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Multimedia : making it work / Tay Vaughan.

By: Vaughan, Tay.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : McGraw Hill Technology Education, c2004Edition: 6th ed.Description: xiii, 462 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 0072230002 ; 9780072230000; 9780072230017; 9780072230024.Subject(s): Multimedia systems | Digital Lifestyle | Graphical & digital media applications | Computer scienceDDC classification: 006.7 | 006.7 VAU
Contents:
What is multimedia? -- Introduction to making multimedia -- Multimedia skills -- Text -- Sound -- Images -- Animation -- Video -- Hardware -- Basic software tools -- Multimedia authoring tools -- The internet and how it works -- Tools for the world wide web -- Designing for the world wide web -- Planning and costing -- Designing and producing -- Content and talent -- Delivering.
Summary: This comprehensive revision of the bestselling practical guide to multimedia now includes the very latest developments in the field, including a trial version of Macromedia's products on the accompanying CD-ROM.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Store 006.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00079671
General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 006.7 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00079672
General lending MTU Kerry North Campus Library Ground Floor Main 006.7 VAU (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 38888000535389
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A guide to creating effective multimedia, this book explains about the components and processes, and helps to complete projects from simple boardroom presentations to dynamic corporate CD-ROMs to Web sites.

Includes index.

What is multimedia? -- Introduction to making multimedia -- Multimedia skills -- Text -- Sound -- Images -- Animation -- Video -- Hardware -- Basic software tools -- Multimedia authoring tools -- The internet and how it works -- Tools for the world wide web -- Designing for the world wide web -- Planning and costing -- Designing and producing -- Content and talent -- Delivering.

This comprehensive revision of the bestselling practical guide to multimedia now includes the very latest developments in the field, including a trial version of Macromedia's products on the accompanying CD-ROM.

CIT Module MMED 6007 - Core reading.

CIT Module MMED 8014 - Core reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Acknowledgments (p. VIII)
  • Introduction (p. XII)
  • 1 What is Multimedia? (p. 1)
  • 2 Introduction to Making Multimedia (p. 16)
  • 3 Multimedia Skills (p. 26)
  • 4 Text (p. 44)
  • 5 Sound (p. 90)
  • 6 Images (p. 122)
  • 7 Animation (p. 158)
  • 8 Video (p. 176)
  • 9 Hardware (p. 204)
  • 10 Basic Software Tools (p. 234)
  • 11 Multimedia Authoring Tools (p. 254)
  • 12 The Internet and How It Works (p. 274)
  • 13 Tools for the World Wide Web (p. 294)
  • 14 Designing for the World Wide Web (p. 310)
  • 15 Planning and Costing (p. 336)
  • 16 Designing and Producing (p. 364)
  • 17 Content and Talent (p. 396)
  • 18 Delivering (p. 418)
  • Glossary (p. 442)
  • Index (p. 455)