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Multimedia Components
Audio
Cds
Graphics
Video
Animation
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What is a sequencer ?
The musical equivalent of a word processor Data entry (generally by playing instrument) Editing manipulating Complex and for high-end Generally aimed at musicians
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Voice
Voice is analogue waves Voice is audio narration (whispers, cries, shouts, etc) Expressed in decibels (db)
dB 195 170 70 30 Watts 25-40m 100,000 0.00001 0.000000001
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Comparison
Comment CD Quality Close to CD Voice quality Sampling Sample rate size 44 KHz 22 KHz 11 KHz 16 bit 16 bit 16 bit Bytes 10 MB 5 MB 2.5 MB
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Audio Examples
Caution and Warning
Bell or alarm will be activated when exceed limit Sound when an error occurs in computers Fire-engines
Basic features
Audio editing software: SoundForge XP, SoundEdit, GoldWave Record and playback Cut/copy/paste Paste-mix Level (amplitude) control Fade-in and fade-out Format change More advanced features like producing effects (reverb, chorus, delay)
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.aiff universal Macintosh format .au - Unix .midi electronics equipment .wav - windows .rm real audio, streaming Mp3 extension of mpeg, audio layer 3
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What is video ?
Video definition :
a tool that can display the real situation in a place According to Agnew & Kellerman (1997) :
a digital media that shows a sequence of still pictures which produces illusion due to movements of the pictures
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According to Shelley & associates (1997) : it consists of photo images that are displayed at 15 to 30 frames per second to produce motion at real time
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Analog video: continuous value sets that uses microwaves to produce moving images like what is watch on TV
it cannot be played on a computer when enlarged, it does not influence the video quality
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Digital video:
Types of video:
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Types of video:
videodisk
-Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) and Constant Linear Velocity (CLV) -CAV can display still frames and sequenced movements
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-CAV & CLV used widely in multimedia application -Stand-alone, suitable for teachers presentation
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Types of video: digital video -Compact disc and played with CD-ROM/DVD-ROM
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Importance of video in education : explains abstract concepts shows motion/animation shows the real situation provides interactions and responses (interactive videos)
Some common video file formats : .avi .mpg .mov .ra .gif (animated gif)
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Video clips editing : is a process of displaying the clip and select certain section to be cut marked by mark in (start) and mark out (end) Example of software : ifilmedit 4.0 and QuickTime Player
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Video clips rendering : is a process of re-sequencing all video frames to produce a single video clip other multimedia elements can be added such as text, graphic and audio
What is animation ?
To create movements (animate) through a series of graphics is animation. The animation software will transform the graphic movements into a series of frames
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Bring to life
Creating motion
inspire
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3-D animation software : 3-D Studio Topas Playmotion Flying fonts Lightwave 3D-FX
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Example of 3D animation
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Path animation
Movement of objects in a fixed path Cell animation Movement of objects in a fixed cell (container)
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Authoring software that are capable of producing path and cell animation : Toolbook Assistant
Toolbook Instructor
Flash
Director
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