Aims: The course aims to make students aware of the underlying technology and the methods of creating and organising multimedia systems, with a particular emphasis on CD-ROM.
Learning Outcomes:
A student will be able to;
* discuss hypermedia as a background to multimedia;
* understand a variety of CD-ROM formats, the encoding techniques needed for various source media and the consequences of each;
* understand authoring tool concepts and the basic legal consequences of publishing;
* understand what makes a well-organised multimedia presentation.
Content:
Hypertext and hypermedia: formats and mechanisms; static and dynamic media. CD-ROM technology: multimedia formats (including also audio CD and Photo CD); sound representation; video and video compression; writable CD; interaction. Multimedia system design: authoring software, requirements and a practical example; legal considerations; organising material for the user.
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