Five element of multimedia

Multimedia is comprised of several elements including text, graphics, sound, video, and animation.
The K-6 Multimedia kit includes tools and resources for working with each of these elements.
Following are brief explanations of each multimedia element and how they can be used:
Text
Text is perhaps the most fundamental element of any multimedia project. Students can use
applications such as AppleWorks and HyperStudio compose and edit their own text. Text-based
information can also be gathered from resource CDs and the Internet. Applications such as
Photoshop LE can be used to add visual effects to text to create a more appealing presentation.
Graphics
Graphics can be incorporated into a multimedia project in the form of photographs or designs.
Graphic images can be imported from a variety of resources such as the Internet, a digital camera,
a scanner, or resource CDs such as Art Mania 12,000. Original graphic designs can be created with
applications such as HyperStudio, MovieWorks, and Photoshop LE.
Sound
Sound can be added to a multimedia presentation from a variety of sources. Original sounds can be
recorded using a microphone and programs such as HyperStudio, MovieWorks, or SmartSound.
These applications, as well as QuickTime Pro, can also be used to import sounds from an audio CD
or the Internet. Sound resource files that can be used in multimedia projects are also included on
the HyperStudio, MovieWorks, and SmartSound CDs.
Video
Moving images or video can be incorporated into a multimedia project as QuickTime movies.
QuickTime Pro, HyperStudio, and MovieWorks can be used with a camcorder or VCR to create
and edit QuickTime movies. These programs can also import movies from the Internet and from
resource CDs such as The Archives of History. Movies that can depict a 360-degree panorama or a
movable object can also be incorporated into a multimedia project. These virtual reality movies,
often referred to as QuickTime VR movies, can be created with QuickTime VR Authoring Studio
for playback and be incorporated into programs such as HyperStudio, MovieWorks, and
QuickTime Pro.
Animation
Graphics that contain movement are often referred to as animation. Animation files can be
downloaded from the Internet in the form of animated GIF files and viewed with QuickTime Pro,
HyperStudio, and MovieWorks. HyperStudio and MovieWorks can also be used to create and edit
both frame and path animation.