Aspects of Multimedia

• Multimedia authoring and production tools
  • need algorithms for editing text, sound, images, and film
  • design of user interface (both author and user) a complex task
  • phases include choreography, synchronization, testing, and evaluation
• Graphics and visualization
  • user-controlled animations a powerful mechanism for exploring information
  • diverse methods of data/knowledge display must be available to the user
  • interactions key to creating a powerful tool