An Introduction to Digital Multimedia, 2nd Edition

Preface

Digital multimedia, or “new media” as it is sometimes called, has created a revolution in communications, commerce, and entertainment. An Introduction to Digital Multimedia, Second Edition was written with the belief that effective use of modern multimedia requires a new combination of knowledge and skills—some centered on the keyboard and others oriented to concepts and context.

First, multimedia development requires practical skills in the use of specific software and hardware: operating systems, media editing programs, authoring applications, ...