What+is+Multimedia?

Renee Ellingsworth and Stephanie Foster ** Multimedia is defined as a combined use of media, such as movies, music, lighting, CD-ROMs, and the Internet, as for education or entertainment. Types of multimedia include: ·  Text and sound ·  Text, sound, and still or animated graphic images ·   Text ·  Text, sound, and video images ·  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Video and sound <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Multiple display areas, images, or presentations presented concurrently <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> In live situations, the use of a speaker or actors and "props" together with sound, images, and motion video.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What is Multimedia?

Until the 1990s, digital multimedia was rare. The equipment was too expensive for everyone to have. Multimedia used to consist of VHS, Cassette tapes, record players, black and white television, then color television, walkman and even computers. Today, we have many of the same things but with digital advances. These include GPS, touch screen cell phones, wireless internet, digital cameras, etc. Text is the most widely used and flexible means of presenting information on screen and conveying ideas. It doesn’t need to be replaced with pictures or sound, but should be added to other media. For a public system, where many different people will be looking at it, a clear reasonably large font should be used. Users will also be put off by the display of large amounts of text and will find it hard to scan. Text should follow some basic guidelines including the following: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Conventional upper and lower case text should be used for the presentation since reading is faster compared to all upper case text. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">All upper case can be used if a text item has to attract attention as in warnings and alarm messages. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msotabcount: 1;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The length of text lines should be no longer than around 60 characters to achieve optimal reading speed <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Only one third of a display should be filled with text. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Proportional spacing and ragged lines also minimizes unpleasant visual effects. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">12 point text is the practical minimum to adopt for PC based screens, with the use of 14 point or higher for screens of poorer resolution than a normal desktop PC. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> If the users do not have their vision corrected for VDU use e.g. the public. It is recommended that text of 16 point is preferred if it is to be usable by people with visual impairments. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sentences should be short and concise and not be split over pages. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Technical expressions should be used only where the user is familiar with them from their daily routine, and should be made as understandable as possible e.g. "You are now contacting with Paul Andrews" rather than "Connection to Multipoint Control Unit". <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The number of abbreviations used in an application should be kept to a minimum. They should be used only when the abbreviation is routinely used and where the shorter words lead to a reduction of information density. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Abbreviations should be used in a consistent way throughout an entire multimedia application. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">An explanation of the abbreviations used in the system should be readily available to the user through on-line help facilities or at least through written documentation. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Traditional use of multimedia in teaching and learning ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">  It is well accepted that multimedia in teaching and learning enhances the level of education. Numerous studies have shown that students learn in different ways. Some students learn better when given tactile aids while others prefer audio aids and still others learn better when given visual aids. With so many different learning styles it is crucial that multimedia be used in classrooms to allow for each learning style to be utilized. When learning styles are combined is when students will learn best and retain the most. Multimedia can be described as the combing of any of the following within a computer environment: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Speech or other sound <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Drawings or diagrams <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Animated drawings or diagrams <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Still photographs or other images <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Video clips <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Text/printed words The most common form of multimedia in the classroom is Microsoft Power Point. Power Point utilizes student interaction, visual and audio aids, and reading. Basically, almost all learning styles can be packed into one power point. Also, students can create and present their own power points which engage not only those presenting but also the class. Other software has been produced to help students learn using the same principles, the combining of audio, visual, and interaction. These days a teacher needs to merely enter an educational store to find such software and CD-ROMS. The World Wide Web offers a great example of multimedia. Students need merely type in a web address to be engaged in multiple facets of learning. The use of these new technologies not only helps to make learning more interesting but it also better engages students, provides students with more in depth information, and allows for students to incorporate their own personal styles into their work. Even though multimedia has multiple advantages it is important to make sure that when using multimedia that it does not overshadow the educational process. It is very easy to let the technology involved take the place of learning and investigation. Sometimes students can be distracted by all the visual aspects that are usually involved in the use of multimedia. Also, considerations of video and audio quality must be kept in mind when presenting. Can all the students hear the presentation’s audio aspects? Can everyone see the video? Remember that small computer speakers and small screens can limit the number of students that can be engaged in the presentation. Often times students in the back of the room cannot hear audio from laptop computer speakers or see videos due to glare problems and screen sizes. The use of projectors and smart boards often times eliminates these problems. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Current and future use of multimedia in teaching and learning ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> Implementation of multimedia-rich computer-assisted instructional materials into curricula can enhance the learning experience. Well-developed, high-quality multimedia materials can stimulate different learners based on their preferred learning styles, as well as expand distance learning opportunities. One important point is that the computer-based learning materials are not designed to replace faculty, or even reduce faculty numbers. On-line learning materials require revision and updating every time they are delivered. The faculty's new role with increased technology will be to keep the information updated and current in the computer-based materials, and to enhance their mentoring and research commitments with the time liberated by replacing stand up lectures. Current use of multimedia in the classroom does not involve staff development opportunities, it is usually used for isolated activities, it is often one step removed from the teacher, and the need for technology is not identifiable. To this point, the role of technology has complemented the conventional instructional curriculum and its corresponding emphasis on expository teaching, traditional verbal activities, sequential instructional materials, and evaluation practices characterized by multiple-choice, short-answer, and true or false responses. The LoTi framework proposes seven multimedia implementation levels for teachers to follow. As the teacher moves from one level to the next, the instruction moves from being teacher centered to being student centered. Computer technology is employed as a tool that supports and extends students’ understanding of the pertinent concepts, processes, and themes involved when using databases, telecommunications, multimedia, spreadsheets, and graphing applications. Typical classroom learning moves to a more hands on approach. LoTi suggests ways school district’s can prepare to implement the use of multimedia; emphasize staff development, emphasize front end analysis, use technology to restructure science and mathematics curricula, incorporate a variety of measures to justify the money spent on technology, and include opportunities for technology plans consistent with district priorities. Developing on-line learning materials is very costly. It may be advantageous for universities to form courseware development laboratories because they consolidate hardware and software resource requirements, technical skills and, reusable features. Furthermore, employing students as computer technicians in the courseware conversion laboratory benefits the students by enhancing future employability after completion of their degree. Students all learn in different ways. This is why it is important to implement several different kinds of multimedia in the education process. Students need to learn how to use the different types of multimedia and technology in order to keep up with the changing ways of learning. By integrating multimedia, students and teacher will both benefit.

