The document discusses multimedia as an interactive communication process that integrates text, graphics, audio, animation, and video, differentiating it from traditional media. It outlines the features, advantages—including enhanced presentations and educational benefits—and disadvantages, such as complexity and cost, of multimedia. Key components like text, audio, images, animation, and virtual reality are examined in detail.

1. Multimedia
REVOLUTION OF THE CENTURY
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2. PresentedBy: Haider Ali Malik
Department of Botany
University of Sargodha
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3. CONTENTS
Introduction
Features
Advantages
Disadvantages
Uses
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4. INTRODUCTION
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5. • Many or more
MULTI than one
• Medium of
CommunicationMEDIA
What is Multimedia?
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6. Introduction
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 Multimedia is a computer-based interactive
communications process that incorporates text,
graphics, sound, animation, and video
 The term is used in contrast to media which only use
traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material.
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7. FEATURES OF
MULTIMEDIA
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8. VideoAnimation
Graphics Animations
AudioVirtual
interaction
Features of Multimedia:
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9. TEXT
 Text is the most widely used and flexible means of
presenting information on screen and conveying
ideas
 Text is an essential aspect of presenting the
information.
 Like each element of the multimedia
design, effective use of text can either direct
users/readers attention or divert it
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10. AUDIO
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Audio refers to sound Multimedia which include
files which contain sounds
 Audio songs also come under the heading
multimedia
 Multimedia presentations often have some audio
tracks which makes it easier for people to
understand.
 Multimedia phones have music players to run
audio music
 Various audio software include VLC media
player, real player, etc.
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11. PICTURES
 Picture/image is a two-dimensional display, and as well
as a three-dimensional screen, such as a statue or
hologram .
Graphs ,pie charts, painting etc all come under images.
Various file formats of images are .jpg, .png, .gif etc.
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12. ANIMATION
 Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of
images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions
in order to create an illusion of movement.
 The effect is an optical illusion of motion duet to
the phenomenon of persistence of vision.
 Animation are used in cartoons, scientific
visualization
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13. Virtual Reality
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Virtual reality (VR) is a computer
technology that uses virtual reality
headsets or multi-projected
environments, sometimes in
combination with physical
environments or props, to
generate realistic images, sounds
and other sensations that simulate
a user's physical presence in a
virtual or imaginary environment.

14. ADVANTAGES
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15. ADVANTAGES
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Multimedia
enhances the
effect of text
presentations
Multimedia
presentations
can be
modified very
easily.
Multimedia is
Entertaining as
Well as
Educational
It is quick and
easier to
operate for the
instructor
It can be used
for educational
as well as
entertainment
purpose
Improves the
quality of
presentation
and retains the
attention of
audience.
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16. DISADVANTAGES
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17. Dis-advantages:-
Complex to
create.
Time
consuming.
Expensive
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