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Characteristics of multimedia systems

Differences between print and multimedia
1. Different modes of display
2. Ease of distribution
3. Authority of document
4. Interactivity & involvement of particiants
The variety of fields of expertise required in the development of multimedia applications
1. Content providers
2. System designers and project managers
3. Those skilled in the collection and editing of each of the media types
4. Those skilled in design and layout
5. Those skilled with technical skills to support the use of the information technology being used
The demands placed on hardware
1. Display devices as a result of
  1. pixels and revolution
2. Processing as a result of
  1. Video data and frame rates
  2. Images processing
  3. Animation processing
3. Primary and Secondary storage requirements as a result of
  1. Bit depth & representation of colour data
  2. Sampling rates for audio data

Characteristics of multimedia systems

	Created by Skye Boulton about 11 years ago