Hardware and Software

1. Research Hardware
Unit 210 – Lesson 4

2. Lesson Goals
 Know various hardware and software used with interactive
multimedia products.
 Understand how to identify suitable hardware and software
for a particular purpose.
 Be able to identify suitable file formats for various products.
#hardware #software
#file format

3. What types of media can
we use in our products?
Think of what makes products more attractive…

5. What equipment is used to
create media products?
Think about capturing and editing…

6. Know various hardware & software
Creation Identify suitable file formats
#hardware #software
#file format

7. What equipment is used to
view media products?
Think about devices and software…

8. Know various hardware & software
Viewing Identify suitable file formats
#hardware #software
#file format

9. Know various hardware & software
Your Task Identify suitable file formats
 Research at least five different types of
product and answer the following:
 What do you need to create product?
 Hardware
 Software
 What do you need to view product?
 Hardware
 Software
 What file formats could the product be? #hardware #software
#file format

10. Know various hardware & software
Example Identify suitable file formats
 Create a table listing:
Product Create View File
Format
Video Hardware: Camcorder, tripod, Hardware: Computer, mobile Wmv
microphone, computer and phone, iPad, television, DVD Avi
monitor. player mp4
Software: Movie Maker, Software: Media player, Real
Adobe Premiere, Adobe After player, QuickTime, iTunes
Effects
#hardware #software
#file format

11. Example Table
Product Create View Format
Application Hardware: Computer Hardware: computer .exe
Software: app builders, online
Video Hardware Computer, Video Recorder, Hardware: Computer, laptop, Mp4
Camera, Tripod, Green screen Ipod, Ipad, Iphone, Tablet, Wmw
avi
Software: Movie maker, Sony Vegas pro, Software: Windows media
Adobe After effects, Camtasia Studio, Fraps, Player, VLC Player, Real Player,
Final cut, Roxio creator, Dazzle edit Quicktime, ITunes
Music Hardware: Computer, MIDI devices, Hardware: Sound card, Mp3
microphone speakers Wav
Software: Media player Aiff
Software: Sibelius, Pro Tools
Website Hardware: Computer, decent internet, Hardware: Computer, Flash, HTML
Java, Ipad, Ipod, Iphone
Software: Adobe Dreamweaver, Piczo,
wysiwyg, Word, notepad Software: Safari, Chrome,
Firfox, Internet Explorer
Games Hardware: Computer, Good ram size, Hardware: Computer, at least Exe
3GB RAM, Xbox 360, PS3, Java
Software: Mission maker, java Codes, Game Nintendo fla
maker
Software: Java, Flash player

12. Key Words
 Hardware  Physical resources that can help create or use
a multimedia product.
 Software  Virtual resources such as programs that can
help create or use a multimedia product.
 File Format  The extension used on the end of a filename
that identifies what type of file it is.