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Digital multimedia / Nigel Chapman and Jenny Chapman

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chichester, England : Wiley, c2004Edition: Second editionDescription: xix, 679 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780470858905
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 76.575 .C43 2004
Contents:
Introduction -- Enabling Technologies -- Introduction to Computer Graphics -- Vector Graphics -- Bitmapped Images -- Colour -- Video -- Animation -- Sound -- Characters and Fonts -- Text and Hypertext -- HTML and CSS -- Design Principles -- XML and Multimedia -- SMIL and SVG -- Scripting and Interactivity -- Multimedia and Networks -- Projects.
Summary: Text, images, sound, video and animation can all be represented in digital form. When two or more of these digital media are combined into an integrated whole, with the added element of interactivity provided by computer systems, we have multimedia. Digital Multimedia is a core text for undergraduate and masters courses in multimedia. It combines an of technology with an understanding of multimedia content and its practical applications. Coverage begins with the nature of multimedia, including the cultural and social context, before examining hardware and software requirements for its creation and delivery. There are chapters devoted to each media type, detailing how it is represented in digital form and what demands are placed on computer systems. Later chapters cover design principles and accessibility, XML, SMIL and SVG, creating interaction through scripting and networking media. There are end-of-chapter exercises as well as suggestions for projects and a glossary of terms. A prologue by Prof. Brent MacGregor of Edinburgh Coll. of Art examines the creative challenge presented by these new media. Visit the booksite at: www.digitalmultimedia.org for examples, product reviews, a collection of multimedia related Web links, and more.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 638-647) and index.

Introduction -- Enabling Technologies -- Introduction to Computer Graphics -- Vector Graphics -- Bitmapped Images -- Colour -- Video -- Animation -- Sound -- Characters and Fonts -- Text and Hypertext -- HTML and CSS -- Design Principles -- XML and Multimedia -- SMIL and SVG -- Scripting and Interactivity -- Multimedia and Networks -- Projects.

Text, images, sound, video and animation can all be represented in digital form. When two or more of these digital media are combined into an integrated whole, with the added element of interactivity provided by computer systems, we have multimedia. Digital Multimedia is a core text for undergraduate and masters courses in multimedia. It combines an of technology with an understanding of multimedia content and its practical applications. Coverage begins with the nature of multimedia, including the cultural and social context, before examining hardware and software requirements for its creation and delivery. There are chapters devoted to each media type, detailing how it is represented in digital form and what demands are placed on computer systems. Later chapters cover design principles and accessibility, XML, SMIL and SVG, creating interaction through scripting and networking media. There are end-of-chapter exercises as well as suggestions for projects and a glossary of terms. A prologue by Prof. Brent MacGregor of Edinburgh Coll. of Art examines the creative challenge presented by these new media. Visit the booksite at: www.digitalmultimedia.org for examples, product reviews, a collection of multimedia related Web links, and more.

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