Chapter 2 Multimedia Hardware and Software

1. Main Role in the team  a) Project manager b) Multimedia Designer c) Interface Designer d) Writer  e) Audio/Video Specialist f) Multimedia Programmer

2. Hardware - Window vs. Macintosh - Connection - IDE - USB - FIreWire - Memory and storage device

3. Software - Text editing and word processing tool - OCR software - Painting tool (bitmap image) - Drawing tool (vector graphic) - 3D modeling tool - Image editing tool - Sound editing tool

4. Authoring system - Type of authoring tool - Object - Choosing an authoring tool

5. Four stages in multimedia project 1)Planning and Costing 2)Designing and Producing  3)Testing -Alpha testing -Beta testing 4)Delivering

6. The intangibles a)Creativity b)Organization c)Communication