Multimedia Hardware and Software

1. Main roles in the team: - Project Manager - Multimedia Designer - Interface Designer - Writer - Audio/Video Specialist - Multimedia Programmer

2. Connections: - Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) - Universal Serial Bus (USB) - FireWire (IEEE 1394

3. Authoring Systems

3.1. Types of authoring tools Card- and page-based authoring tools Icon- and object-based authoring tools Time-based authoring tools

3.2. Authoring Features: Programming features Interactivity features Performance tuning and playback features Delivery, cross-platform, and Internet playability features

4. Development process

4.1. Planning

4.2. Designing

4.3. Testing

4.3.1. Alpha Testing Often performed only by users within the organization developing the software as a form of internal acceptance testing.

4.3.2. Beta Testing The product is evaluated just before the final release.

4.4. Delivering

5. Hardware

5.1. Output devices: Stereo Monitor Projector Printer

5.2. Connections: - Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) - Universal Serial Bus (USB) - FireWire (IEEE 1394

5.3. Input devices

5.4. Memory and storage devices Flash or thumb drives CD-ROM DVD Blu-ray discs

6. Software

6.1. Text editing and word processing tools

6.2. OCR software

6.3. Image editing tools

6.4. Sound editing tools

6.5. Animation, video, and digital movie tools

6.6. Painting and drawing software