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Multimedia
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What is Multimedia?
Multi
MULTI Many, Multiple,
Media
Tools that is used to represent
or do a certain things, delivery
medium, a form of mass
communication – newspaper,
MEDIA magazine / TV.
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Multimedia is a combination of text, video, graphic
sound, animation, and delivered interactively to the user
by electronic or digitally manipulated means
GRAPHIC
TEXT
VIDEO
AUDIO
ANIMATION
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Static Dynamic
elements elements
Five main elements of
multimedia Text Video
Graphics Audio
Animation
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• In a multimedia application, basically the elements are divided into two:
1. dynamic (objects that move or change)
2. static (objects that do not move).
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Elements of Multimedia
TEXT
GRAPHIC
A broad term that contains words to TEXT
express something.
Text is the most basic element of
multimedia.
A good choice of words could help
VIDEO
convey the intended message to AUDIO
the users (keywords).
ANIMATIO
Used in contents, menus, navigational N
buttons
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TEXT
• To produce an effective text GRAPHIC
multimedia program there are
TEXT
three things that need to be
considered. They are:
• The position of the text on the
screen. VIDEO
• Length of the message. AUDIO
• Legibility of the text. ANIMATIO
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GRAPHIC
TEXT
GRAPHIC
VIDEO
AUDIO
ANIMATION
Two-dimensional figure or illustration
Could be produced manually (by drawing, painting, carving, etc.) or by
computer graphics technology.
Used in multimedia to show more clearly what a particular information is all
about (diagrams, picture).
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Graphics
• Graphics make the multimedia application attractive. They help to
illustrate ideas through still pictures.
• There are two types of graphics used: bitmaps (paint graphics) and
vector (draw graphics).
1.Bitmap images are real images that can be captured from devices
such as cameras or scanners.
2. Vector graphics are drawn on the computer and only
require a small amount of memory.
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GRAPHIC
TEXT
VIDEO
AUDIO AUDIO
ANIMATION
Produced by vibration, as perceived by the sense of hearing.
In multimedia, audio could come in the form of speech, sound
effects and music.
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Audio
• There are two basic types of audio or sound: analog and digital audio.
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Audio
• Analog audio refers to the original sound signal.
Digital audio refers to the digital sampling of the
actual sound.
• We can record analog audio file.
• We can use special audio editors like Sound Forge to
convert analog audio files into digital audio files.
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GRAPHIC
TEXT
ANIMATION
The illusion of motion created by the
consecutive display of images of
VIDEO
AUDIO
static elements. ANIMATION
In multimedia, animation is used to
further enhance / enriched the
experience of the user to further
understand the information conveyed
to them.
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Animation
• is a process of making a static image look like it is moving. In
multimedia, digital animation is used.
• Digital animation can be categorized into two broad areas: 2D
(2 Dimension) and 3D (3 Dimension) animations.
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• 2D animation refers to creating movements in basic
objects.
• These objects are put into various situations or positions and have
movement on the screen.
• 3D animation refers to creating movements to three
dimensional digital objects from photographs.
• Movements like spinning and flying across the screen are some
samples of animations.
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GRAPHIC
TEXT
VIDEO
AUDIO
VIDEO ANIMATION
Is the technology of capturing, recording, processing,
transmitting, and reconstructing moving pictures.
Video is more towards photo realistic image sequence / live
recording as in comparison to animation.
Video also takes a lot of storage space. So plan carefully before
you are going to use it.
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Video
• Video provides a powerful impact in a multimedia program.
• In multimedia applications, the digital video is gaining popularity
because of the following reasons:
• Video clips can be edited easily
• The digital video files can be stored like any other files in the computer
and the quality of the video can be still maintained.
• The video files can be transferred within a computer network.
• It allows non-linear editing in any part of the video.
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Standard File Formats
• Each of the five elements mentioned has various standard file
formats.
• A file format is a particular way to store information in a computer.
• The formats will allow you to make decisions of the type of text,
graphic, audio, video and animation to use when developing your
own multimedia program.
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Standard File Formats of Each Element
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