Introduction to

multimedia
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What is Multimedia?

 Multimedia is a combination of text,

art, sound, animation, and video.
 It is delivered to the user by electronic
or digitally manipulated means.
 A multimedia project development
requires creative, technical,
organizational, and business skills.
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Basic Element of Multimedia

4 Basic Elements of Multimedia

1. Text
2. Sounds / Audio
3. Images / Pictures
4. Movies / Moving Pictures
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Where to use Multimedia?

 Business

Business applications for multimedia

include presentations training, marketing,
advertising, product demos, databases,
catalogues, instant messaging, and
networked communication.
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Where to use Multimedia?

 Schools

Educational software can be developed to

enrich the learning process.
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Where to use Multimedia?

 Schools

Educational software can be developed to

enrich the learning process.
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Where to use Multimedia?

 Home

Most multimedia projects reach the

homes via television sets or monitors with
built-in user inputs.
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Where to use Multimedia?

 Public places

Multimedia will become available at

stand-alone terminals or kiosks to provide
information and help.
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Making Still Images

2 Kinds of Image

1. Vector Graphics- It uses

mathematical points, edges and formulas
to build up an image.
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Making Still Images

2 Kinds of Image

2. Bitmap images – Also known as

‘Raster Image’. These are made of
individual dots called pixels (picture
elements) that are arranged and colored
differently to form a pattern
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Difference Between Bitmap and Vector

Bitmap Vector
Uses pixels to determine the image Uses mathematical points and formula to
dimension. create an image.

Loses quality when scaled up Image quality remains the same when
scaled up.

Once the image is created at a certain Vector graphics can be enlarged and printed
dimension, making the image larger will at any size.
totally lose its quality.
Resolution-dependent. Resolution-independent.
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Difference of
Vector-based
image and
Bitmap image
can be seen
when you
magnify the
object.
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Image File Formats

3 Image File Formats Recognized by

Browsers:

1. Graphical Interchange File (GIF)

Are limited to 8 bits of color depth (256
colors). It is a commercial image
format.
It is a lossless format for image files that
supports both animated and static
images.
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Image File Formats

3 Image File Formats Recognized by

Browsers:

2. Portable Network Graphics (PNG)

It is an open format supported by most
image creation programs.
It is the most used lossless image
compression format on the Internet.
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Image File Formats

3 Image File Formats Recognized by

Browsers:

3. Joint Photographic Experts Group

(JPEG or JPG)
It uses “lossy” compression to produce
files of size smaller than GIF.
Image quality is lost as file size decreases.
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Image Colors

2 Most Commonly Used Colors in an

Image

1. RGB (Red, Green, Blue) – This color is

used when posting your project on
web-based or screen monitors.
2. CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key) –
This color is used when posting your
project on printer and hard copy
output.
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Image Resolution

Minimum Resolution Applied to an Image

1. For images intended to be displayed on

computer screens, set it at 72 d.p.i
(dots per inch)
2. For images intended for printing, it
should be at least 300 d.p.i
3. For photo-quality images, you may
want to go up to 600 d.p.i