Multimedia Hardware and Software

1. Hardware

1.1. Window

1.2. Connections

1.3. IDE

1.4. USB (Universal Serial Bus)

1.5. Firewire

1.6. Memory and storage devices

1.6.1. RAM

1.6.2. ROM

1.6.3. Hard disks

1.7. Input devices

1.7.1. Convert printed matter

1.7.2. Barcode reader

1.7.3. Voice recognition

1.7.4. Microphones

1.7.5. Digital cameras

1.8. Output devices

1.8.1. Stereo

1.8.2. Monitor

1.8.3. Projector

1.8.4. Printer

2. Authoring Systems

2.1. Types of authoring tools

2.1.1. Card

2.1.2. Icon

2.1.3. Time

2.2. Editing and organizing features

2.3. Programming features

2.4. Interactivity features

2.5. Performance-tuning

2.6. playback features

2.7. Delivery features

2.8. Cross-platform

2.9. Internet-playability features

3. Four stages in a multimedia project

3.1. Planning and costing

3.2. Designing and Producting

3.3. Testing

3.3.1. Alpha Testing

3.3.2. Beta Testing

3.4. Delivering

4. The Intangibles

4.1. Creativity

4.2. Organization

4.3. Communication

5. Multimedia Skills

5.1. Project Manager

5.2. Multimedia Designer

5.3. Interface Designer

5.4. Writer

5.5. Audio/ Video Specialist

5.6. Multimedia Programmer

6. Software

6.1. Text editing and word processing tools

6.2. OCR software

6.3. Painting tools

6.4. 3-D modeling tools

6.5. Image editing tools

6.6. Sound editing tools

6.7. Animation, video, and digital movie tools