1. The history of media

2. Media is a way to communicate information from person to person
So what is media?
Media is a way to communicate information from person to person
The definition of media changes over time.

3. Multimedia Multi + Media = What does multi mean?
any more words with multi in them you know?

4. Multi + Media =
Multimedia
combination & integration of media

5. So what is multimedia now?
Many more options
Also –
A collective noun for type of type of media
In computers terms it is the name of storage
The definition of media changes over time.

6. Modern Media Modern media is made by a small number of people
Media is shared to a large number of people
Usually relies on technology
News papers are made by a few, so are movies, TV, books, etc. They are viewed by millions

7. Modern Media
Media with storage and transmission began more than 30,000 years ago (cave painting)
This is a 16,000 year old cave painting from Lascaux, France

8. Modern Media The first alphabet is over 3000 years old.
This is an Egyptian alphabet from 1700 B.C.E.

9. The Diamond Sutra More Modern Media Printed in China 868 C.E.
1st dated book. Printed with wooden blocks
Printed in China
868 C.E.

10. Modern media must go out to a lot of people.
More Modern Media
Modern media must go out to a lot of people.
This means mass production

11. The Gutenberg Press More Modern Media He printed 180 copies in Europe
Johannes Gutenberg invented 1st printing press.
He printed 180 copies
in Europe
1455 C.E.

12. Newspapers - 1640 More Modern Media 1640 in England
With mass printing available newspapers could be made.
1640 in England
The London Gazette in 1666 was the 1st commercial newspaper

13. Phonograph – home audio
More Modern Media
Phonograph – home audio
Patented by Thomas Edison in 1877
We can finally store
and transmit audio

14. Photographs More Modern Media The idea is more than 1000 years old.
George Eastman made it more available to the public in 1888 and founded the Eastman Kodak Company in 1892
The Kodak Brownie
Produced in 1910

15. Radio - 1894 More Modern Media
Finally wireless and paperless transmission of information is available.
The history is clouded.
Many people claim to
have done it first.
Nikola Tesla was most likely 1st

16. Movie Theatres More Modern Media Now we can store And transmit video
First public movie show in New York, 1896
Now we can store
And transmit video
The first full length film (12 minutes)
was The Great Train Robbery
made in 1903

17. TV– live action in home 1936 More Modern Media Allows us to transmit
First black & white then color
Allows us to transmit
More media to more
people
Philo Farnswoth in 1928 was the inventor
1st Color TV

18. Business Computers More Modern Media IBM Business Computer 1964
Not for homes. They were huge!
IBM Business Computer
1964

19. Video players– 1971 movies in your home More Modern Media
Sony made first VCR
Publically available one
In 1971 – cost $1400

20. Video cassettes - 1976 More Modern Media
A long battle between VHS and BetaMax
VHS wins the battle
Betamax
VHS

21. Walkman - 1979 More Modern Media Sony Walkman
Take your music with you.
Revolutionary portable media
Sony Walkman

22. CD Players – 1982 More Modern Media This is a 1980s era home CD player
Play better quality music in your home
This is a 1980s era
home CD player

23. Along come digital cameras
Consumer Cameras
Along come digital cameras
Digital camera were invented in the 1950s
Consumers could by them in 1994
Apple and Kodak
both made consumer
Cameras.
This is the Apple Quicktake 100 – costs more than $1000

24. First Personal Computers
Consumer Computers
Not yet popular but soon!!
Apple Computers in
1976
The Apple I & Apple II, TRS-80 and Commodore computers were released in this era

25. First Personal Computers
1981 IBM – PC
Price?
$4000

26. Personal Computers 1984 Personal Computers 1984 Macintosh How much?
Now it has a mouse!!
1984 Macintosh
How much?
$2495
Buy a hard drive for $1500

27. Microsoft Windows & Apple
Personal Computers
Microsoft Windows & Apple
Developed GUI to make use easier
1995 Windows 3.1
1984 Macintosh

28. From 1977 – today Personal Computers Computers have advanced rapidly
They have come from massive machines to small laptops with more power.
Computers are used in many parts of our daily life.

29. Personal Media Players - 2002
More Modern Media
Personal Media Players
Very popular, can play more than just songs
An extension of
the walkman and
discman

30. Now? The main media has stayed the same
Storing and transmitting information –
audio and visual

31. Computers and Media ELECTRONICS DO NOT REPLACE MEDIA.
THEY ARE NOT MEDIA.
THEY ARE A TOOL TO HELP US MAKE AND SHOW MULTIMEDIA.