Unit 4

Image Processing and Multimedia

Basics of Multimedia
 Multimedia is a representation of information attractively and interactively
with the use of a combination of text, audio, video, graphics and animation.
 Multimedia is a computerized method of presenting information
combining textual data, audio, visuals (video), graphics and animations.
Importance of multimedia
 Multimedia plays an important role in education, entertainment, public
places, collaboration and healthcare.
1. Education:
 Computer-assisted programs like Microsoft PowerPoint have
allowed classrooms to use graphics and visuals to do
presentations in creative ways.
 Virtual learning is a learning experience that is enhanced
through utilizing computers and/or the internet both outside
and inside the facilities of the educational organization.
2. Entertainment
3. Public Places
 Multimedia is available at stand-alone terminals or kiosks
used in hotels, railway stations, shopping malls, museums and
libraries.
4. Collaboration
 A virtual meeting is a type of collaboration technique where
people from anywhere in the world can share their ideas using
audio, video conferencing, screen sharing, and webinars.
5. Healthcare
 Virtual surgery is a virtual reality technology that simulates
surgical procedures without the need of a patient or cadaver;
instead it allows surgeons to practice surgery on 3D models.
 Telemedicine is the exchange of medical information from
one location to another using electronic communication,
which improves patient health status.

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Components of Multimedia
 The various components of multimedia are text, audio, graphics, video and
animation
1. Text
 In multimedia, the text is used as headlines, subtitles and
captions. In addition to supplying content, the text is used to
give directions and communicate information, text-based
menus and buttons.
2. Graphics
 Graphics are visual elements often used to point readers and
viewers to particular information.
 When a graphic or other multimedia object serves as a link to
additional information about a topic, the link is called
hypermedia.
3. Audio
 In multimedia applications, a sound that has been digitized is
called audio.
4. Video
 Video files are photographic images played at speeds that
make them appear as if the images are in full motion.
 Video files are incredibly large because a huge number of
images are required to give appearance for the motion.
 Interactive multimedia allows users to respond directly to and
control media elements.
5. Animation
 Animation refers to graphic images that change or move.
Hardware and Software Requirements for Multimedia
 Hardware Requirements
1. Central Processing Unit
2. RAM
3. Monitor
4. Video Card
5. Sound Card
6. CD-ROM Drive
 Software Requirements
1. Word Processor
2. Image Processing software
3. Animation Creators
4. Sound forge
5. Video for Windows

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Multimedia File Formats
 A file format is the structure in which information is stored or encoded
in a computer file.
 Sound file formats
o WAV (Windows Wave Format)
o MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
o WMA (Windows Media Audio)
 Image file formats
o TIFF (Tagged Interchange File Format)
o JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group)
o GIF (Graphics Interchange Format)
o PNG (Portable Network Graphics)
o BMP (Windows Bitmap Format)
 Video file formats
o AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
o MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group)

Multimedia Production