Multimedia refers to using multiple mediums of communication like text, audio, images, video and animation together. It can be linear, allowing content to progress without user control, or non-linear, allowing user interactivity. Multimedia is used widely for education and entertainment and has advantages like enhancing presentations and retaining audience attention, though it can be complex and time-consuming to create.

1. “Multimedia”
Presented by:-
Piyush Gupta
1st Year, MCA
YMCA University

2. INTRODUCTION
What is Multimedia?
MULTI • Many or more
than one
MEDIA • Medium of
Communication

3. Definition of Multimedia:-
 Multimedia is any combination of text, art, sound, animation,
and video delivered to you by computer or other electronic or
digitally manipulated means.
 Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different
content forms. Such as Text, Videos, Graphics etc.
INTRODUCTION

4. Interactive Multimedia : When you allow an end user or
viewer of a multimedia project to control what and when the
elements are delivered, it is called interactive multimedia.
Ex- Video, Cinema etc.…
Hypermedia : When you provide a structure of linked
elements through which the user can navigate, it is called
hypermedia. Ex- Video Games
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5. Types of Multimedia Presentation:-
 Linear Multimedia:- Linear active content progresses without any
navigation control for the viewer. For ex- Movies & Videos.
 Non-Linear Multimedia:- Non-linear content offers users to
interactivity to control progress as with a video game or self-paced
computer-based training. For ex- Simulation or Games.
Linear Non-Linear

6. Types of Multimedia Elements:-

7.  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.
 The common formats of text is .txt, .doc etc.
TEXT:-
AUDIO:-
 Audio refers to sound. Multimedia can includefiles which contain sounds.
 Audio songs also come under the audio multimedia.
 Audio formats include MP3, WMA, Wave, MIDI and RealAudio.
 Various audio software include VLC media player, real player, etc.
PICTURES:-
 Pictures(images) is a two-dimensional screen display, and as well as a three-
dimensional, such as a statue.
 Graphs, pie-charts, painting etc. all come under images.
 Images are a very useful feature of multimedia.
 Multimedia presentation uses pictures or clip-art to make people understand. Various
file formats of images are .jpg, .png, .gif etc.

8. VIDEO:-
 A video is unedited material as it had been originally filmed by movie camera or
recorded by a video camera.
 Video enhances, dramatizes, and gives impact to your multimedia application.
 The advantage of integrating video into a multimedia presentation is the capacity to
effectively convey a great deal of information in the least amount of time.
 The common used video formats are .mp4, .mkv, .aac etc.
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 a set of movements.
 Animation adds visual impact to the multimedia project.
 Animation are used in cartoons, scientific visualization.
 The most common animation format is .mov

9. SCOPE OF MULTIMEDIA:-
 The technology of multimedia design utilizes various features like
animation, video, graphics, audio and sound to impress the users.
 Multimedia technology is used for 3D cinema applications and mobile
3DTV environments.
 Animation is also being used in titling films, creating special effects
or in web entertainment programs. Thus scope of animation is huge
in context to market.
 Multimedia is also used in advertising purposes.

10. ADVANTAGES:-
 Multimedia enhances the effect of text presentations.
 Improves the quality of presentation and retains the attentionof
audience.
 It can be used for educational as well as entertainment purpose.
 It is quick and easier to operate for the instructor.
 Multimedia presentations can be modified very easily.
 Multimedia is Entertaining as well as Educational.

11. Dis-advantages:-
 Non-interactive – if one-way, no feedback.
 Complex to create.
 Time consuming.
 Use of multimedia is expensive.

12. CONCLUSION:-
 Multimedia and graphics can be a very effective tool to
communicate, educate, compel, and convince you and/or your
audience.
 Multimedia can help to gain and hold attention, make points
clearer, stimulate discussion, and in general, enhance the learning
process, if it also includes the appropriate human elements.