Digital Multimedia - Brossura

Chapman, Nigel; Chapman, Jenny

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0470512164 ISBN 13: 9780470512166

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2009

Riassunto

A new edition of the bestselling book that covers the basicprinciples of digital multimedia

Digital multimedia combines text, graphics, video, animation,sound, and other components and presents endless options andpotential for computer users. This new edition of a perennialbestseller serves as an ideal foundation to the basic principles ofeach media type and describes their digitization and thepossibilities that exist when different media elements arecombined. Offering completely revised and rewritten material, thebook features an emphasis on Web/Flash and provides in-depthcoverage of MPEG4 and DVD in accordance with current trends.

• Offers a clear, easy-to-understand introduction to digitalmultimedia and examines the elements that comprise it, includingtext, graphics, video, animation, sound, and more
• Walks you through the fundamentals and basic principles ofdigital multimedia
• Looks at vector graphics, bitmapped images, hypermedia,interactivity, accessbility, and scripting
• Explores the possibilities that exist when various media arecombined

With this new edition by your side, you?ll quickly discover howto make the most of every aspect of digital multimedia!

Su questo libro

L'autore

Nigel Chapman, Writer and technical consultant, MacAvon Media Productions, Highlands, Scotland.

Jenny Chapman, Artist-filmmaker, Edinburgh College of Art and MacAvon Media Productions, Highlands, Scotland.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Digital photography and video, MP3 players, smart phones and theWorld Wide Web have become essential in today's world. The digitalrepresentation of images, video, animation, sound and text hasbecome integrated in every part of our lives and their combinationinto multimedia is routine.

Digital multimedia is often interactive. People can interactwith multimedia using playback controls, or more innovatively usingdirect manipulation, and they can interact through multimedia– user interfaces that incorporate multimedia elements permitnew ways of working with data and computation.

Digital Multimedia is the best selling core text forundergraduate and masters courses in the exciting discipline ofmultimedia, combining a broad and deep account of technology withan inside understanding of multimedia content and its practicalapplication. Beginning with an overview of the nature of multimediaand digital representations, it continues with chapters devoted toeach media type, detailing how they are represented in digital formand how they are created and manipulated on computers. Laterchapters describe how media may be combined and how scripting maybe used to add interactivity. Whole chapters are devoted to visualdesign and accessibility, and to how multimedia may be deliveredover the Internet. Each chapter includes key point summaries andexercises. An extensive glossary of important terms isprovided.

This third edition has been extensively revised and updated toreflect changes in technology, the increasing importance ofinteractivity and the emerging role of multimedia as an interfaceto applications and services.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0470512164
• ISBN 13: 9780470512166
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 724