Media Design: Multimedia Asset Creation & Use ETT 555 Summer 2004 Session 1, 14 June Jim Lockard

Agenda Introductions Introductions Announcements Announcements Multimedia Overview Multimedia Overview Syllabus Syllabus Digital Imagery Digital Imagery

Introductions l Pairs Activity – Someone you DON’T know l Key Questions – Major/ degree/ anticipated grad. – What you do – Why this class – “When I grow up, I want to...”

Announcements l Meeting Schedule – Breaks l Food & Drink – Sign up sheet (4-5 per) l NECC, June 20 – 23, New Orleans l Other?

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = ??

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = silent movies + sound silent moviessilent movies

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = silent movies + sound l Talkies l Sound Filmstrips l TV

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = silent movies + piano l Talkies l Sound Filmstrips l TV l Linear or Hyper

Current Multimedia l INTERACTIVE! l Interactive Multimedia (IMM) = Hypermedia l Digital (computer-based) l Highly visual –Stills / Movies / Animation l Audio – most overlooked l Constantly changing l Other?

Is Multimedia ‘better?’ l Compared to what? – Lectures? l For what purpose? – Learn from vs demo learning l Richard Clark’s view l Is VR the ultimate form of MM?

Traditional Challenges of IMM l Storage l Access / display speed l Processing power l Creating it!

Traditional Challenges of IMM l Storage l Access / display speed l Processing power l Creating it!

Copyright Issues l Intellectual Property Rights l Fair Use Doctrine l Legal Status viz MM l Resources on Class Web Site Class Web SiteClass Web Site

What’s 555 About? l Multimedia – Assets & their use – Small bits & pieces l Technical understanding – Guides hands-on manipulation l Enhancing your IT technical skills – Are you ready to be THE expert among your peers? The TJ?

Multimedia Topic Survey Please complete tomorrow, then to me then to me

Course Topics Digital Multimedia Creation & Use l Still images  Clip art  Photos  Audio  cda, mp3, wav, midi, wma, rm, au, aiff,... l Video  analog, digital, digitizing, streaming

Course Topics l Multimedia Assets: Creation & Manipulation – Still Images – Audio – Video l Moving files among locations – USB Flash drives – Large capacity media – Server (FTP) &/or BlackBoard – Maintaining links in products

Course Topics l Hardware (will vary) – CD-R, CD-RW – DVD-ROM, ±R, ±RW – Cameras, Scanners, Printers – Microphones, audio sources – Digitizers, etc etc etc l Interfacing (depends on time) – Devices, Cables, Connectors – Interface Standards / Types – Inside “the box”

Syllabus l The Good – Breadth – Flexibility – Useful & Fun l The Bad – It’s still work, a whole lot l The Ugly – Multimedia frustration

Syllabus l A detailed look l Blank discs – what to buy? – CD-R (DVD±R ok, cost more) – Avoid CD-RWs – Spindles are cheap u Need jackets

Break Time Back at ?