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COM 205 Multimedia Applications

COM 205 Multimedia Applications . St. Joseph’s College Fall 2004. Chapter 2. Introduction to Making Multimedia. Stages of a Project. Planning and costing-begin with an idea plan text, graphics,music, video develop graphic layout (“look and feel”)

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COM 205 Multimedia Applications

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  1. COM 205Multimedia Applications St. Joseph’s College Fall 2004

  2. Chapter 2 Introduction to Making Multimedia

  3. Stages of a Project • Planning and costing-begin with an idea • plan text, graphics,music, video • develop graphic layout (“look and feel”) • develop a structure and navigation system • estimate time needed to complete • prepare budget ( if necessary) • work up a prototype

  4. Stages of a Project • Plan • Develop an idea • Identify objectives • Identify skills and resources • Develop a prototype • Estimate time and cost

  5. Stages of a Project • Designing and Producing - perform each planned task • Testing - test to be sure project meets objectives and needs of client • Delivering- package and deliver to end user • create CD-ROM, labels, etc. • prepare user manual

  6. What You Need • Hardware • Software • Creativity • Organization

  7. Hardware • The Macintosh as well as Windows PC offers a combination of affordability, and software and hardware availability. • The Macintosh platform is better suited for multimedia production than the Windows platform. • The hardware platforms provided by Apple are better equipped to manage both, sound and video editing.

  8. Software • Multimedia software provides specific instructions to the hardware for performing tasks. • Software tools are divided into production tools and authoring tools.

  9. Creativity and Organizational Skills • In a multimedia project, being creative implies knowledge of hardware and software. • It is essential to develop an organized outline detailing the skills, time, budget, tools and resources needed for the project.

  10. Developing Multimedia • To make multimedia, you need hardware, software, good ideas. • To make GOOD multimedia you also need talent and skill, organization, time, money and the help of others. • Teamwork is essential

  11. Summary • The basic stages of a multimedia project are planning and costing, design and production, testing and delivery. • Knowledge of hardware and software, as well as creativity and organizational skills are essential for creating a high-quality multimedia project.

  12. Sample Project • You will create a multimedia demonstration of your company’s new product, the Staplechase 3000 (a really nice stapler). The demonstration will highlight three key features of the product. End users will view the demonstration on the company’s Web site. On paper, develop a basic plan for the project. The plan should include:

  13. Project: • The plan should include: • A flow chart or timeline showing the basic flow of the project • A list of hardware and software resources that will be required • A list of skills that will be required • A time estimate for project completion

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