Multimedia

Multimedia technology is growing faster in all fields. Multimedia effectively deals the computer-controlled integration of text, graphics, drawings, still and video images, animation and audio information. For creating a text file, word processing software like Microsoft Word is used. These text files are then imported to multimedia tools to integrate with other multimedia elements. Graphic is a generic term used often to describe the pictorial representation of data. Keyboard, mouse and trackball are graphic input devices. Graphic images can be modified by using software like Adobe Photoshop, Freehand and Corel Draw. The five methods of graphics are background, 2D graphics, 3D graphics, flowcharts and charts and graphs. Vibration of air molecules which can be sensed by human ear is audio. Transmission of mechanical vibration by an elastic medium is included in audio. Video comprises of moving picture accompanied by sound.  Animation is the process of sequencing still images in rapid succession to the effect of live motion.