CHAPTER 4

MULTIMEDIA

MultimediaConcept

Multimedia is the presentation of information by using a combination of text, audio, graphic, video and animation.

Multimedia

element

Text

Audio

GraphicVideo

Animation

LINEAR INTERACTIVITY

In linear interactivity, the user interacts with the multimedia application without controlling the progress of the content. In other words, the user is a passive receiver of the multimedia content most of the time.

NON-LINEAR INTERACTIVITY

Unlike linear interactivity, non-linear interactivity allows the user to interact with the content according to what the user wants from the content. In other words, it is a two-way communication.

Linear interactivity Non-linear interactivity

Linear interactivity does not allow the user to control the sequence of the multimedia content

Non-linear interactivity lets the user control the sequence of the multimedia content

Not interactive Interactive

i) Documentaryii) Movieiii) Video Clip

i) Electronic bookii) Edutainment

softwareiii) Electronic

encyclopedia

DIFFERENTIATION THE CHARACTERISTIC BETWEEN LINEAR AND NON-LINEAR MULTIMEDIA

COMPARISON BETWEEN WEB-BASED AND CD-BASED

Web-based Criteria CD-based

-Store low resolution picture and video resolution

-Store high resolution picture and video

-Can be changed or deleted by irresponsible

content -Can be permanently stored and not changeable

-Information for multimedia can be updated easily

update -Information on a multimedia can de quickly outdated

HARDWARE that be used to produce multimedia

SCANNER

VIDEO CAMERA

KEYBOARD(AUDIO DEVICES)

CAMERA

VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICE(USB CABLE)

SOFTWARE that be used to produce multimedia

-Notepad-Microsoft Word

-OpenOffice.org write-KWord

TEXT EDITOR

-Adobe Photoshop-Adobe Illustrator

-Jasc Paint Shop Pro

GRAPHIC AND IMAGE EDITOR

VIDEO EDITOR

AUDIO EDITOR

ANIMATION EDITOR

-Adobe Premier-Sony Vegas

-Adobe After Effects

-Sound Forge7.0-Sound recorder

-Wavpad-Adobe Audition

-Flash-Swish

-Lightwave-3DStudio Max

Time based concept •Is a authoring tools that organizes the multimedia elements or events along a time line

Icon concept •Is a authoring that organizes the multimedia elements or event as icon

Card concept •Is a authoring tools organizes the multimedia element or events as page of bookor stack of cards

Various concept

TEXT BASED EDITOR

Less user friendly(difficult to

use)

Difficult to insert a specific

tag(manually)

Cannot visualize again

WYSIWYG EDITORMore user friendly(easy to

use)

Easy to insert a specific

tag(automatically)

Easy to insert a specific

tag(automatically)

Easy to visualize again

Diffentiation

PHASES IN MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION

EVALUATION

PUBLISHING

TESTING

DESIGN

ANALYSIS

IMPLEMENTATION