Multimedia English for ICT

Multimedia Multi = many, multiple Media = An intervening substance through which something is transmitted or carried on

Multimedia Definition Benefits: Multimedia refers to technologies and applications that integrate different types of media, such as text, sound, video, computer graphic, animation Benefits: It makes things interesting and entertaining to the users, i.e. Enclocypedia Britannica, Encarta, VR (Virtual Reality)

Multimedia Component Multimedia Picture Sound Interaction Video Text

Text English for ICT Content descriptions Graphical Text Common file format: .pdf (portable document format) .doc (MS-Word document) .rtf (rich text format) .htm or .html (hypertext markup language or web files) English for ICT

Pictures Still Images (Still Pictures) or Graphics including charts, photos, drawings, buttons, etc. Common file formats: .gif (graphics interchange format) .jpg (jpeg – joint photographic experts group) .bmp (bitmat picture) .tif (tagged image file)

Pictures Animations are made up of a series of independent pictures put together in sequence to look like moving pictures Common file formats: .gif for animated gifts .swf (shockwave flash) for Flash files

Sound Digital Audio such as songs, movie soundtracks and speeches Synthesizer Audio (MIDI) Common file formats: .wav (Windows wave audio format) .ra (RealAudio file) .mp3 (MPEG-1, Audio layer 3) .mid (MIDI – Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

Video Video refers to recording, editing and displaying moving images Common file formats: .avi (audio video interleave) .mov (QuickTime movie) .wmv (Windows media video) .mpg (MPEG – moving picture experts group) MPEG-1 (VCD), MPEG-2 (DVD), MPEG-4

Interaction Interactive see,hear

Multimedia System Input Devices Output Devices Digital Devices Analog Devices Analog Devices Input Devices Output Devices

Multimedia Input Devices Digital Devices Keyboard Mouse Scanner CD/DVD Digital Camera Digital Video Camera (DV) MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Magnetic Storage Devices (HardDisk, FloppyDisk) Touch-Screen Monitor

Multimedia Input Devices Analog Devices Microphone Video Camera Cassette Tape Video Tape (VHS)

Multimedia Output Devices Digital Devices Digital Monitor (CRT, LCD, LED) Printer Magnetic Storage Devices (HardDisk, Floppy Disk) CD-R, CD-RW (DVD-R, DVD-RW) CD Audio VCD (Video Disc), DVD, Blu-ray MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

Multimedia Output Devices Analog Devices Speaker Analog Monitor (TV) Video Recorder (PAL, NTSC, SECAM)

Multimedia Computer Microcomputer Monitor Video Board CD-ROM (DVD-ROM) Sound Board Microphone External Speaker Application Software Mouse , Keyboard

Components and System Reqs Multimedia is defined as: A. the integration of video and telecommunications with traditional computing. B. the integration of text, graphics, audio, and animation in a single application With multimedia encyclopedias: A. you have more fun but you learn some slowly. B. you get much more involved than with print encyclopedia Interactive games: A. use multimedia and virtual reality features. B. do not require much RAM memory

Multimedia system Hardware Peripherals Software Windows Media Player or Apple QuickTime Adobe Flash for (7)…………………. media Audio, video, and (8)………………….. software Hypermdeia databases CD and DVD (9)……………………. (1)………………… CPU and a lot of RAM (2)………………… monitor (3)………………… card Stereo (4)………………… or (5)………………… (6)………………… Large hard drive DVD drive

Correct the Technical Mistakes Multimedia training software is distributed on mangetic disks You need to have MIDI on your computer to hear speech and music A stereo synthesizer allows your computer to communicate with electronic musical instruments. A CD ripper converts CDs to live streams. The Encyclopedia Britannica is only availble on DVD

Match the words Hypertext Hypermedia Streaming Webcast Video editing The process of manipulating video images Text with links which take you to other pages A technique for playing sound and video files while they’re downloading A live event broadcast over the Internet A form of enriched multimedia which allows an interactive and dynamic liking of visual and audio elements

Conditional sentences If you (bring)……….your digital video camera, we can make a movie on my PC. You won’t be able to play those video files if you (not have) ………. the correct plug-in. If the marketing manager (have) ………. PowerPoint, she could make more effective presentations. If I could afford it, I (buy) ………. a new game console. If I had the money, I (invest) ………. in some new multimedia software.