Multimedia Chapter 1

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Multimedia Is the integration of text, graphics, sound, video and animation into a single document. Is the integration of text, graphics, sound, video and animation into a single document. This document can be a letter, brochure, newsletter, web page, presentation or movie This document can be a letter, brochure, newsletter, web page, presentation or movie

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It is not necessary for the document to contain all forms of media in order to be considered multimedia. It is not necessary for the document to contain all forms of media in order to be considered multimedia. Two or more media elements make a document multimedia Two or more media elements make a document multimedia

Image Management Applies to the use of graphics in documents. Applies to the use of graphics in documents. The size of the files, the number of files, the type of colors used are part of the image management The size of the files, the number of files, the type of colors used are part of the image management

Graphics Everything on a page that is not TEXT. Everything on a page that is not TEXT.

Multimedia and image management Together they communicate a message, and the success of a business often depends on the effectiveness of this message. Together they communicate a message, and the success of a business often depends on the effectiveness of this message.

Desktop Publishing History 1961 – IBM Selectric typewriter with Golfball head 1961 – IBM Selectric typewriter with Golfball head – Allowed the user for the first time to change the font and size on the same page. – 10 cpi – pica to 12 cpi - elite – Adding graphics required scissors and glue.

1984 Apple Macintosh and Image Writer printer allowed for varying font sizes, fonts, landscape and portrait printing. Apple Macintosh and Image Writer printer allowed for varying font sizes, fonts, landscape and portrait printing. Graphics could be digitally added to a document. Graphics could be digitally added to a document. Scanning was done through the printer by replacing the cartridge. Scanning was done through the printer by replacing the cartridge.

1985 Aldus PageMaker made it possible for desktop publishing as we know it today. It allowed for columns and justified text.

Printers Dot Matrix – first printers – Also called impact printers – The head hit a ribbon which created a series of dots that formed letters. In 1985, the Apple Laser Writer appeared making the text smooth 1991 – Hewlett Packard Deskjet made color printouts affordable for the average user

Graphics Mac Paint and Mac Draw were early products 1989 – Corel Draw 1990 – Adobe Photoshop These programs increased the user’s ability to fine turn artwork and to create renderings that had never been possible through paint and pen.

Hardware 1991 – Hewlett Packard Scan Jet became affordable OCR(Optical Character Recognition) software improved. – A scanner would transfer previously typed text to a computer with enough accuracy to eliminate the need to retype it.

Storage Hardware 1995 – Iomega Zip Drive – Allowed for lots more storage. Writeable CD ROM’s/ DVD’s

Web Pages Modems allowed computers to talk to one another. Modems allowed computers to talk to one another. This allowed the internet to boom. This allowed the internet to boom Mosaic – the first Web Browser 1992 Mosaic – the first Web Browser 1994 Netscape came out 1994 Netscape came out These browsers made it possible to manage text, graphics, and sound with ease. These browsers made it possible to manage text, graphics, and sound with ease. HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language HTML – Hyper Text Markup Language

Power Point 1987 it was created it was created. It allowed a user to create business documents that provide information in a colorful, interactive, and dramatic format. It allowed a user to create business documents that provide information in a colorful, interactive, and dramatic format. Projectors dropped in price with the improvement of DLP. Projectors dropped in price with the improvement of DLP. – Digital Light Processing – uses mirrors to reflect an image on a screen