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| Multimedia Overview: What It's All About | |
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| Introduction to Multimedia | |
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| What is Multimedia? | |
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| A Concise History of Multimedia | |
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| Early Multimedia Computing | |
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| Hypermedia and Hypertext | |
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| Combining Content from Various Media | |
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| Linear vs. Interactive Multimedia | |
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| Linear Multimedia | |
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| Nonlinear Interactive Multimedia | |
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| Kinds of Multimedia | |
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| Let's Get Technical | |
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| Analog-to-Digital Evolution | |
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| The Purpose and Application of Multimedia | |
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| Benefits of Interactive Presentations | |
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| Avoiding Potential Pitfalls | |
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| Uses of Multimedia | |
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| Planning Stages and Development Process | |
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| Roles and Responsibilities of the Multimedia Team | |
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| Information Architecture | |
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| Copyright Issues: Securing Permission for Media Usage | |
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| Tools Required for Creating and Preparing Media | |
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| Making it Functional and Interactive | |
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| Finalizing, Testing, and Delivering Multimedia | |
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| Kinds Of Media: The Essential Components | |
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| Graphics and Images | |
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| Designing Vector Graphics | |
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| Creating Raster Images | |
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| Pixel-Based Displays | |
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| Working with Raster Graphics | |
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| Scanning and Resolution | |
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| Digital Photography | |
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| Clip Art and Stock Images | |
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| File Formats for Screen Display | |
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| Color Theory: Pigment vs. Pixels | |
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| CMYK and the Subtractive Color Model | |
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| RGB and the Additive Color Model | |
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| Color for Digital Displays | |
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| Text and Typography | |
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| Text Defined | |
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| Typing, Texting, and Emailing | |
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| Words and Copywriting: How to Write Effective Content | |
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| Typography | |
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| Fonts and Styles | |
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| Serif vs. Sans Serif | |
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| Typographic Treatment: Designing with Type | |
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| Placement and Arrangement of Type | |
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| Preparing Text for the Screen: Amount and Legibility/Readability | |
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| Type Sizes and Styles for the Screen | |
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| Screen vs. Print | |
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| Type on the Web | |
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| Animation | |
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| Animation in Multimedia | |
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| Functions of Moving Images | |
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| Advantages and Disadvantages of Animation | |
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| Interactive Animation | |
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| Kinds of Animation: Categorizing and Evaluating | |
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| Traditional Animation Overview | |
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| Principles of Animation | |
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| Concept Development and Storyboarding | |
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| Differences Between 2D and 3D Animation | |
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| 2D Computer Animation: Frame-By-Frame and Tweening | |
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| 3D Animation: Modeling, Ray Tracing, and Rendering | |
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| Animation Files and Formats | |
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| Audio: Music and Sound Effects | |
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| Audio Fundamentals | |
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| Mechanics of Sound | |
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| Analog and Digital Audio | |
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| Recording vs. Importing Audio | |
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| Amplitude, Frequency, and Sampling Rates | |
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| MIDI and Digital Music | |
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| Editing and Manipulating Audio Tracks | |
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| Audio File Formats and Compression Schemes | |
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| Audio File Types | |
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| Storage Options | |
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| Using Sound in Multimedia Projects | |
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| Web Site Audio | |
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| Mobile Device Audio | |
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| Video: Recording and Manipulating Moving Images | |
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| Video Mechanics | |
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| Video in Multimedia | |
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| Analog and Digital Video | |
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| Composite vs. Component Signals | |
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| Analog-to-Digital Conversion | |
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| Video Resolution | |
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| Shooting or Obtaining Video | |
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| Recording Raw Footage | |
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| Capturing Directly from TV | |
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| Importing Video to Computer | |
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| Acquiring Video Clips | |
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| Display Standards and Playback Options | |
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| Editing and Manipulating Video | |
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| Video File Formats and Compression Schemes | |
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| Video File Types | |
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| Storage and Memory | |
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| Using Video in Multimedia Projects | |
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| Authoring for Multimedia Functionality | |
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| Programming and Scripting to Create Interactive Environments | |
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| Tools for Authoring | |
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| Tool Selection Considerations | |
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| Bandwidth for Web Projects | |
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| Web Authoring with HTML | |
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| HTML Tags | |
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| JavaScript Programming | |
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| Web Page Formatting with CSS | |
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| Web Standards and Guidelines | |
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| Interactive Design | |
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| Graphical User Interfaces | |
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| Screen Layout and Arrangement of Elements | |
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| Tools For Creating Multimedia Projects: Hardware and Software Needed To Make It Happen | |
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| Hardware and Equipment Options | |
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| Multimedia Project Equipment Setup | |
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| Input Devices | |
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| Mice, Digitizing Tablets, and Trackpads | |
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| Keyboards | |
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| Scanners | |
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| Image and Motion Capture | |
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| Microphones | |
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| Touchscreens and Fingerprinting Technology | |
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| Digital Audio Recorders | |
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| Output: Displays and Screens | |
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| Dual Monitors | |
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| Speakers and Headphones | |
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| Data Storage | |
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| Internal Drives | |
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| External USB Drives and Large Capacity Hard Disks | |
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| Online and Networked Storage | |
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| Computing Platforms | |
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| Desktop Computers | |
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| Mobile Devices and Operating Systems | |
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| Software for Multimedia | |
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| Multimedia Software Options | |
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| Vector Graphics: Illustration and Line Art | |
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| Digital Imaging: Photography and Bitmapped Images | |
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| Screen Captures and Recordings | |
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| Page Layout and Typography | |
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| Animation and Motion Graphics | |
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| Audio and Video Recording and Editing | |
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| Authoring and Web Design | |
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| Presentations | |
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| Media Players | |
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| Multimedia End Products: Putting It All Together | |
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| Multimedia Projects | |
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| Categorizing Multimedia Uses | |
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| Presentations | |
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| Video and Animation | |
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| Educational and Training Programs | |
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| Web Sites | |
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| Apps and Mini Software Programs | |
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| Video Games | |
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| Noteworthy Gadgets and Devices | |
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| Delivery Systems | |
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| Multimedia Product Maintenance | |
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| Troubleshooting and User-testing | |
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| Disk vs. Web Preparation | |
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| Presentation Options | |
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| Portable or Permanent Displays | |
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| Kiosks | |
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| Projection | |
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| Multiple Screens | |
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| Interactive Whiteboards | |
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| Touch Screen TVs and Handheld Devices | |
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| E-Readers | |
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| Video Game Consoles | |
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| Delivering Multimedia | |
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| Final Exam | |
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| Web Resources | |
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| Index | |