Introduction to multimedia systems /

Introduction to Multimedia Systems is designed to be a general introduction to the broad field of multimedia ... more specifically digital interactive multimedia. The editors have included topics such as the principles of "multiple" and "media," including sound, two-dimensional a...

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Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology
Group Author: Bhatnagar, Gaurav; Mehta, Shikha; Mitra, Sugata, 1952
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: San Diego :
Publication Dates: 2002.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780125004534
Summary: Introduction to Multimedia Systems is designed to be a general introduction to the broad field of multimedia ... more specifically digital interactive multimedia. The editors have included topics such as the principles of "multiple" and "media," including sound, two-dimensional and three-dimensional graphics, animation, and text. All of these elements are stitched together by the programmer, or multimedia designer, based on the conceptualization of the designer. In order to take full advantage of the potential for a wide array of multimedia applications it is important to ha.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xi, 207 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9780080535029
008053502X
Index Number: QA76
CLC: TP37
Contents: Front Cover; Introduction to Multimedia Systems; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Note to Students; Prelude to Multimedia; Chapter 1. Overview of Multimedia Systems; Prelude to Audio; Chapter 2. The Nature of Sound; Chapter 3. 0Introduction to Digital Audio; Chapter 4. Audio Editing; Chapter 5. Music and Speech; Chapter 6. Audio: From CD to the Web; Chapter 7. The WAV File Format; Chapter 8. The Paint Shop Pro Interface; Chapter 9. Colors; Chapter 10. File Formats and Web Graphics; Chapter 11. Layers and Filters; Chapter 12. Process of Animation; Chapter 13. Video; Chapter 14. 3-D Graphics