Media Design Multimedia Asset Creation Use ETT

Media Design: Multimedia Asset Creation & Use ETT 555 Summer 2004 Session 1, 14 June Jim Lockard

Agenda Introductions Announcements Multimedia Overview Syllabus Digital Imagery

Introductions l Pairs Activity – Someone you DON’T know l Key Questions – Major/ degree/ anticipated grad. – What you do – Why this class – “When I grow up, I want to. . . ”

Announcements l l Meeting Schedule – Breaks Food & Drink – Sign up sheet (4 -5 per) NECC, June 20 – 23, New Orleans Other?

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = ? ?

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = silent movies + sound

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = silent movies + sound l Talkies l Sound Filmstrips l TV

What is Multimedia? l Any combination of media l Earliest = silent movies + piano l Talkies l Sound Filmstrips l TV l Linear or Hyper

Current Multimedia INTERACTIVE! l Interactive Multimedia (IMM) = Hypermedia l Digital (computer-based) l Highly visual – Stills / Movies / Animation l Audio – most overlooked l Constantly changing l Other? l

Is Multimedia ‘better? ’ l Compared to what? – Lectures? l For what purpose? – Learn from vs demo learning l Richard Clark’s view l Is VR the ultimate form of MM?

Traditional Challenges of IMM l Storage l Access / display speed l Processing power l Creating it!

Traditional Challenges of IMM l Storage l Access / display speed l Processing power l Creating it!

Copyright Issues l Intellectual Property Rights l Fair Use Doctrine l Legal Status viz MM l Resources on Class Web Site

What’s 555 About? l Multimedia – Assets & their use – Small bits & pieces l Technical understanding – Guides hands-on manipulation l Enhancing your IT technical skills – Are you ready to be THE expert among your peers? The TJ?

Multimedia Topic Survey Please complete tomorrow, then email to me

Course Topics Digital Multimedia Creation & Use l Still images u Clip art u Photos u Audio u cda, mp 3, wav, midi, wma, rm, au, aiff, . . . l Video u analog, digital, digitizing, streaming

Course Topics Multimedia Assets: Creation & Manipulation – Still Images – Audio – Video l Moving files among locations – USB Flash drives – Large capacity media – Server (FTP) &/or Black. Board – Maintaining links in products l

Course Topics Hardware (will vary) – CD-R, CD-RW – DVD-ROM, ±RW – Cameras, Scanners, Printers – Microphones, audio sources – Digitizers, etc etc l Interfacing (depends on time) – Devices, Cables, Connectors – Interface Standards / Types – Inside “the box” l

Syllabus l The Good – Breadth – Flexibility – Useful & Fun l The Bad – It’s still work, a whole lot l The Ugly – Multimedia frustration

Syllabus l. A detailed look l Blank discs – what to buy? – CD-R (DVD±R ok, cost more) – Avoid CD-RWs – Spindles are cheap u Need jackets

Break Time Back at ?