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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Multimedia

What is Multimedia?


People interact with each other through different mediums; verbally, visually and sometime using symbols. The word multimedia simply means being able to communicate in more than one way for better interaction. In other words, execution of text, sound, graphics and animation simultaneously is Multimedia. Hence the basic components of Multimedia are text, sound, graphics, animation and  video. A Multimedia based computer must have all the necessary hardware and software required to combine these components. For instance. sound requires an additional add-on-card - the 'sound card' and additional software called drivers which recognize and allow the usage of the sound card.


Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun (a medium with multiple content forms) or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which only use traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms.
Multimedia is usually recorded and played, displayed or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance.Multimedia (as an adjective) also describes electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content. Multimedia is distinguished from mixed media in fine art; by including audio, for example, it has a broader scope. The term "rich media" is synonymous for interactive multimedia. Hypermedia can be considered one particular multimedia application.

Multimedia may be broadly divided into linear and non-linear categories. Linear active content progresses without any navigational control for the viewer such as a cinema presentation. Non-linear content offers user interactivity to control progress as used with a computer game or used in self-paced computer based training. Hypermedia is an example of non-linear content.
Multimedia presentations can be live or recorded. A recorded presentation may allow interactivity via a navigation system. A live multimedia presentation may allow interactivity via an interaction with the presenter or performer.

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