Digital Multimedia

by Nigel Chapman, Jenny Chapman

Designed as the foundation text in multimedia, this book covers basic principles of each media type - text, graphics, audio, animation and video - describing their digitization and progressing onto issues that arise when media are combined; interaction provided by scripting and multimedia distributed over networks - principally the web.
This edition completely updates content to address the XHTML standard and to add appropriate weight to XML content. There will be a web/Flash emphasis and proper coverage of MPEG4 and DVD in line with current technology trends.
* New edition of a best-selling resource - now in FULL COLOUR throughout
* Covers the basic principles of each media type-- text, graphics, audio, animation, and video
* Updated content addresses the XHTML standard and adds appropriate weight to XML coverage
* Includes a Web/Flash emphasis and thorough coverage of MPEG4 and DVD in line with current technology trends

Genres: Computer Science

698 pages, Paperback

First published May 23, 2000

Reviews

[Sarah]

Another one of those books on the MSc book-list *sigh*

[Nuno Ribeiro]

Excellent textnook about Multimedia. An actual and updated introduction to the interestig topic of digital media and multimedia.