Unit IX: Multimedia Building Blocks | BCA 4th Semester Computer Graphics and Multimedia Technology Notes Pdf

Today text and the ability to read it are the main source to knowledge. Reading and writing are the most expected and necessary skills in most cultures. With introduction of Internet, text has become more important than ever.

In this “Multimedia Building Blocks – Computer Graphics and Multimedia Technology” you will learn about the following topics:

1. Text in Multimedia
2. Typefaces and Fonts
3. Design Issues in Multimedia
4. Bitmap Text/Font, TrueType, Postscript ATM, The Jaggies, Fontographer, FontMonger, Font Chameleon
5. Symbols and Icons in Multimedia
6. Animating Text and 3D Effects, Motion Graphics (Logo), Tapestry, ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange), The Extended Character Set, UNICODE
7. Sound and Music in Multimedia
8. The Power of Sound
9. Multimedia System Sounds
10. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)
11. Digital Audio
12. MIDI v/s Digital Audio, Choosing between MIDI and Digital Audio
13. Red Book Standard
14. Space Considerations
15. Color Theory in Multimedia
16. Electromagnetic Spectrum, Additive Color (RGB), Subtractive Color (CMYK), Color Models (RGB, HSB, BSL, CIE, YUV), Perception of Color
17. Graphics and Imaging in Multimedia
18. Color Depth and File Size
19. 1-Bit Images, 8-Bit Gray Level Images, 24-Bit Color Images, 8-Bit Color Images
20. Palette Management
21. Importing Graphics
22. How to Import a Background Graphic into the Layout?
23. Painting and Drawing, Photoshop and Illustrator, Skimming and Scanning, PhotoCD, Digital Photography, Still Image, Screen Capture
24. Animation in Multimedia
25. The Power of Motion
26. Principles of Animation
27. Types of Animation
28. 2D Animation, 2^1/2D Animation, 3D Animation
29. Animation Techniques
30. Cel Animation, Kinematics, Morphing
31. Animation File Formats
32. Video in Multimedia
33. Broadcast Video Standards
34. Analog Video Standards
35. NTSC (National Television Standards Committee), PAL (Phase Alternate Line), SECAM (Sequential Color and Memory)
36. Digital Display Standards
37. Advanced Television System Committee (ATSC), Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB), Integrated System Digital Broadcasting (ISDB), ATSC DTV, High Definition Television (HDTV)
38. Integrating Computer and Television
39. Video Formats
40. Compression Movie Files
41. Optimizing Video Files

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BCA 4th Semester Computer Graphics and Multimedia Technology Notes Pdf:

• Unit I: Introduction To Computer Graphics and Basic Concept of Drawing Computer Graphics
• Unit II: Overview of Graphics System
• Unit III: 2D Graphics Algorithm
• Unit IV: 2D Graphics Transformation and Viewing
• Unit V: 3D Graphics
• Unit VI: Illumination and Rendering
• Unit VII: Introduction To Multimedia
• Unit VIII: Media Software