How Well Do I Understand Multimedia?

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Multimedia

Multimedia is defined as the use of computer to present information by combining text, graphic, drawings and images, audio, video and animations. It is widely used nowadays as the world gets innovative day by day. For examples: E-Mail, Yahoo Messenger, Video Conferencing, and Multimedia Message Service (MMS).



Multimedia is the combination of Multi and Media, as the name implies, which is used for information exchange by multiple forms of media (hardware/software).





Components of Multimedia

Following are the common components of multimedia:

  • Text- All multimedia productions contain some amount of text. The text can have various types of fonts and sizes to suit the profession presentation of the multimedia software.

  • Graphics- Graphics make the multimedia application attractive. In many cases people do not like reading large amount of textual matter on the screen. Therefore, graphics are used more often than text to explain a concept, present background information etc. There are two types of Graphics:

  • Bitmap images- Bitmap images are real images that can be captured from devices such as digital cameras or scanners. Generally bitmap images are not editable. Bitmap images require a large amount of memory.

  • Vector Graphics- Vector graphics are drawn on the computer and only require a small amount of memory. These graphics are editable.

  • Audio- A multimedia application may require the use of speech, music and sound effects. These are called audio or sound element of multimedia. Audio are of analog and digital types. Analog audio or sound refers to the original sound signal. Computer stores the sound in digital form. Therefore, the sound used in multimedia application is digital audio.
  • Video- The term video refers to the moving picture, accompanied by sound such as a picture in television. Video element of multimedia application gives a lot of information in small duration 
  • of time. Digital video is useful in multimedia application for showing real life objects. Digital video files can be stored like any other files in the computer and the quality of the video can still be maintained.
  • Animation- Animation is a process of making a static image look like it is moving. An animation is just a continuous series of still images that are displayed in a sequence. The animation can be used effectively for attracting attention. Animation also makes a presentation light and attractive. 





How Do I Use Multimedia?

I have used Multimedia in my entire life. From school, personal uses, home, public places and in business. It helped me upon understanding information posted in the internet. So how do I use Multimedia?

As a student I use multimedia in preparing my task in school. For example, my teacher asked us to make a report about a certain subject in front of our class. For my classmates to fully understand the topic, I use the combination of many medias just like audio, video and animations. Using the messaging app, messenger is also how I use multimedia. Messenger has a lot of features, I can send messages, record audios and as well as videos.  GIFS are also present in messenger that makes it a multimedia application. I use Multimedia so that I can keep up with others.




The Significance of Multimedia

Multimedia plays an important role in today’s society because it is society now all are the things is keep up with the times. The multimedia is a good way for communication because that can easy to communicate and understand what they say. After that, multimedia has animation, music, video and more of this. This can easier to attract people to listen what you talking about. It also has let more interest to people listen and see when u presents a product. Multimedia also can make easier to deliver what you want to say. If they don’t know what you say, they can see what you do in multimedia. Because the multimedia is making easier the things let they can easy understand. In this they have use multimedia in programming, radio, internet and universality. Now you have a multimedia visual, auditory experience. Inside, including animation, music and movement, will not let other people read that boring. Is the city doing the media have our own control, so we are free to play our creativity to make a dynamic multimedia. As when we do a presentation, we cannot just simply words only. Because the sauce will lead the guests do not want to see, they will feel bored. So when we do a briefing, we must not only increase the number of animation writing, music or video. We can also do dynamic point font, guests will feel interested. Other multimedia files such as video, image and flash memory will help you to improve your visually but also more benefits to users. In multimedia also can use in internet, this included not only help to create more multimedia website users interests. But it will help to attract more links your site to help increase your in-line status. So create a multimedia project or a Web site requires more than writing skills and more high-teach. This is needed a good organization and business talents.









REFERENCES

Multimedia Introduction
<https://www.tutorialspoint.com/multimedia/multimedia_introduction.htm>

The Role of Multimedia Today Society Information Technology
<https://madhavuniversity.edu.in/role-of-multimedia-in-information-technology.html#:~:text=Multimedia%20plays%20an%20important%20role,video%20and%20more%20of%20this.>

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