Multimedia Application Development
- 2. Introduction: ➢ Multimedia is the field concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images (Video),animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally. Multimedia can also be defined as a combination of text, graphic, sound, animation, and video that is delivered interactively to the user by electronic or digitally manipulated means that can be recorded and played,displayed,interacted with or accessed by information contentprocessing devices,such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance. The concept contrasts with media that use only rudimentary computer displays such as text-only or traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material. Multimedia is made up of two words which are: Multi: This means many, multiple or more than one. Media: Method of distribution and information presentation formats eg text, graphic, voice, images, music, etc.
- 3. ➢ Application The word ‘Application’(in relation to multimedia) may refer to those fields to which multimedia and multimedia contents can be used to facilitate businesses, organisations, entertainment,institutions, etc. It may also mean a software a package used in creating multimedia content. In this context we can generally define multimedia application as an application that uses a combination of many media sources such as texts,graphics,audios, videos and animations. It is often used to deliver information which is more powerful than printed learning resources such as printed text books. It also allows users to interact with the information quickly and accurately. Educational multimedia applications enable students to getinformation in various formats. Examples of multimedia applications are World Wide Web,courseware,interactive TV, computer games, and virtual reality. Multimedia finds its application in various areas including, but not limited to: Advertisements, Art, Education, Entertainment, Engineering, Medicine, Mathematics, Business, Scientific research and spatial temporal applications. For example, CommercialUses: Much of the electronic old and new media used by commercial artists and graphic designers is multimedia. Exciting presentations are used to grab and keep attention in advertising. ➢ Development Development (in relation to multimedia)is the creation of an interactive medium using audio and visual information for such things as: ● Interactive Training ● Advertising ● Product Information ● Demonstrations ● Education
- 4. ● Seminars ● Games, etc Multimedia development can further be defined as the process of creating content which includes multiple forms of media. For example, a CD can contain audio, video, pictures, etc. Presentations are rich with multimedia and often include visuals, text, audio and video. Multimedia development processes can be divided into the following phases: ➔ Conceptualization: The process of making multimedia starts with an "idea" or better described as "the vision" - which is the conceptual starting point. ➔ Development plan: Defining project goals and objectives,These are actions, things done in order to implement an objective ➔ Preproduction: The process of intelligently mapping out a cohesive strategy for the entire multimedia project,including: content, technical execution and marketing ➔ Post Production: Activities in this phase include content research,Interface design,graphics development,selection of musicalbackground and sound recording. ➔ Documentation: User documentation is a very important feature of high-end multimedia titles. In the production stage software programmes (software applications)are used in creating the actual contents, example of such softwares are categorially placed below: Multimedia Category Software Application Video Editing Adobe Premiere Cyberlink Powerdirector Adobe After Effect Final Cut Pro Animation AutoDesk 3D Max
- 5. AutoDesk SoftImage AutoDesk Maya Graphics & Image Editing Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe FreeHand Adobe Fireworks Digital Audio Adobe Audition Sound Forge Pro Tools Music Notation & Sequencing Cake Work Pro Audio Finale, Sibelius ➢ Relationship Between Multimedia, Application and Development: Multimedia is concerned with the computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and moving images (Video),animation, audio, and any other media where every type of information can be represented, stored, transmitted and processed digitally.Whereas Application is concerned with the use of multimedia content in a particular field,an organization or an institution in order to promote, sell or advertise a product and or entertain a set of audience. While Development is concerned with the use of software applications and other related tools to generate multimedia contents for use in a certain manner. Thuse we defineMultimedia Application Developmentas: The creation of exciting and innovative multimedia systems thatcommunicate information customised to the user in a non-linear interactive format using a combination of digital media types, such as text, images, audio, video and animations.
- 6. References: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multimedia Azira https://slideshare.net/azira96/chapter-1-introduction-to-multimedia Dave Marshall (10/4/2001) https://users.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave.Marshall/Multimedia/node10.html Noraniza Samat (noraniza@ump.edu.my) Multimedia Development Process http://ocw.ump.edu.my/pluginfile.php/14489/mod_resource/content/2/OCW_BCM2 023_Chap9.pdf Macrotech http://www.macrotech.co.nz/multimedia_development.html Waterford Institute of Technology https://www.wit.ie/courses/bsc_in_multimedia_applications_development