Chapter 2 Multimedia Hardware and Software

1. Multimedia Development Process   1. Planing and costing 2. Designing and Producing 3. Testing 4. Delivering

2. Define the objective and scope Objective -What is the purpose of creating the project? Scope -Consider the knowledge and skills needed

3. Types of authoring tools 1. Card and page based authoring tools 2. Icon and object-based authoring tools 3. Time-based authoring tools

4. Choosing an authoring tool: 1. Editing and organizing features 2. Programming features 3. Interactivity features 4. Performance tuning and playback features 5. Delivery, cross-platform, and Internet playability features

5. Two Phases of testing: 1. Alpha Testing 2. Beta Testing

6. The intangible assets in multimedia : 1. Creativity 2. Organization 3 .Communication

7. Main roles in the team: 1. Project Manager 2. Multimedia Designer 3. Interface Designer 4. Writer 5. Audio/Video Specialist 6. Multimedia Programmer