Summary of Lectures

Major topics covered

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ICT2105 Interactive Multimedia Mr. Andrew Ho

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Introduction to Multimedia Multimedia Media Elements Multimedia Project Team Multimedia Authoring Tools Multimedia Project Methodology: ADDIE Legal issues in Multimedia

1. Introduction to Multimedia

MM Delivery Platforms

Definition of Multimedia, interactivity, and media elements, Characteristics of MM: Multiple Media Elements,
Computer Controlled, Digital, Interactivity, and Non-linear

Analog media elements vs. Digital media elements MM Enabling Technologies MM Delivery Platforms Advantages and Disadvantages of MM

Via Via Via Via

Optical discs Mobile devices Internet and WWW Interactive MM Touch screen kiosks

Advantages and disadvantages of the above MM delivery platforms

2. Multimedia Media Elements

Text and Font

Text and Font Image and Graphic Audio/ Sound Realistic Video Animated data

Static

Dy namic

Types of text Advantages and Disadvantages of Text Font family Types of font Font file formats Font file names

Static = Time independent = linear Dynamic = Time dependent = non-linear

Still Picture and Color

Animated data

Types of picture: Bitmap, Vector Uncompressed picture file formats: BMP Compressed image file formats: JPEG, PNG, GIF87 Bitmap image VS. Vector graphic Definition of Colour Depth Colour Models: RGB, CMY , Hexadecimal Color design guidelines

Characteristics of Animation Animation Techniques: Frame-by-frame/ Cel Animation,

Tweening Motion, Shape, and Color

Animation file formats: Animated GIF (GIF89a),

Shockwave Flash (SWF), Director Shockwave (DCR), Animated Scalable Vector Graphic (SVG)

Advantages and Disadvantages of Animation

Realistic Video

Audio

Types of video: analogue, digital Video capturing issues: Frame Size, Frame Rate/ FPS,
CODECs, Colour Depth, Key frames

Types of audio: analogue, digital, synthesized Audio sampling rate: Frequency, Bit Depth, Channels, Time Length Calculation of audio storage requirement Uncompressed audio file formats: WAV, AIFF Compressed audio file formats: MP3, WMA, AAC Synthesized Audio: MIDI

Video special effects: Morphing, Slow Motion, Fast

Motion, Particle effect, Warping

Uncompressed video file formats : AVI Compressed video file formats : WMV, MOV Advantages and Disadvantages of video

Multimedia Enabling Technologies

3. MM Project team members

Hardware Technologies: CPU, GPU, RAM, Monitor,

Sound Card, Video Capture Card, Scanner, Digital Camera, Digital Video Camera, Microphone, Optical Discs CD & DVD

Job Positions/ Roles and Responsibilities Project Manager, Content Expert, Editor, Audio Specialist,

Software Technologies : O/S, Media elements editing

sof twares, Authoring softwares, Viewing softwares, plug-in

Video Specialist, Multimedia programmer/ scripter, Animator, Graphic Designer

Compression Technologies : CODECs, Lossless,

Lossy, Temporal, Spatial, MPEG Audio, MPEG Video

Reasons hiring part-time MM members Methods to motivate poor performance MM members

Network Technologies : Cables USB, & Firewire;

Network Architectures, Topologies, & Protocols; Streaming

Database Technologies

4. MM authoring tools

5. Multimedia Project Methodology: ADDIE stages

A naly sis Design Dev elopment Implementation E v aluation

Roles of MM authoring tools Types of MM authoring tools Factors/ issues to consider in selection of MM authoring tools

List of major topics from ADDIE

Multimedia Design Pattern for Information Structure

Storyboard

T ypes of Storyboard, Benefits of Storyboard

Linear sequence:

Simple, Complex

UI Design Principles: Interactivity, Consistency, Flexibility,

Error Prev ention, Memorability, Supportiveness, etc.

Design Metaphor Design Pattern Interaction Styles Evaluation/ Testing issues:

Reasons for evaluation/ testing, T ypes of testing techniques

Hierarchical/ Tree

Web-based/ Free-form

6. Legal issues in Multimedia

Methods to protect IPR

Thank You

Copyright Patent Trademark Trade Secret Copyleft

andrew mw .ho@newinti.edu.my

Types of Derivative work MM Acts and CyberLaws