Introduction

Overview

This course introduces students to basic features of applications used to create multimedia. What is multimedia? Definitions of multimedia Working with photos Organizing photos Digital imaging basics Quickly fixing photos Edit and enhance photos Create a photo album Publish a photo album Working with video Identify elements of the workspace Edit video on a timeline Add transitions Add effects Add title Add a DVD menu Publish a video for the web

Tutorials

Online tutorials in each lesson give examples of how to perform computer skills in the lesson.  You will need the Flash Player to view the tutorials.  If your machine does not have the Flash Player, you may download it at the Adobe web site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/

References

Refer to the texts below for more information on multimedia.

Digital Multimedia, Second Edition. Nigel Chapman & Jenny Chapman. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. West Sussex, England. 2004

Multimedia Basics, Second Edition. Suzane Weixel.  Thomson Course Technology, Boston, MA. 2006

Multimedia for the Web Revealed, Creating Digital Excitement, Deluxe Education Edition.  Calleen Coorough & Jim Shuman. Thomson Course Technology. Boston, MA. 2006