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What is multimedia?
Media is a way to
communicate information
from person to person
 What does multi mean?
 any more words with multi in them you know?
Multimedia
combination & integration
of media
Multimedia
Many more options
 Also –
A collective noun for type of type of media
In computers terms it is the name of storage
 Modern media is made by a small number of
people
 Media is shared to a large number of people
 Usually relies on technology
 Media with storage and transmission began more
than 30,000 years ago (cave painting)
This is a 16,000 year old
cave painting from Lascaux,
France
 The first alphabet is over 3000 years old.
This is an Egyptian alphabet
from 1700 B.C.E.
The Diamond Sutra
 1st
dated book. Printed with wooden blocks
Printed in China
868 C.E.
Modern media must go out to a
lot of people.
This means mass production
The Gutenberg Press
 Johannes Gutenberg invented 1st
printing press.
He printed 180 copies
in Europe
1455 C.E.
Newspapers - 1640
 With mass printing available newspapers could be
made.
1640 in England
The London Gazette in 1666
was the 1st
commercial
newspaper
Phonograph – home audio
 Patented by Thomas Edison in 1877
We can finally store
and transmit audio
Photographs
 The idea is more than 1000 years old.
George Eastman made it more available to the
public in 1888 and founded the Eastman Kodak
Company in 1892
The Kodak Brownie
Produced in 1910
Radio - 1894
 Finally wireless and paperless transmission of
information is available.
The history is clouded.
Many people claim to
have done it first.
Nikola Tesla was most likely 1st
Movie Theatres
 First public movie show in New York, 1896
Now we can store
And transmit video
The first full length film (12 minutes)
was The Great Train Robbery
made in 1903
TV– live action in home 1936
 First black & white then color
Allows us to transmit
More media to more
people
1st
Color TV
Philo Farnswoth in 1928 was the inventor
Business Computers
 Not for homes. They were huge!
IBM Business Computer
1964
Video players– 1971
movies in your home
Sony made first VCR
Publically available one
In 1971 – cost $1400
Video cassettes - 1976
 A long battle between VHS and BetaMax
VHS wins the battle
Betamax VHS
 Walkman - 1979
 Take your music with you.
 Revolutionary portable media
Sony Walkman
 CD Players – 1982
 Play better quality music in your home
This is a 1980s era
home CD player
 Along come digital cameras
 Digital camera were invented in the 1950s
 Consumers could by them in 1994
Apple and Kodak
both made consumer
Cameras.
This is the Apple Quicktake 100 – costs more than $1000
Consumer Computers
 Not yet popular but soon!!
Apple Computers in
1976
The Apple I & Apple II, TRS-80 and
Commodore computers were
released in this era
Personal Computers 1977 - 81
1981 IBM – PC
Price?
$4000
Personal Computers 1984
 Now it has a mouse!!
1984 Macintosh
How much?
$2495
Buy a hard drive
for $1500
Microsoft Windows & Apple
 Developed GUI to make use easier
1984 Macintosh1995 Windows 3.1
From 1977 – today
 Computers have advanced rapidly
 They have come from massive machines to small
laptops with more power.
 Computers are used in many parts of our daily life.
 Personal Media Players - 2002
 Very popular, can play more than just songs
An extension of
the walkman and
discman
 The main media has stayed the same
 Storing and transmitting information –
audio and visual
 ELECTRONICS DO NOT REPLACE MEDIA.
 THEY ARE NOT MEDIA.
 THEY ARE A TOOL TO HELP US MAKE AND
SHOW MULTIMEDIA.

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What is Multimedia? A Brief History of How Media Has Evolved

  • 2. Media is a way to communicate information from person to person
  • 3.  What does multi mean?  any more words with multi in them you know? Multimedia
  • 5. Many more options  Also – A collective noun for type of type of media In computers terms it is the name of storage
  • 6.  Modern media is made by a small number of people  Media is shared to a large number of people  Usually relies on technology
  • 7.  Media with storage and transmission began more than 30,000 years ago (cave painting) This is a 16,000 year old cave painting from Lascaux, France
  • 8.  The first alphabet is over 3000 years old. This is an Egyptian alphabet from 1700 B.C.E.
  • 9. The Diamond Sutra  1st dated book. Printed with wooden blocks Printed in China 868 C.E.
  • 10. Modern media must go out to a lot of people. This means mass production
  • 11. The Gutenberg Press  Johannes Gutenberg invented 1st printing press. He printed 180 copies in Europe 1455 C.E.
  • 12. Newspapers - 1640  With mass printing available newspapers could be made. 1640 in England The London Gazette in 1666 was the 1st commercial newspaper
  • 13. Phonograph – home audio  Patented by Thomas Edison in 1877 We can finally store and transmit audio
  • 14. Photographs  The idea is more than 1000 years old. George Eastman made it more available to the public in 1888 and founded the Eastman Kodak Company in 1892 The Kodak Brownie Produced in 1910
  • 15. Radio - 1894  Finally wireless and paperless transmission of information is available. The history is clouded. Many people claim to have done it first. Nikola Tesla was most likely 1st
  • 16. Movie Theatres  First public movie show in New York, 1896 Now we can store And transmit video The first full length film (12 minutes) was The Great Train Robbery made in 1903
  • 17. TV– live action in home 1936  First black & white then color Allows us to transmit More media to more people 1st Color TV Philo Farnswoth in 1928 was the inventor
  • 18. Business Computers  Not for homes. They were huge! IBM Business Computer 1964
  • 19. Video players– 1971 movies in your home Sony made first VCR Publically available one In 1971 – cost $1400
  • 20. Video cassettes - 1976  A long battle between VHS and BetaMax VHS wins the battle Betamax VHS
  • 21.  Walkman - 1979  Take your music with you.  Revolutionary portable media Sony Walkman
  • 22.  CD Players – 1982  Play better quality music in your home This is a 1980s era home CD player
  • 23.  Along come digital cameras  Digital camera were invented in the 1950s  Consumers could by them in 1994 Apple and Kodak both made consumer Cameras. This is the Apple Quicktake 100 – costs more than $1000
  • 24. Consumer Computers  Not yet popular but soon!! Apple Computers in 1976 The Apple I & Apple II, TRS-80 and Commodore computers were released in this era
  • 25. Personal Computers 1977 - 81 1981 IBM – PC Price? $4000
  • 26. Personal Computers 1984  Now it has a mouse!! 1984 Macintosh How much? $2495 Buy a hard drive for $1500
  • 27. Microsoft Windows & Apple  Developed GUI to make use easier 1984 Macintosh1995 Windows 3.1
  • 28. From 1977 – today  Computers have advanced rapidly  They have come from massive machines to small laptops with more power.  Computers are used in many parts of our daily life.
  • 29.  Personal Media Players - 2002  Very popular, can play more than just songs An extension of the walkman and discman
  • 30.  The main media has stayed the same  Storing and transmitting information – audio and visual
  • 31.  ELECTRONICS DO NOT REPLACE MEDIA.  THEY ARE NOT MEDIA.  THEY ARE A TOOL TO HELP US MAKE AND SHOW MULTIMEDIA.

Editor's Notes

  1. The definition of media changes over time.
  2. The definition of media changes over time.
  3. News papers are made by a few, so are movies, TV, books, etc. They are viewed by millions
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Eastman