Digital
cameras that store photographs in a digital format on magnetic disk or
internal memory.
Digital camera
Input hardware that is able to translate a graphic image into computer data
so that the image may be displayed and manipulated on a computer.
Flatbed scanner
The standard language used to create web pages,
designed to be a non-platform specific language that enables different computers running
different operating systems and using different browsers to display the same page.
HTML – Hypertext Markup Language.
exclusionary right to use copyright images under certain circumstances such as
research and instruction.
Fair use policy
a pointer to a numeric web address.
Domain Name
video that is in a format that can be interpreted by the computer.
Digital video
synonyms with typefaces in a print environment; useful in focusing attention to certain
text on the screen, enhancing readability, setting a tone, and projecting an image.
Serif/SanSerif.
Fonts
text or graphics that are coded to “jump” to another location.
Hyperlink
a new high speed connector used to transfer video and sound from digital video
cameras to computers. IEEE1394.
FireWire
files or programs that can be transferred from one computer to another via the
internet or other network avenues.
Download
video camera used to capture full-motion images and sound as digital
data.
Digital video camera
file transfer protocol. One of the methods used to upload files from a computer to a
server for use on the internet.
FTP
multimedia element in a multimedia application that serves as a trigger to
another screen, page or topic.
Hypermedia
type of file created by a program.
File format
Digital Versatile Disc. Optical storage device that holds 4.7 to 17 GB of data.
DVD
to change analog information into digital information that the computer can use
Digitize
Graphics Interchange Format – Graphic file format created by CompuServe for use on the
web. The GIF format only supports up to 256 colors.
GIF
useful in making changes in images, such as changing the brightness
or contrast, or applying textures. Etc.
Image edition programs
plug in needed to view Macromedia Flash content on the web.
Flash Player
application used to create and design web pages/ uses menus and buttons on toolbars
that represent HTML tags.
Editor
dots per inch (pixels)
DPI
2D and 3D images.
Graphics
multimedia applications that allow users to directly respond to and
control and or all of the media elements.
Interactive multimedia
planning document that provides a visual guide of the entire web site. Also
provides a graphical representation of how the information within a web site is organized as
well as how it flows.
Flowchart
similar to presentations or traditional overhead transparencies or slides
but superior because of the power of the delivery system – the computer, which allows
multimedia elements to be part of the presentation.
Electronic Slideshow