Chapter 2 Multimedia Hardware & Software

1. Hardware

1.1. Production Platforms

1.2. Connections

1.2.1. IDE

1.2.2. USB

1.2.3. Fire Wire (IEEE 1394)

1.3. Memory & Storage Devices

1.3.1. RAM

1.3.2. ROM

1.3.3. Hard Disks

1.3.4. Flash / Thumb Drives

1.3.5. CD-ROM

1.3.6. DVD

1.3.7. Blu-ray Disc

1.4. Input Devices

1.4.1. Microphones

1.4.2. Digital Camera

1.5. Output Devices

1.5.1. Stereo

1.5.2. Monitor

1.5.3. Projector

1.5.4. Printer

2. Software

2.1. Text editing and word processing tools

2.2. OCR Software

2.3. Painting tools

2.4. Drawing tools

2.5. 3-D modeling tools

2.6. Image Editing tools

2.7. Sound Editing tools

2.8. Authoring tools

2.8.1. Card & Page-based Authoring tools

2.8.2. Icon & Object-based Authoring tools

2.8.3. Time-based Authoring tools

3. 4 Basic Stage in Multimedia Project

3.1. Planing & Costing

3.2. Designing & Producing

3.3. Testing

3.4. Delivering

4. Intangible Assets in Multimedia

4.1. Creativity

4.2. Organization

4.3. Communication