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INTERACTIVE

MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS

Application Areas of Multimedia

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With the advent of multimedia authoring

applications like Flash, Shockwave, Photoshop

and Director amongst a host of other equally

enchanting applications, your multimedia end

product is only limited by your imagination.

If properly constructed, multimedia can be

profoundly entertaining as well as useful.

APPLICATION AREAS OFMULTIMEDIA

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APPLICATION AREAS OFMULTIMEDIA

Multimedia today can be used for:

Entertainment

Corporate Presentations

Education

Trainings

Simulations

Digital publications

Museum exhibits

Advertisements

Art

Video conferencing

Journalism and so much more.

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COMMERCIAL USE

Much of the electronic (old and new) media used

by commercial artists is multimedia. Exciting

presentations are used to grab and keep attention

in advertising. Business to business, and

interoffice communications are often developedby creative service firms for advanced

multimedia presentations beyond simple slide

shows to sell ideas or liven-up trainings.

Presentations, training materials, advertising,product demos, simulations and networked

communications are all used commercially.

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ENTERTAINMENT & FINE ARTS

Multimedia is heavily used in the entertainment

industry, especially to develop special effects in

movies and animations. Multimedia games are a

popular pastime and are software programs

available either as CDs, DVDs or Online.

ENGINEERING

Software engineers may use multimedia in

Computer Simulations for anything from

entertainment to training such as military or

industrial training. Multimedia for software

interfaces are often done as a collaboration

between creative professionals and software

engineers.

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MULTIMEDIA BUISNESS

Even basic office applications like a word

processing package or a spreadsheet becomes apowerful tool with the aid of multimedia. Pictures,

Animation and Sound Effects can be added to

these applications, emphasizing important points

in the documents.

MISCELLANEOUS

Virtual reality is a truly absorbing multimedia

applications. It is an artificial environment createdwith computer hardware and software. It is

presented to the user in such a way that it appears

and feels real.

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MULTIMEDIABENEFITS

Increased interest of the user

Reduced learning curve for a new application

Low cost of production

Increased accessibility to data

Empowerment of the user

Increased retention of information provided

Error Minimization

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MULTIMEDIAUSAGE

Advertising / Catalogs

Product Showcase / Demonstration

Education / Training

Reference and Data Dissemination

E-Zines

Communication

Commerce

Presentations

Entertainment and Gaming

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MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTIONTEAM

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MULTIMEDIA PRODUCTION TEAM

Producer

Multimedia Designer

Subject Matter Expert

Programmer / Author

ScriptWriter

Computer Graphic Artist

Audio And Video Specialist

WebMaster

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The look and feel of a multimedia project should

always be pleasing and aesthetic as well as

engaging and inviting.

Screens should present an appealing look of

color, shape and elegance. The project should

contain visual consistency. Navigation should be

clear, icons should be meaningful and straight

forward. The design should be sensitive to the

needs of the general population using the project. Management of all this and more comprises the

responsibilities of the multimedia designer.

MULTIMEDIADESIGNER

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MULTIMEDIADESIGNER

Multimedia Designers work in a creative groupthat provides the clients with the multimedia

content they need. The main responsibility of a

Multimedia Designer is to design; that is, to

produce sketches, scale models, plans, anddrawings of the multimedia content to be

developed. These plans and sketches will be

checked by the creative director or by the

producers for any inconsistencies or for

production feasibility. Multimedia Designers arethe ones in charge on the overall feel of the

multimedia content. They can design the props,

the set, and decide on the costumes that will best

compliment the design.

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SUBJECTMATTER EXPERT

This term is used to describe professionals with

expertise in the field of application but usually

without technical project knowledge.

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COMPUTERGRAPHICS ARTIST

Graphic design is a collaborative process

between a client and a designer in conjunction

with producers of form to convey a specific

message to a targeted audience.

The graphic artist develops the Graphic

Elements of the program such as backgrounds,

buttons, photo collages, 3D objects, logos and

animation.

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AUDIO SPECIALIST

The quality of audio elements can make or

break a multimedia project. Audio Specialists are

the wizards who make a multimedia project

come alive, by designing and producing music,voice over narrations and sound effects.

They are also responsible for recording,

digitizing and editing sound. Adding soundeffects and background music transitions.

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VIDEO SPECIALIST

The video specialist digitizes video along with

adding and editing video effects and transitions.

Shooting quality video, integrating scenes and

action sequences and efficient delivery on CD,DVD or on web is also the responsibility of the

video specialist.

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