This document discusses multimedia and its applications. Multimedia represents, stores, and transmits various forms of media like text, animation, graphics, audio, and video digitally. It allows for interactive elements and live user participation. Multimedia enhances learning by helping the brain absorb and retain information more easily. It finds useful applications in education, medicine, science, business, mass media, entertainment, and advertising. The document also describes common multimedia file formats, software, and basic concepts like image resolution and color modes.

1. Multimedia
Applications
Sanjaya Dharmadasa
B.Tech (Multimedia and Web Technology)

3. This can be used to deliver information digitally.
Multimedia is a field with a computer-controlled combination of
text | animation | graphics | audio
Video | images | other forms of media
It represents stores and transmits all information digitally.
It also includes interactive elements such as
voice command | mouse manipulation | text
entry | touch screen | video capture
live participation of the user.
Multimedia
Multiple + Media

4. method of teaching and studying to the next level.
It helps the brain to absorb and retain information
more easily.
It increases learning effectiveness and is more
productive than traditional learning methods.
The multimedia approach helps the students to
develop higher-order thinking skills.
Education
capable of transferring audios, videos and sending
other formatted multimedia documents.
useful in the medical field as doctors can use
images created from image scans of a human body
to practice complicated procedures.
Use to make Prototypes
Science and technology
presentation, training, marketing, advertising, product
demos, networked communication, etc. With the use
of multimedia presentations, the audience can easily
understand a concept.
Business
The development of new media types and the
need to communicate through technology are
steadily increasing.
Multimedia journalism involves the use of text,
images, sound, video clips, graphics and live
interaction to inform, educate or entertain a
specific audience in a particular way.
Mass media communication
used to develop special effects in
movies and video games.
Entertainment
to advertise businesses, products, and services.
two types; printed advertisement and electronic
advertisement. Both types of advertisements are
first prepared digitally by using professional
software and then they are released in the market
to target the audience.
Advertising
Multimedia

6. Components of Multimedia
Text
The text can have various types of fonts and sizes to suit the profession
presentation of the multimedia software.
Graphics
graphics are used more often than text to explain a concept, present background
information etc.
Bitmap images: which are captured by cameras
Vector images: drawn on the computer
Audio
speech, music and sound effects. Audio are of analog and digital
types.
Analog: Original sound signal.
Digital: Sound stored in Computer
Video/ Animation
Can be taken as sequence of images. It can be a real life objects (Video) or
computer generated objects (Animations).

7. Multimedia Files
Video Audio Images
.mp4 .mp3 .jpeg
.wmv .wma .png
.mkv .aac .tiff
.mov .wav .gif
.avi . M4A .raw | .cr2

8. Multimedia Software
Graphics & Animation Players 2D & 3D
Adobe Flash | Photoshop | Premier Pro Windows Media Player Autodesk Maya, 3D max
Corel Draw QuickTime player Gamma 3D
Gimp Pinnacle Studio After Effects
PowerPoint Picasa Plastic Animation
Pencil Ulead Media Studio Blender
A multimedia program, multimedia application, or any multimedia software is software that is
capable of playing or recording audio files or playing or recording video files.

9. Image
• Vector- Lines, Curves, Paths
• Raster- pixels
Pixel per inch
300 ppi – Printing
72 ppi – Digital
Color Modes
Line art – 1bit image (Black or White)
Grayscale – 8bit image (256 color levels)
RGB – 24bit image (224 color levels)
CMYK – 32bit image (232 color levels)

10. Video
• PAL
• NTSC
• HD
Aspect Ratio
Width X Height
Timecode
00:00:00:00
Hour Minutes Seconds Frames
Frame rate
Frames per second
PAL: NTSC: HD:

11. From photo editing and
compositing to digital painting,
animation, and graphic design,
you can do it all in Photoshop.
Bring ideas to life across
desktop and iPad. Magically
transform images with the
power of AI. Learn new skills
and share your projects via
livestream. With our latest
release, Photoshop is faster,
smarter, and easier than ever.
P h o t o s h o p
A D O B E

12. Adobe Photoshop Interface

13. The industry-standard
vector graphics software
lets you create everything
from web and mobile
graphics to logos, icons,
book illustrations, product
packaging, and billboards.
And now, experience the
freedom and flexibility of
Illustrator across desktop
and iPad.
I l l u s t r a t o r
A D O B E

14. Adobe Illustrator Interface

15. Adobe Illustrator Interface

16. The industry-leading video
editing software for social
sharing, TV, and film.
Creative tools, integration
with other apps and
services, and the power of
Adobe Sensei help you craft
footage into polished films
and videos. And with the
Premiere Rush app, you
can create and edit new
projects from any device.
P r e m i e r e P r o
A D O B E

17. Create cinematic movie
titles, intros, and transitions.
Remove an object from a
clip. Start a fire or make it
rain. Animate a logo or
character. Even navigate
and design in a 3D space.
With After Effects, the
industry-standard motion
graphics and visual effects
software, you can take any
idea and make it move.
A f t e r E f f e c t s
A D O B E

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