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What is Multimedia on Web?

Multimedia is an application that uses text with graphics, animation, audio, video, and virtual reality. The use of multimedia makes websites more attractive and interesting for people. The websites with multimedia contents take more time to download. Multimedia consists of the following:

 

1. Graphics

Graphic or graphical image is the digital form of a chart, photograph, or drawing. Many websites use different colorful graphics, logos, and charts to present information in an attractive way. The use of graphics increases the size of the web page.

Two commonly used graphic formats are IPEG and GIF. JPEG format compresses graphics and reduces its size. Compression reduces the size but also decreases the quality. GIF format also compresses images. This format is suitable for the images with a few distinct colors such as line drawings, borders, etc. A new format PNG is an improved form of the GIF format. BMP, PCX, and TIFF formats are heavy in size and are not used on the Web normally. Many websites use thumbnails of images. Thumbnail is a small version of a larger graphics.

 

2. Animation

The animation is the display of motion by displaying a series of still images in a sequence. It makes websites more attractive and lively. Scrolling text is an example of animation. Animation easily captures the attention of the user.

Animated GIF is a popular type of animation," is actually a set of different images combined into a single GIF file.

 

3. Audio

Audio includes music, speech, and other sounds. Audio is stored as individual sound files on the Web. Different formats of audio files are MP3, Wav, WMA, MPEG, RealAudio, and QuickTime. Audio files are also compressed to reduce size.

Some applications on the Web use streaming audio. Streaming is a process of transferring data in a continuous and even flow. With streaming audio, the user can listen to music as it is downloading. MP3, QuickTime, Winders Media Format, and RealAudio are accepted standards for transmitting streaming audio data on the Internet.

 

4. Video

Video is a set of full-motion images played at various speeds. Many videos also contain audio as well. Many websites provide live telecasts of matches and shows. The users can download video files from websites and watch them on their computers. Video files are found in different formats and are normally compressed to reduce their size. Moving Pictures Expert Group (MPEG) defines a popular video compression standard. The current standard is known as MPEG-4.

Streaming video allows the user to view video as it is downloading. The most commonly used streaming video standards are AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved), QuickTime, Windows Media Format, and RealVideo.

 

5. Virtual Reality

Virtual reality is a technique used to simulate a real or imaginary environment that appears in three-dimensional space. Virtual reality software creates indefinite space and depth known as the VR world. It can display a building with furniture and equipment. The user can view the building on the computer by virtually moving the input device.

Virtual reality is commonly used in 3-D games. It is also used to create simulations of scientific structures, products, and buildings, etc.

 

6. Plug-Ins

Plug-in is a program that extends the capability of a web browser. Web browsers can display basic multimedia elements. Sometimes, they require plug-ins to display some files. Different plug-in programs are as follows:

 

Plunge-In and Description

Acrobat Reader: Used to view Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

Flash Player: Used to view graphics and animation, hear sound and music display Web pages across the entire screen

QuickTime: Used to View animation, music, audio, and video in a webpage.

 RealOne Player: Used to listen to live music and video

Shockwave Player: Used for 3-D graphics and streaming audio.

Windows Media Player: Used to listen to live audio, play WMA and MP3 files, Bum, CDs and watch DVDs

 

Netiquette

Netiquette is an abbreviation of Internet etiquette. It is the behavior expected from the users on the Internet. It includes different rules related to the World Wide Web, email, message boards, chat rooms and instant messaging, etc. Some netiquettes are as follows:

  1. Use short and concise messages with correct spelling and grammar.
  2. Use humorous word carefully as it may be misinterpreted.
  3. Use polite and sophisticated language.
  4. Do not send spam mail to anyone.
  5. Avoid the use of all capital letters.
  6. Use emoticons to express emotions.
  7. Use abbreviations like AOA for Assalam-o-Alaikum.
  8. Read frequently asked questions (FAQ) is available on a website or newsgroup.
  9. Never think that the available material is perfect.
  10. Do not read the private email of any person.

 

Web Publishing

The process of developing and maintaining web pages is known as web publishing. Web development does not require programming skills. Many tools are available to develop professional web pages.


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