Disadvantages of Multimedia
- Expensive
- Not always easy to configure
- Requires special hardware
- Not always compatible
Basic Elements of Multimedia
- Text
- Graphics
- Animation
- Video
- Audio
characters that are used to create words, sentences, and paragraphs.
______ can be use for:
* Heading / Title
* Bullet / list
* Paragraph
* Scrolling text
* Navigation
* Text as graphics
TEXT
are digital representation of non-text
information, such as a drawing, chart, or photograph
________ are used to:
* To add emphasis
* Direct attention
* Illustrate concepts
* Provide back
Graphics
There are two categories of
graphics:
Vector and Bitmap
_______ Graphics
* Images created with software that uses
geometrical formulas to represent
images.
* Composed of individual elements, e.g.
arc, line, polygon, with their own
attributes that can be individually edited.
* Can be created using any drawing
software, e.g. Illustrator
Vector
Vector Graphics - Advantages
- The ability to resize and rotate a
graphic without distortions a
major advantage of vector
graphics. - Another advantage is their
smaller file size.
Vector Graphics - Disadvantages
- One of the drawbacks of vector
graphics is that the more complex
they are, the larger the file size
and the longer they take to
appear on the screen. - Another disadvantage is that they
cannot display photo-realistic
quality.