Chapter 01 - Multimedia Authoring Tools

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MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING TOOLS

DCM 233

Multimedia Authoring


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Multimedia authoring tools provide the framework

for organizing and editing the elements of a

multimedia project.

Authoring software provides an integrated

environment for combining the content and

functions of a project.

It enables the developer to combine text,graphics, audio, video, and animation into an

interactive presentation / project.

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Authoring systems include editing tools to create,

edit, and convert multimedia elements such as

animation and video clips.

The organization, design, and production process

for multimedia involves storyboarding and

flowcharting.

Visual flowcharting or overview facility illustrates

project structure at a macro level.

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FEATURES OF AUTHORING TOOLS

Basic features includes:

Editing and organizing features.

Programming features. Interactivity features.

Performance tuning and playback features.

Delivery, cross-platform, and Internet playabilityfeatures.

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MEDIUM OF DELIVERY

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CD-ROM VS BOOK

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Faster

Easier

Lighter

Multimedia Capabilities


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INTERACTIVITY

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Linear

incorporation of text and graphics areminimum

Typically starts and ends under user control

User only have some control over theprogram

Non-Linear

the ability to jump around

interactive presentation organized as menusand content pages that allow the end user tomake decision about where to proceed

Provide the user with choices like menu list,buttons, hyperlink and many more.


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TYPES OF AUTHORING TOOLS

Card - and page - based tools.

Icon - based, event - driven tools.

Time - based tools. Web Page Authoring tools.

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CARD & PAGE - BASED TOOLS

This tool provide a simple and easily understood

metaphor for organizing multimedia elements.

It contains media objects such as buttons, text

fields, and graphic objects.

It provides a facility for linking objects to pages or

cards.

Software: Hypercard linked cards

ToolBook each page is a screen

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Advantages:Easy to understand metaphor 1 screen = 1 card = 1 pageEasy to use

Provide template Short development time

Disadvantages:Some run only on one platformTools not as powerful as equiv. stand-alones

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ICON BASED EVENT DRIVEN TOOL

Icons or objects based authoring tool is the simplest and

easiest authoring process.

Simple branching is the ability to go to another section of the

multimedia production.

Multimedia elements and interaction cues are organized as

objects in a flowchart.

Flowchart can be built by dragging appropriate icons from alibrary, and then adding the content.

Software: Authorware and IconAuthor.

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ICON BASED EVENT DRIVEN TOOL

Advantages:

Clear structure.

Easy editing and updating.

Disadvantages:

Difficult to learn.

Expensive.

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TIME-BASED TOOLS

This tools are best suited for messages with

a beginning and an end.

Some time-based tools facilitate navigationand interactive control.

Software: Adobes Director and Flash.

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TIME-BASED TOOLS

Macromedia Director:

A multimedia database, Cast, contains still

images, sound files, text, shapes, scripts, movies,

and other Director files.

Score is a sequencer for displaying, animating, and

playing Cast members.

Lingo is an object-oriented scripting language that

enables interactivity and programmed control.

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TIME-BASED TOOLS

Advantages:

Good for creating animation

Branching, user control, interactivity

Disadvantages:

Expensive

Steep learning curve for advanced features

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TIME-BASED TOOLS

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TIME-BASED TOOLS

Macromedia Flash:

Flash is used for delivering rich multimediacontent to the Web.

It allows the creation of simple static HTMLpages with the Flash Player plug-in.

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TIME-BASED TOOLS

Advantages:

Easy to put animated and interactive movies.

Interactive menus.

Disadvantages:

Increase in file size.

Music and sound files embedded in Flashmovies increase file sizes and increases thedownload time.

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AUTHORING TOOLS CONCEPT

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WEB PAGE AUTHORING TOOLS

Allows users of all skill levels to create Web pages.

Some application software programs include Webpage authoring programs.

Adobe Dreamweaver allow to create web pageswithout learning the underlying HTML.

Software: Adobe Dreamweaver, Front page

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WEB PAGE AUTHORING TOOLS

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SOFTWARE

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TEXT EDITOR

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VIDEO EDITOR

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ANIMATION EDITOR

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AUDIO EDITOR

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WEB EDITOR

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Authoring Tool

Multimedia Application

Eg. SoundForge

(a) (b)

(d)File format

.aviFile format

(e)

AudioEditor

VideoEditor

GraphicEditor

Eg. MicrosoftWord

File format.txt

TextEditor

(c)

File format(f)

AnimationEditor

Time FrameConceptEg. Flash

Card/PageConceptEg. (g)

IconConceptEg. (h)

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Eg. UleadVideo Editor

Eg. AdobePhotoshop

Eg. 3Ds Max

File format.wav

File format.jpg

File format.3ds

Card/PageConcept

Eg. Hypercard

IconConcept

Eg. Authorware


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Phases of Development:Multimedia, ProgrammingandInformation System

Phases Multimedia Programming Information System

1 Analysis Problem Analysis Analysis

2 Design Program Design Design

3 Implementation Coding Implementation

4 Testing Testing and debugging Testing

5 Evaluation Documentation Documentation

6 Publishing Maintenance

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Figure above show program development phases.

Name phase 2 and phase 3.

Documentation5

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Coding3

2

Problem analysis1

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Program Design

Testing and debugging


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Figure above show multimedia development phases.


Evaluation5

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Implementation3

2

Analysis1

Publishing6

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Design

Testing


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Figure above show information system development phases.


Evaluation5

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Implementation3

2

Analysis1

Publishing6

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Design

Testing


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