<span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Design issue related to multimedia use in teaching and learning ** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> There are several issues to complain about when it comes to computer based education. First of all, while multimedia is more interesting, exciting, and absorbing, it is no more effective than text based computer based instruction in bringing about better, longer lasting learning outcomes. Also, the nature of multimedia makes it easier than with text to develop materials that are low on Bloom’s taxonomy. With multimedia the educational strategy has a taken a back seat, forced there by the multi-sensory imperatives of the media available to the developer. There is good and bad in multimedia computer based education. The style of program adopted should be appropriate in the circumstances. This leaves the options very wide open to negotiation in view of the resources available for development. From the design point of view, other relevant issues are that it is difficult to read and absorb dense text on a computer screen and strictly linear programs which are parodied as electronic page turning can quickly become tedious and may not represent much of an advance on the printed presentation of the same material. Also, simulation and other higher order forms of computer based education are inherently more interesting and allow, for greater user control of the program than drill and practice programs. It is important to remember these aspects when implementing computer based education: Does your approach: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Address the learning needs? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Meet the expectations of the target learners? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Enable learners to do things they can’t do using existing resources? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Motivate the learners to interact with the program and other learning resources? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Place control in the hands of learners as far as is possible within the parameters of the program? <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Fall within the budget constraints of the developing organization?

Oral lectures are an important part of learning. The written style tends to be formal, detailed and rigorous, while the informal spoken style is more intuitive and also more flexible. Multimedia presentation affords a unique way of embodying both styles of instruction. The single greatest advantage that computers have as an instructional tool is their ability to individualize instruction to meet the needs of a particular student. To be responsive to a student’s level of understanding, a computer based course must be able to assess the student’s comprehension of the material on at least two levels. However, the most significant design principle we have is the need to make courses easily revisable. As we can see, the design issues related to multimedia in education are ones centered on the students. It is important to implement multimedia in ways that are most easily used and understood by the students. <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">To complete a multimedia project there are certain components of hardware a computer must have. A person would want storage and speed on a decent computer to complete a project. There are five components of a computer’s hardware to increase the speed. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The first is system devices which include microprocessor, memory, and motherboard. The microprocessor is the heart of the computer. It is a small computer chip that turns on with the computer. The motherboard contains computer components such as the microprocessor, memory, basic input/output system, expansion slots and interconnecting circuitry. <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Memory and storage devices are the second part of hardware. The primary component of memory is the RAM (random access memory) which locate the operating system, application programs, and data that is currently being used. <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">The third part of the hardware is the input devices. The major input device on a computer is the keyboard. A mouse is also part of the input device on a computer. Digital camera, web camera, and microphone are also input devices.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What are some software and hardware that are related to multimedia? **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Hardware: **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Output devices send information from the computer to other devices. A monitor, printer, speakers, projector, TV, and Smart board are all output devices.
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Communication devices are the fifth type of hardware necessary for a computer. Modems can be found on computers which help them connect to certain networks.

<span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Painting and drawing tools add to the overall graphic effect of a multimedia presentation. <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">3-D modeling tools and the use of animation help depict things in the way they really are. Image editing tools are used to edit existing bitmap images and pictures. <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msospacerun: yes;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Sound editing tools allow you to hear the information and visualize the overall effect of your multimedia presentation. <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Animation, video and digital movies editing tools create and object-oriented approach to animation. These tools allow you to edit and assemble video clip. <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: #434343; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> **
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 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">There are also necessary tools known as software for creating a multimedia project. The higher quality of your tools will determine the overall outcome/quality of your multimedia project. The following five categories of software are used: <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
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