Multimedia Technology

Multimedia Technology

EG 3201 CT

                                                                                   Total:   7 hour /week

Year:         III                                                       Lecture:   3 hours/week 

Semester:  VI                                                                                           Tutorial:  1 hours/week                                                                                                                            Practical: 3 hours/week

Course Description: 

This course covers different domains of Multimedia Systems like Devices, Systems and its applications and Multimedia tools. 

Course Objectives: 

After completing this course the students will be enabled to: 

1. Explain basics of Multimedia system

2. Find out hardware and software requirements.

3. Operate text, audio/sound, images and graphics, video and animation. 
4. Apply communication in multimedia

5. Apply compression techniques.

6. Handle multimedia Tools- Flash and Photoshop

Course Contents:

Unit	Topics	Contents	Hours	Methods/ Media	Marks
1	Multimedia: An Overview	1.1. Multimedia: Definition 1.2. Functions of Multimedia 1.3. Multimedia Components  1.3.1 Text  1.3.2 Graphic  1.3.3 Audio  1.3.4 Video  1.3.5 Animation  1.4. Multimedia Applications  1.4.1 Education  1.4.2 Business and Advertisement  1.4.3 Entertainment	[4 hrs]
2	Multimedia Hardware and Software	2.1. Analog and Digital Data   2.2. Hardware Requirements  2.2.1. Processing Unit  2.2.2. Memory  2.2.3. Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device  2.2.4. Graphics Card and Graphical Processing Unit (GPU)  2.2.5. Hard Drive  2.2.6. Monitor	[4 hrs]

Unit	Topics	Contents	Hours	Methods/ Media	Marks
		2.2.7. External Storage and Optical Device  2.3. Multimedia Software  2.3.1. Graphic and Image Editing  2.3.2. Audio and Sound Editing  2.3.3. Video Editing  2.3.4. Animation
3	Text	3.1 Textual Communications   3.2 Font and Typeface  3.3 Text Design Guidelines  3.4 Text Editing Software  3.5 Hypertext and Hypermedia	3hrs
4	Images and Graphics:	4.1. Importance of Graphics   4.2. Bitmap vs. Vector 4.3. Computer Color Representation  4.4. Image and graphics Format 4.5. Graphics Editing Software	4hrs
5	Sound / Audio System:	5.1 Concept of Audio   5.2. Audio Digitization  5.3. Audio File Format  5.4. Audio Software and Production	4hrs
6	Video and Animation:	6.1. Video        6.1.1. Broadcast Video Standards         6.1.2. Digital Video Format and Technology  6.2. Animation         6.2.1. Principles of Animation         6.2.2. History of Animation         6.2.3. Cell Animation, Key frames, and Twinning         6.2.4. Morphing and Inverse Kinematics         6.2.5. Animation Software         6.2.6. Application of Animation         6.2.7. Web-Based Animation         6.2.8. Animation for Learning         6.2.9 . Animation Design and Usage Guidelines	5hrs
7	Multimedia Project Development:	7.1. Conceptual Plan 7.2. Designing and Producing 7.3. Costing 7.4. Software Testing     7.4.1. Alpha, Beta and Gamma    Testing 7.5. System Testing        7.5.1. Regression Testing	6hrs
Unit	Topics	Contents	Hours	Methods/ Media	Marks
8	Multimedia Communication and Compression:	8.1. Multimedia Communication       8.1.1 Multimedia Communication  Basics       8.1.2 Multimedia Network       8.1.3 Communications Standards  8.2. Multimedia Compression       8.2.1 Need of Multimedia Compression       8.2.2 Lossy and Lossless Compression       8.2.3 Image and Video Compression	5hrs
9	Multimedia application tools	9.1. Introduction to Flash 9.2. Introduction to Photoshop	10hrs
	Practical:	Photoshop: 1.     Apply Photoshop Interface and Various Tools. 2.     Create a Photoshop design based on Resolution and sizes 3.     Create a Photoshop design with Multiple Layers. 4.     Create a Design in Photoshop with mixed contents from multiple images. 5.     Create a design in Photoshop and Change the actual colors.  Flash: 6.     Create scene with a cartoon drawing. 7.     Demonstrate use of frame by frame Animation. 8.     Demonstrate use of symbols. 9.     Draw a house with a pencil. 10.  Demonstrate use of layers. 11.  Create an e-Card of Birthday wishes	45 hrs

Reference books:

1.     Multimedia: Computing, Communications and Applications, Ralf Steinmetz and Klara Nahrstedt, Pearson Education Asia

2.     Multimedia Communications, Applications, Networks, Protocols and   Standards, Fred Halsall, Pearson Education Asia

3.     Multimedia Systems, John F. Koegel Buford, Pearson Education Asia

4.     Macromedia Flash 8: A Tutorial Guide, Jay Armstrong, Jen deHaan, BPB Publisher. 
5.    Photoshop CS4 in Simple Steps, Kogent Learning Solutions Inc.,DreamTech Press