1. Multimedia Elements, Text and Graphics Unit B Multimedia Concepts Bob Griffin

2. Objectives Text in MM Applications Text on the Web Software –Working with Text –Working with Graphics (TBDL) Graphics –Image file sizes –Sources Graphics (Photography) on the Web Text

3. Unit Overview In Unit B you learned: –Your choice of various elements is dependent upon your intended audience and objectives –Trade-off between cost, time and effects –Desired special effects –Graphic file imagery and compression rates –Copyright issues

4. Text in MM Applications Be concise. –Infomap.com Fonts: serif, sans serif, decorative See page 27 In dealing with font design, use constraint and be consistent

5. Using Text on the Web Browsers: IE, Netscape, Opera Fontset CSS Image Maps Special circumstances

6. Using Graphics in MM Applications Two main types of graphics are used MM: draw-type (vector based) and bitmap –Draw-type advantages: ability to resize and rotate; smaller file size; –Draw-type disadvantages: more complex take longer to load; not photo quality

7. Using Graphics in MM Applications Continued –Bitmap graphic advantages: excellent photographic ability lies within the subtle color gradient abilities; quality is generally higher than draw-type –Bitmap graphic disadvantage: much larger file which can easily take up too much room within storage.:

8. Graphic Image File Size Screen resolution Image Size Color Depth –See page 35 File Size File Formats 640X480 800x600 1024x768

9. Photography Resources Tony Stone FPG Comstock