Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Revision Notes

Video production!

What makes up a video?
Multimedia elements:
·         Text
·         Images
·         Audios
·         Videos/animations

Why are videos made?
Videos are made for entertainment, education and to spread awareness about something.

Three different types of images:
Vector images and bitmap images and raster images.

Bitmap images consist of a number of pixels represented in a grid form.
Text Box: Pixel





















Pixel- it is the smallest representation of an image.
Resolution- it is the number of pixels represented in an image.
E.g.: 640*840
This means that 640 pixels vertically and 840 pixels horizontally.

A vector image is defined by mathematical expressions.
All 2D and 3D images are brought up through mathematical formulas.

A raster image is a combination of both, bitmap images and vector images.

Vector images:                                                                  Format of moving pictures:
AI (adobe illustrator)                                                      MP4, FLV, AVI, WMV
CDR (Corel draw)
CMX (Corel exchange)
WMF (Window metafile)

Bitmap images:
PNG (Paint file)
GIF (Graphic image format)
JPEG (Joined photographic expert group)
BMP (Bitmap)

Text- it is a virtual representation of language as well as a graphic element on its own.
Typography- it is the study of how to represent text.

Two types of text: Serif- Have decoration.
                                      Sans serif  (times roman, Arial, comic sans)- Formal

Audio- Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person or an animal’s ear.

Video- A combination of all of the elements.
Software to edit images: (Authoring tools)- they provide the framework for organizing and editing the elements of multimedia projects.

Bitmap images-
·         Microsoft paint
·         Adobe Photoshop
·         Corel photo- Paint

Vector images-
·         Adobe illustrator
·         Corel Draw
·         Serif draw plus

The right images to use are vector images.

Bitmap
Vector
It contains a pixel-by-pixel image.
It is defined by mathematical equations.
It has a fixed resolution.
It is a scalable object.
It can easily be converted to other types of image.
They cant.
It is easier to display these images.
Requires a large amount of processing.

C.T TERMINOLOGIES

·         Web page: A web page or webpage is a document commonly written in (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or other network using a browser.

·         Web site: A website refers to a central location that contains more than one web page.

·         Site map: Sitemaps are a way to tell Google about pages on your site we might not discover. In its simplest terms, a XML Sitemap—usually called Sitemap, with a capital S—is a list of the pages on your website. Creating and submitting a Sitemap helps make sure that Google knows about all the pages on your site, including URLs that may not be discoverable by Google's normal searching process.

·         Web hosting: Web hosting refers to a service that makes your website available to your users. In general, most websites are intended to be viewed by anyone on the Internet, at any time. If you want anyone on the Internet to be able to view your website at any time, you need to make sure your website is running on a computer which is connected to the Internet 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (24/7).

·         Domain name:  Domain names functions on the Internet in a manner similar to a physical address in the physical world.

·         Web serving: A web server is generally a machine offering services to other machines. Therefore, web server fits exactly this description.


·         Web authoring:  Web authoring is a term used to describe a category of software that enables a user to develop Web content in a desktop publishing format. The term Web authoring is also used to describe the process of building a website from writing the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) code to the textual content of the pages and to the website's general upkeep.


·         Visual appeal:  To add attractiveness to your visual work including attractive slides, font color, font size etc.

·         Web browser:  Web browser, is a software application used to enable computers users to locate and access web pages. 


·         URL: URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL is a formatted text string used by Web browsers, email clients and other software to identify a network resource on the Internet. Network resources are files that can be plain Web pages, other text documents, graphics, or programs.

·         Website publishing:  Web publishing refers to the process of creating, editing and scheduling pages on the website and one can work from any browser. It provides web design and web development and even e-business solutions. Most of the well established businesses do web publishing and have printed information like price sheets, catalogues, newsletters and brochures.

·         Hyperlink: A hyperlink is a graphic or a piece of text in an Internet document that can connect readers to another webpage, or another portion of a document. Web users will usually find at least one hyperlink on every webpage. The simplest form of these is called fixed text or an fixed link.

·         Search engine: A search engine is a web-based tool that enables users to locate information on the World Wide Web.
·         Network: a group of interconnected computers.
·         Internet explorer: a web browser developed by Microsoft.
·         Firefox: a web browser developed by Mozilla.
·         HTTP: (Hypertext transfer protocol), the data transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web.
·         IP address: this is a code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular computer on the Internet. 

Websites:
Advantages of Websites:
·         Reaches more people in a short time.
·         Worldwide access.
·         Keeps us connected.
·         Interaction
Newspaper
Websites
Hard copy
Soft copy
Static
Interactive
Buy it
Accessible
Cheap compared to websites
Expensive
Publishing cost is high
Value for money
Limiting space
Publishing cost low
Stable
Vast space
Legit
Annoying
Get the whole news paper
Spam

Go direct to the point


Compiled by Parissa Walje

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