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ReviewReview 11- - Lecture NotesLecture Notes
2015-16 2015-16 Semester 1Semester 1
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Introduction to MultimediaIntroduction to Multimedia
• What is Multimedia?– Multimedia Elements
– Interactivity
– Web-based Multimedia
– Hypermedia
• Benefits of Multimedia• Multimedia Applications
– E-commerce
– Training and Distance Learning
– Research and Reference
– Entertainment and Games
– Medical Applications
– Engineering Applications
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The Multimedia Development The Multimedia Development ProcessProcess
• Stages of a Multimedia Project – Planning and Costing
• Target Audience• Flowcharts• Storyboards• Organizational Structures• Site Maps• Link Maps• Navigational Structure
– Design and Production
– Testing • Alpha Testing• Beta Testing
– Delivery
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Design and the User InterfaceDesign and the User Interface
• Design Guidelines: Appearance– Balanced Layout
– Movement
– White Space
– Unified Piece
– Metaphor
– Consistency
– Template
– Color Scheme
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Design and the User InterfaceDesign and the User Interface
• Design Guidelines: Interactivity – Optimize User Access and Control
– Load Media Elements Quickly
– Link Effectively
– Provide Sense of Context
– Provide Choices and Escapes
– Provide Opportunity for Feedback
• Web Accessibility
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Multimedia Element: TextMultimedia Element: Text
• Fonts– Typography
– Serif, Sans Serif, Decorative
– Monospaced vs. Proportional
– Style
– Size
– Spacing
– Color
– Alignment
– Line Length
• Graphic-based Typography• Portable Document Format
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Multimedia Element: GraphicsMultimedia Element: Graphics
• Sources of Digital Images• Image Types
– Vector Graphics
– Bitmap Graphics
• Image Quality– Color Resolution
– Image Resolution
– Image Compression
• Image File Size• Colors• Graphics Card• Graphics Software• Graphic File Formats
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Multimedia Element: Multimedia Element: AnimationAnimation
• Animation Guidelines• Flipbook• Sampling Rate and Playback Rate• Cel Animation• Frame-based Animation• Path-based Animation• Computational Animation• Program-based or Script-based Animation• Special Animation Effects• Animation Software• Animation File Formats
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Multimedia Element: SoundMultimedia Element: Sound
• Use of Sound• Guidelines for Using Sound• Basic Principles of Sound• Sound Quality
– Sample Rate
– Audio Resolution
• Digital Audio File Size• Audio Compression• Downloaded vs. Streamed• Sound Card• Digital Audio Software• Media Players• Audio File Formats
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Multimedia Element: VideoMultimedia Element: Video
• Analog Video• Digital Video• Guidelines for Using Video• Video Quality
– Frame Rate
– Video Resolution
• Video File Size• Video Compression• Video Streaming• Video Capture Card• Video Editing Software• Digital Video File Formats
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Miscellaneous – About Miscellaneous – About ComputerComputer
• Computer System Components – System Unit
– Memory
– Storage
– Input Devices
– Output Devices
• Computer Network• Network Interface Card• Internet History
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Miscellaneous – About Miscellaneous – About ComputerComputer
• Types of Software– System Software
– Programming Software
– Application Software
• Multimedia Authoring Tools• Categories of Software• Copyright• Fair Use
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