Multimedia Elements

Multimedia is a Software Technology that combines different media like Sound, Video, Images and Text either separately or in Combination using Computer. Multimedia means that Computer information can be represented through Audio, Video and Animation in Addition to Traditional Media (Text, Graphics, Drawings, and Images). Multimedia is a Computer Based Interactive Communications Process.

There are five elements of multimedia:

• Text
• Audio
• Video
• Graphics
• Animation

Text

• Characters that are used to create words, sentences, and paragraphs.
• Text can easily be overlooked, but it is still the most fundamental element and most effective way to communicate in multimedia.

Audio

• It is music, speech, or any other sound.
• Sound can enhance your website design and social media platforms.
• It is a multimedia application that uses dialogue, recorded narration, music and sound effects.
• These are called the audio or sound elements.

Video

• Photographic images that are played back at speeds of 15 to 30 frames a second and the provide the appearance of full motion.
• Video is a visual multimedia application that combines a sequence of images to form moving pictures and sound.

Graphics

• A digital representation of non-text information, such as a drawing, chart, or photograph.
• Graphics are an important part of multimedia because humans are visually oriented.
• Images including photographs, illustrations, drawings, clip art, icons or any other non-text elements on a website or in social media are an example of graphics.

Animation

• Flipping through a series of still images. It is a series of graphics that create an illusion of motion.
• Animated elements are common multimedia applications.
• Animation is a series of images put together to give the effect of movement.