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Unit 9 Multimedia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Norah bint Abdul Rahman University College of Computer Since and Information System NET201. Unit 9 Multimedia. Introduction. Multimedia is the term used to refer to a combination of text, graphics, animation, sound and video.

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Unit 9 Multimedia

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  1. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia • Prince Norah bint Abdul Rahman University • College of Computer Since and Information System • NET201 Unit 9Multimedia

  2. Introduction • Multimedia is the term used to refer to a combination of text, graphics, animation, sound and video. • MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer 3) is a standard way of storing compressed digital audio files (usually music). • Digital audio is created by sampling sound 44,000 times a second and storing a code number to represent each sound sample. • The files are compressed by removing any sounds that are inaudible to the human ear, making them much smaller than files created using other digital audio storage standards , such as WAV.

  3. Measurements • The size of an audio file commonly measured in megabytes (MB) (millions of bytes). • The frequency of a sound is measured in kilohertz (kHz) (thousands of cycles per second). • MP3 files have extra code added, called tags, that give the user information about the file e.g. the performer’s name, a URL (uniform resource locator i.e. a web address) or a graphic such as an album cover.

  4. MP3 Files • Because of their small size, MP3 files are more suitable for transferring across the Internet (the connection of computer networks across the world). • Some Internet websites(sets of related pages stored on a Web server on the World Wide Web) are devoted to providing MP3 file for downloading ( copying from a server computer to a client computer). • The user can create their own music compilations (combinations of files) by listening to each file using a computer program, such as Windows Media Player, and choosing what files to download.

  5. MP3 Player • They can then use a computer program called an MP3 player to listen to the files and control the sound. • MP3 players let the user group songs into play lists and randomize the selections. • They also have sound control features such as spectrum analysers, graphic equalisers and frequency displays. • A track info button allows the user to see the information stored in the MP3 file tag.

  6. Manipulating Audio files • The appearance of MP3 players can be changed using programs called skins (or themes). • MP3 players often include a program, called a ripper, that lets the user rip (extract) a song from a CD (compact disk) and convert it to a standard WAV file. • Another program called an encoder is used to convert WAV files into MP3 files or vice versa. • Recorder programs are also available that enable the user to create audio CDs using a writable CD-ROM drive.

  7. Manipulating Audio files • Special MP3 player devices are also available that enable the user to listen to MP3 files without a computer. • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is a standard way of connecting musical instruments, music synthesisers and computers. • A piece of electronics called a MIDI interface board is installed on each device to enable the device to communicate using MIDI standards. • As music is being played, it can be displayed on a monitor screen as a musical score, then edited using a computer program that uses all the features of a mixing desk (an electronic device for mixing sounds together), stored and printed.

  8. Mixing Desk

  9. Musical Instrument Digital Interface(MID) • MIDI systems do not store the actual sound. Instead the sound is encoded (stored as MIDI messages) in the form of 8-bit bytes (units of capacity equal to eight binary digits i.e. 1s and 0s) of digital information. • A bit is a binary digit i.e. a 1 or 0, and byte is a group of 8 bits. • The MIDI messages commonly consist of instructions that tell the receiving instrument what note to play, how long and how loud it should be played, including a number that indicates which instrument to play. • Each instrument is represented by a different number e.g. 67 is a saxophone.

  10. Saxophone

  11. Storing Multimedia Files • A DVD-ROM, commonly referred to as a DVD (digital versatile disk – previously known as digital video disk), is a development of CD-ROM (compact disk read only memory). • It is an optical storage media ( a storage media that uses laser light to store data) that provides large amount of storage space for multimedia files.

  12. DVD-ROM Drive • A DVD-ROM drive ( a storage device for reading DVD disks) uses blue laser light (rather than the red laser light used by CD-ROM drives) to read information from the disk. • Both sides of the disk can be used for storing files each side can have two separate storage layers. • The data transfer rate of a DVD (the speed that data can be read from a DVD) is also faster than that of a CD-ROM. • The capacity of a DVD is commonly measured in gigabytes(GB) (thousands of millions of bytes).

  13. Audio Compression • MPEG is a method of compressing and decompressing video signals. • MPEG stands for “Motion Picture Experts Group”, an organization that develops standards for audio and video compression.

  14. Unit 9: MultimediaStarter 1 • Do it orally

  15. Unit 9: MultimediaStarter 3 • Do it orally

  16. Unit 9: MultimediaReading 4 • Motion picture experts group audio layer 3. • MP3 files are much smaller than WAV files • Notes above a frequency of 16 kHZ because most people can not hear them, and quiet sounds are masked by noise at the same frequency • The performer’s name, a graphic such as an album cover, the songs lyrics, the musical genre, and a URL for more details.

  17. Unit 9: MultimediaReading 5 • Through your PC. • Decodes the file and routes the signals to your sound card and then to your speakers • They let you group songs into playlists and randomize the selections. They often offer spectrum analyzers, graphic equalizers, and frequency displays to control how the music sounds • The information on the MP3 file’s tag • It makes your player look like a jukebox, a car dashboard or a Star Trek tricorder.

  18. Unit 9: MultimediaReading 5 • You use a ripper to rip songs from a CD in your CD-Rom drive and turn them into WAV files. You use an encoder to convert the WAV files into MP3 files. Your MP3 player may incorporate both • A writeable CD-ROM drive and a recorder program.

  19. Unit 9: MultimediaLanguage work • Using MIDI, computers can communicate with synthesizers • It contains two clauses: • An –ing clause to explain how something happens, and a main clause • The –ing clause can be placed before or after the main clause • OR to link a cause and effect.

  20. Unit 9: MultimediaLanguage work 6 • Do it orally

  21. Unit 9: MultimediaLanguage work 7 • MP3 reduces the information stored by removing sounds we do not hear • You can alter the look of your MP3 player by downloading a skin program • You can rip the audio information from a CD by using a ripper • You can convert a WAV file to MP3 format by using an encoder

  22. Unit 9: MultimediaSpecialist Reading • Audio and video • Only information in the picture itself • Only the difference between the P-frame and the I-frame • A description of how the position of the ball has changed from the previous I-frame as well as shape and color changes • Only storing differences between the frames

  23. Unit 9: MultimediaSpecialist Reading • A small margin of error creeps in with each P-frame • The difference between the previous I or P frame and the B-frame and the difference between the B-frame and the following I or P frame • No other frame is based on a B-frame

  24. Unit 9: MultimediaAssignment • Writing 9, page 64 • Language work 7 (5-8) , page 64 • Specialist reading part B, page 67

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