Multimedia Technology and Applications Tutorial

Author: Zhuang Yanbin
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: With the breakthrough of related technologies, the application of multimedia computer technology experienced rapid development in the 1980s and became one of the important development directions of information technology in the 1990s. The integration and development of multimedia computer technology, communication technology, and network technology mark a new technological revolution centered around computers, which will advance human society from an industrial era reliant on natural resources to an information era where information and knowledge are key resources. Multimedia technology enables computers to comprehensively process various media information such as video, images, text, audio, and data, integrating them into a unified system with good interactivity. By acquiring, exchanging, transmitting, and reproducing information through multiple media, computers can better replicate the natural world, opening up attractive application prospects. Currently, the application of multimedia computer technology has involved five major industrial fields, and in the 21st century, it will greatly change people's work and lifestyles, much like the widespread adoption of microcomputers. To help students keep pace with the development of computer applications and learn multimedia technology, when considering the compilation of this "Computer Series Textbooks for the 21st Century," we decided to write a practical-oriented "Multimedia Technology and Applications Tutorial." This book comprehensively covers the basic knowledge of multimedia and multimedia technology, introducing multimedia application development tools and platforms. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1 covers chapters 1 to 8, introducing basic multimedia knowledge, the composition of multimedia computers and multimedia systems, audio and video data processing, key multimedia technologies, and fundamental concepts such as hypertext, hypermedia, and multimedia database technology. Part 2 covers chapters 9 to 11, focusing on the preparation of materials for multimedia application development, multimedia editing and creation tools, multimedia web page design, and how to use the object-oriented development platform Visual Basic, which has programming capabilities, for multimedia application design. This book covers a broad scope and emphasizes practical applications, making it suitable as a textbook for multimedia technology and applications courses in vocational and technical colleges, as a foundational textbook for multimedia application training, and as a learning and reference material for technical personnel engaged in multimedia application development. The content of this textbook can be selected as needed, with a recommended teaching time of approximately 60 hours.