Introduction to Multimedia

Multimedia definition:

Computer information are often represented information are often represented through audio, video,

and animation additionally to traditional media (i.e in addition to traditional media (i.e., text,

graphics/drawings, images).

General definition for this module is:

Multimedia is the sector concerned with the Multimedia is that the field concerned with the pc

controlled

A Multimedia Application:

Is an application which uses a set of multiple media sources e.g. text, graphics, images, sound/audio

Characteristics of a Multimedia :

A multimedia has four basic characteristics:

• Multimedia systems must be computer controlled.
• Multimedia systems are integrated.
• The information they handle must be represented digitally.
• The interface to the final presentation of media is usually interactive