multimedia

As the name implies, multimedia is the integration of multiple forms of media. This includes text, graphics, audio, video, etc. For example, a presentation involving audio and video clips would be considered a "multimedia presentation." Educational software that involves animations, sound, and text is called "multimedia software." CDs and DVDs are often considered to be "multimedia formats" since they can store a lot of data and most forms of multimedia require a lot of disk space.Due to the advancements in computer speeds and storage space, multimedia is commonplace today. Therefore, the term doesn't produce the same excitement is once did. This also means it is not as overused as it was back in the late '90s. Thank goodness.

Examples of individual content forms combined in multimedia:



Text
Audio
Still Images



Animation
Video Footage
Interactivity
Contents[hide]
1 Categorization of multimedia
2 Major characteristics of multimedia
3 Terminology
3.1 History of the term
3.2 Word usage and context
4 Usage
4.1 Creative industries
4.1.1 Commercial
4.1.2 Entertainment and fine arts
4.2 Education
4.3 Engineering
4.4 Industry
4.5 Mathematical and scientific research
4.6 Medicine
4.7 Document Imaging
4.8 Miscellaneous
5 Structuring information in a multimedia form
6 Conferences
7 See also
8 References
9 External links

Multimedia

Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun (a medium with multiple content forms) or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which only use traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material. Multimedia includes a combination of text, audio, still images, animation, video, and interactivity content forms.
Multimedia is usually recorded and played, displayed or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance. Multimedia (as an adjective) also describes electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content. Multimedia is distinguished from mixed media in fine art; by including audio, for example, it has a broader scope. The term "rich media" is synonymous for interactive multimedia. Hypermedia can be considered one particular multimedia application.