MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS MADRAS UNIVERSITY SYLLABUS

Title of the Course/  Paper	MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS
Elective	III Year & Sixth Semester	Credit: 5
Objective of the course	This course introduces the fundamental concepts of multimedia
Course outline	Unit 1: what is multimedia : Definitions – CD-ROM and the Multimedia highway- where to use multimedia- Introduction to Making Multimedia: The stages of a project- what you need- Multimedia skills and Training: The terms – Macintosh and windows production platforms: Macintosh Versus PC – The Macintosh and Windows Computers- Hardware Peripherals: connection- Memory and storage Devices – Input Devices- Output Hardware- Communication Devices.
	Unit-2: Basic Tools: Text Editing and Word Processing Tools – OCR Software- Painting and Drawing Tools – 3-D Modeling and Animation Tools – Image – Editing Tools – Sound Editing Tools – Animation, Video and Digital Movies Tools – Helpful Accessories – Making Instant Multimedia : Linking Multimedia Object – Office suites- Word Processors – spread sheets – Databases- presentation Tools. Multimedia Authoring Tools : Types of Authoring Tools – card and page Based Authoring Tools- Icon – Based Authorised Tools – Time Based Authoring Tools – Object – Oriented Authoring Tools – Cross – Platform Authoring Notes.
	Unit 3: Text : The Power of Meaning – About Fonts and Faces –Using Text in Multimedia – Computers and Text – Font Editing and Design Tools – Hypermedia and Hypertext- Sound: The Power of Sound – Multimedia System Sounds- MIDI Versus Digital Audio – Digital Audio – Making MIDI Audio – Audio file formats – Working with sound on the Macintosh – Notation Interchange File Format (NIFF) – Adding Sound to your multimedia project – Towards professional sound – The Red Books standard production tips.
	Unit-4: Images: Making Still Images – color- Image File formats. Animation: The Power of motion – Principles of Animation  - Making Animation That Work – Video : Using video – How video works – Broadcast Video Standards – Integrating Computers and Television – shooting and Editing Video – Video Tips – Recording Formats – Digital video.
	Unit-5 : Planning and Costing : Project planning – Estimating – RFPs and Bid proposals – Designing and producing : Designing – Producing – Content and Talent : Acquiring Content – Using content created by others – Using Contents created for a project – Using Talent – Delivering : Testing – preparing for Delivery – Delivering on CD-ROM – Compact Disc Technology – Wrapping It Up – Delivering on the World Wide Web.

Recommended Texts

1. Tay Vaughan - 1999– Multimedia : Making it work – Fourth Edition – Tata McGraw – Hill Edition.
2. Walterworth john A– 1991- Multimedia Technologies and Application  - Ellis Horwood Ltd. – London.
3. John F koegel Buford  – Multimedia Systems – Addison Wesley – First Indian Reprint.