Multimedia: Making It Work

by Tay Vaughan

Thoroughly Updated for the Latest Advances in Multimedia

Learn the fundamental concepts and essential skills required for a successful career in multimedia from this bestselling guide. Multimedia: Making It Work, Seventh Edition shows you how to use text, images, sound, and video to deliver compelling messages and content in meaningful ways. You will learn to design, organize, and produce multimedia projects such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and professional web sites. Each chapter includes step-by-step instructions, full-color illustrations and screenshots, self-quizzes, and hands-on projects.

Inside this book, you will learn how to:

Master the building blocks of multimedia, including text, images, audio, video, and animation Record, process, and edit digital audio Work with bitmap, vector, and 3-D images Create vivid computer animations Shoot and edit digital video Select the best hardware, software, and authoring tools for your needs Design dynamic Web content Determine the scope and cost of a multimedia project Acquire the appropriate content and best talent Prepare and deliver a professional multimedia project

Each chapter includes:

Learning objectives Full-color illustrations Helpful notes, tips, and warnings Chapter summaries and key term lists End-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects

Genres: Textbooks, School

504 pages, Paperback

First published January 28, 1993

Reviews

[Allen]

This book is a complete waste of time. Even though the copyright date is 2008, it is terribly outdated. This book focuses way too much on the history of different things (images, computers, web, etc.) and not on actually how to do/create those things.

Anyone interested in graphic design should find a book on how to actually use the software programs and skip this one.

The author is also extremely biased towards Apple computers, at one point claiming that a PC is not actually a computer. I have nothing against Apple computers, but I would have appreciated a more non-biased point-of-view, not an Apple advertisement.

Even the professor hated this book, he only used it because the college made him. He never once discussed the book in class. He gave reading assignments and quizzes on it - nothing more.

[Mr_simple]

nice book

[Semi-Academic Eric]

I agree with another review here that says this book is outdated. However, I also have found some helpful principles of good multimedia design. I appreciate learning about the context as well as the skills. I can learn all the features in whatever software I choose to use. However, if I do not know how to use those features well... well, let's just say that the media then created wouldn't... work. That's what I've got so far. And yet, in my frustration about the outdated technology and the lack of appropriate software skills being left out, I went to other books. And yet, to complete my self-paced class at the local technology college, I seem to need to finish this book. I'm hoping, that by doing so, I will learn what else may be of value in this book.

[Melanie Olson]

This book details the technical aspects of instructional design. It provides step-by-step instructions for utilizing fonts, sound, images, animation, video, etc. It also discusses best practices with regard to hardware, software, and multimedia authoring tools. Most importantly, it walks the reader through planning, estimating cost, acquiring content and talent, working with copyrighted information, and finally, testing and preparing for delivery. A must-have guide when learning these various aspects.

[Sergius Millet]

The author has not mentioned about what type of software's to be used in order to learn Multimedia like Adobe or Autodesk.

[Johnny Kavanagh]

This Is an Excellent Book,one that I will be studying again in the near future,overall= Brilliant.

[Sam]

Tay Vaughan writes an introductory textbook to computer-based multimedia for readers interested in multimedia maker careers. In thirteen chapters, the author describes basic elements of multimedia and how to work with them. Each chapter includes chapter concept summaries, comprehension questions, and project suggestions too. In Chapter 10 are multiple helpful multiple sample contracts and documents which model how work-related legal documents might be written. While some readers seeking a resource with up-to-date technology information will likely be frustrated, novice readers seeking a general, step-by-step introduction to multimedia work and careers should be satisfied.

[Saranya Jsaran]

Any one have this boojhas a solution for my question
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[Inovicmani]

Hi Nice book for understanding basic

[Sydney]

Outdated. New technology torwards Multimedia has been created thus making this somewhat irrelavant. Still, very interesting.

[Dinesh]

i need to read this book full pages.

[Patria Nanta s]

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