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Contents :
Introduction to Multimedia
History
Elements of Multimedia
Scope of Multimedia
Advantages
Disadvantages
Conclusion
Introduction:
Multimediaismediaandcontentthatusesa
combinationofdifferentcontentforms.
Thetermisusedincontrasttomediawhichonlyuse
traditionalformsofprintedorhand-producedmaterial.
Multimediaincludesacombinationof
Text
Audio
Stillimages
Animationvideo
Interactivitycontentforms.
History :
ThetermMULTIMEDIAwasfirstusedbyBOB
GOLDSTEIN inJuly1996topromoteopeningofhislight
works.
In1970sthetermwasusedtodescribepresentations
consistingofmulti-projectorslideshowstimedtoanaudio
track.
In1990smultimediatookonitscurrentmeaning.
TAY VAUGHAN declaredMultimediaascombinationof
text,graphicart,sound,animation,andvideothatisdelivered
bycomputer.
Elements of Multimedia :
1. Text
Textisanessentialaspectofpresentingtheinformation.
Text is the most widely used and flexible means of
presentinginformationonscreenandconveyingideas.
Likeeachelementofthemultimediadesign,effective
useoftextcaneitherdirectusers/readersattentionor
divertit.
2. Sound
Audio refers to sound. Multimedia can include files
whichcontainsounds.
Audiosongsalsocomeundertheheadingmultimedia.
Multimedia presentations often have some audio
trackswhichmakesiteasierforpeopletounderstand.
Multimedia phones have music players to run audio
music.
VariousaudiosoftwareincludeVLCmediaplayer,real
player,etc.
3.Graphics :
Graphics (images) is a two-dimensional screen display,
and as well as a three-dimensional, such as
astatueorhologram.
Graphs,pie-charts,paintingetc.allcomeunderimages.
Graphics are a very useful feature of multimedia.
Multimedia presentation uses pictures or clip-art to make
peopleunderstand.
Variousfileformatsofimagesare.jpg,.png,.gifetc.
4.Video
A video is unedited material as it had been originally
filmedbymoviecameraorrecordedbyavideocamera.
The embedding of video in multimedia applications is a
powerful way to convey information which can
incorporateapersonalelementwhichothermedialack.
Video enhances, dramatizes, and gives impact to your
multimediaapplication.
The advantage of integrating video into a multimedia
presentation is the capacity to effectively convey a great
dealofinformationintheleastamountoftime.
5.Animation
Animationistherapiddisplayofasequenceofimages
of2-Dor3-Dartworkormodelpositionsinorderto
createanillusionofmovement.
Theeffectisanopticalillusionofmotionduetothe
phenomenonofpersistenceofvision.
Animationaddsvisualimpacttothemultimediaproject.
Animationareusedincartoons,scientificvisualization.
6.Interactivity
Interactivity can be termed as the dialog that occurs
betweenanindividualandacomputerprogram.
Interactivemultimediarefers
to
the
multimedia
applications that allow users to actively participate rather
thanbeingpassiverecipientsofinformation.
Scope of Multimedia :
Thetechnologyofmultimediadesignutilizesvariousfeatureslike
animation,video,graphics,audioandsoundtoimpresstheusers.
Multimediatechnologyisusedfor3Dcinemaapplicationsand
mobile3DTVenvironments.
Animationisalsobeingusedintitlingfilms,creatingspecial
effectsorinwebentertainmentprograms.Thusscopeof
animationishugeincontexttomarket.
In the field of education multimedia is being used extensively
especiallyforonlinecoursesandtrainings.
Multimediaisalsousedinadvertisingpurposes.
Advantages :
Multimediaenhancestheeffectoftextpresentations.
Improvesthequalityofpresentationandretainsthe
attentionofaudience.
Itcanbeusedforeducationalaswellasentertainment
purpose.
Itisquickandeasiertooperatefortheinstructor.
Multimediapresentationscanbemodifiedveryeasily.
MultimediaisEntertainingasWellasEducational.
Disadvantages :
Complextocreate.
Timeconsuming.
Useofmultimediais
expensive.
Requiresspecialhardware
Conclusion:
Design could benefit tremendously from open and collaborative
multimedia research.
Multimedia and graphics can be a very effective tool to