1. On Hardware and Software

2. On Hardware  Selection of proper platform for developing your multimedia is based on –Personal preference –Budget constraints –Delivery requirements –Type of material –Content of project

3. On Hardware  SCSI (small computer system interface)  MCI (media control interface)  SYSTEM.INI file

4. On Hardware  Memory and storage devices –To estimate the memory requirements of your project, you must have a sense of the project’s content and scope  RAM –Minimum 16 MB better 128 MB

5. On Hardware  Secondary storage devices –3.5 floppy for small files –Hard disks (80 MB) –ZIP drives (100 MB) –Magneto optical drives (3.5 – 128MB, 5.25 – 650MB to 1.3GB) –DVD –CDROM players and recorders

6. On Hardware  Input devices –Keyboards –Mouse –Trackballs –Touch screen –Graphic tablet –Scanners –Infrared remotes –Voice recognition systems –Digital cameras

7. On Hardware  Output devices –Audio devices –Monitors –Video devices –Projectors  Communication Devices –Modems –networks

8. On Software  Painting and drawing tools  Image editing tools  OCR software  Sound editing program  Animation, video and Digital movies

9. Painting and Drawing Tools  Scalable dimensions for resizing, stretching, and distorting  Drawing tools to create geometric shapes  Ability to pour color, pattern of gradient into any area  Ability to paint with patterns and clip art  Customizable pen and brush shapes and sizes  Eye dropper tool  Auto-trace tool  Support of scalable text fonts  Multiple undos  Support for third party special effects plug-ins  Object layering  Good color management, palette management, importing/exporting

10. Image Editing Tools  Specialized and powerful tools for enhancing and retouching existing bitmaps  Can be used to create images from scratch  Can be used for digitized images from scanners, cameras and videos  Plug-ins

11. OCR Software  Allows you to convert scanned text to text file for editing

12. Sound Editing Tools  Sound editing tools for both digitized and MIDI  Sound programs that lets you hear and see the music

13. Animation, Video and Digital Movies  Are sequences of bitmapped graphic scenes rapidly played back  Movie making tools: –Quicktime, Microsoft video, premiere, video shop  Morphing  Video formats –Avi –mpeg