Digital Multimedia

by Nigel Chapman, Jenny Chapman

Overview

Designed as the foundation text in multimedia, this comprehensive resource covers basic principles of each media type - text, graphics, audio, animation and video - describing their digitization and progressing onto issues that arise when media are combined.

This edition includes completely revised and re-written pedagogy which takes account of substantial instructor feedback, as well as market research and development on other Chapman titles. There is also a web/Flash emphasis and proper coverage of MPEG4 and DVD in line with current technology trends.

There are also extensive resources to be found at the author's website at:

http://www.digitalmultimedia.org/

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780470512166
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/23/2009
Edition description:	3rd Revised ed.
Pages:	736
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.20(h) x 4.60(d)

About the Author

Nigel Chapman, Writer and technical consultant, MacAvon Media Productions, Highlands, Scotland.

Jenny Chapman, Artist-filmmaker, Edinburgh College of Art and MacAvon Media Productions, Highlands, Scotland.

Table of Contents

Preface.

1 Introduction.

2 Fundamentals.

3 Vector Graphics.

4 Bitmapped Images.

5 Colour.

6 Video.

7 Animation.

8 Sound.

9 Text and Typography.

10 Hypermedia.

11 Design Principles.

12 Interactivity.

13 Accessibility.

14 Scripting.

15 XML and Multimedia.

16 Multimedia and Networks.

Appendix: Standards.

Editorial Reviews

Combines an account of technology with an inside understanding of multimedia content and its practical applications. Coverage begins with the nature of multimedia, including its cultural and social context, then proceeds to examination of hardware and software requirements. Later chapters are devoted to each media type, detailing how it is represented in digital form and what demands are placed on computer systems. Advanced chapters look at issues surrounding scripting and networked multimedia. Includes detailed suggestions for projects and commentary on design issues raised, plus exercises and color and b&w images. Information on the authors is not given. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"This is a core text for undergraduate and masters courses in multimedia." (Digital Arts, October 2007)

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