Multimedia

Multimedia refers to content that uses a combination of different content forms.

This contrasts with media that use only rudimentary computer monitors such as text-only or traditional forms of printed or hand-produced material.

Media

Multimedia includes a combination of:

• Text
• Audio
• Still images
• Animation
• Video
• Interactivity

Devices

Multimedia can be recorded and played, displayed, dynamic, interacted with or accessed by information content processing devices, such as computerized and electronic devices, but can also be part of a live performance.

Multimedia devices are electronic media devices used to store and experience multimedia content.

Distinguished from mixed media

Multimedia is distinguished from mixed media in fine art; by including audio, for example, multimedia has a broader scope.

Interactive multimedia

Interactive multimedia is also known as rich media or rich interactive media.

Hypermedia

Hypermedia scales up the amount of media content in multimedia application.

See also

• Digital asset
• Hypermedia
• Interactive media
• Streaming media
• Streaming media server
• Video

External links

• Multimedia @ Wikipedia