Chapter-4 (Multimedia)


Question: What is Multimedia System?

Answer: A Multimedia System is a system capable of processing multimedia data and applications. A Multimedia System is characterized by the processing, storage, generation, manipulation and rendition of Multimedia information.

Question: Write uses of Multimedia systems?

Answer: Multimedia applications can include many types of media. The primary characteristic of a multimedia system is the use of more than one kind of media to deliver content and functionality. Web and desktop computing programs can both involve multimedia components. As well as different media items, a multimedia application will normally involve programming code and enhanced user interaction. Multimedia items generally fall into one of five main categories and use varied techniques for digital formatting.
Example: Text, Image, Audio, Video & Animation

Question: Write hardware & software requirement for Multimedia systems?

Answer: 

To develop the system of multimedia we use the various hardware/ software components are:
CPU, Monitor, Input-Output Devices, CD- ROM, DVD, Sound Card, PhotoCD
Software for multimedia
  • Video for Windows
  • Quicktime
  • Video and Digital Video Interactive
  • Microsoft Multimedia Technologies
Some of the recent software used in multimedia industry are:
  • Photoshop: Industry standard digital imaging software.
  • Director: Authoring multimedia for CD-ROM and the web.
  • Premiere: Digital video and post production tool.
  • Sound Edit: Sound capture and editing for multimedia.
  • Flash: Vector capture and editing for multimedia.
  • Front-page: Authoring tool for Internets and the www.
  • Alias/Wave front: 3d tools for games, films.

Question: What is Media Player?

Answer: A media player is a computer program for playing multimedia files. Media players display standard media control icons known from physical devices such as tape recorders and CD players, such as Play ( ), Pause ( ), and Stop ( ) buttons. Mainstream operating systems have at least one built-in media player.

Question: What is sound recorder?

Answer: Sound Recorder is an audio recording program included in most versions of the Microsoft Windows multifamily of operating system. On Windows 10 (the tenth major release in the Windows NT family), it is replaced by Voice Recorder.

Question: What is Movie Maker?

Answer: Windows Movie Maker (codenamed Sundance, formerly known as Windows Live Movie Maker in Windows 7) is a freeware video editing software by Microsoft.