Basics of Hypertext and Hypermedia:
What is Hypertext and Hypermedia?
History:
Early hypertext and collaborative research
Multimedia and personalized computing
Emerging applications of hypertext and hypermedia
Objects for Hypertext and Hypermedia: + Text:
- Character formats (boldface, italics, subscript, superscript, Underline)
- Font Face and point sizes (bit mapped fonts, outline fonts/true type fonts, point size conversion) + Symbols:
- Definition of symbols or graphics. + Graphics /Images:
- 2D and 3D graphics/images acquisition and creation.
- Graphics and images resolution measuring units
- Graphics/Images file types (BMP, GIF, JPG etc) + Digital Audio, Speech and MIDI:
- Sampling theory and Sample resolution
- Audio on demand (AOD)
- What is MIDI and MIDI Standard
-What is wave file and other file formats. + Digital Video:
- Definitions and standards (Resolution, Frames rate, Colours etc.)
- Video Standards (NTSC and PAL/SECAM)
- What is MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and MP3 etc
- Interlaced and non-interlaced video
- Pay per view (PPV)
- Video on demand (VOD)
Basics of Colour in Multimedia:
* What is RGB Model?
* What is CMY or CMYK Model?
* Discuss others colour models.
* Black & White, gray scale, colours, high colour, true colour.
Some introduction of other factors in Multimedia:
Hardware and software CODEC
Digital Image acquisition devices (Scanner, Still Camera)
CRT monitor (Resolution, Scanning frequency)
LCD Displays (Passive and Active Matrix)
Multimedia Projectors (LCD and DLP technology)
High Definition TV (HDTV)
Navigation Techniques in Multimedia:
* Linear
* Non Linear
* Composite
What is Animation?
What is Virtual Reality?
Multimedia Development Squad:
Producer, Content Specialist, Multimedia Architect, Instructional Designer,
Script Writer, Computer Graphic Artist, Audio and Video Specialist, Computer Programmer, Webmaster.
Types of Multimedia Authoring Systems:
Dedicated, Timeline-Based, Structured, Programmable
Preface of Hypertext Application on Internet with tools:
• Creation and distribution on web material
Mark-up languages (HTML etc)
Scripting languages (Java Script, VB Script etc.)
• Animation creating languages and tools
JavaScript, Java, Macromedia Flash, FrontPage and Paint Shop etc.
• Audio and Video capturing tools
Microsoft sound recorder, Microsoft Photo editor, Adobe Photo shop etc.
• Interface Design tools and languages
Visual Basic, Power Point etc.
Note: For practical purpose only choice one tool from above like HTML:
Reference Book and Material
• Multimedia Systems by John F. Koegel Buford
• HTML 3.2 and 4.01
