CSCI N351 Multimedia Development

Multimedia Background

	video	files	reading	project
1a	What is multimedia?	N351-1 powerpoint	Chapman 1	Online Discussion
1b	Analog and Digital encoding	N351-1 powerpoint	Chapman 2
1c	Binary Notation	Binary light switches The brick counter		Binary Quiz

Basic SMIL

	video	files	reading	project
2a	Introduction to XML	N351-2 powerpoint	Chapman 15a
2b	The SMIL skeleton	basic SMIL skeleton.smil source of skeleton.smil
2c	The simple blue presentation	basic SMIL simple Blue Smil source of simple blue
2d	Adding Regions	addingRegions.smil source of AddingRegions.smil
2e	Adding media to regions	imgText.smil source of imgText.smil
2f	Enhancing text inside SMIL	modifyText.smil source of modifyText.smil
2g	Improving a presentation	improve.smil source of improve.smil

Advanced SMIL

	video	files	reading	project
3a	Problem-solving with STAIR	N351-3 powerpoint uxmal.smil source of uxmal.smil
3b	Adding basic transitions	Advanced SMIL notes trans.smil source of trans.smil
3c	Overlapping transitions	overlap.smil source of overlap.smil
3d	Animation	animate.smil source of animate.smil
3e	Adding Hyperlinks	menu.smil source of menu.smil
3f	Embedding SMIL in HTML	embedSmil.html

Audio Manipulation

	video	files	reading	project
4a	Audio Basics	Audio Concepts Notes the synth applet	Chapman 9
4b	Quantization, Sampling Rate, and Bit Depth	Audio Concepts Notes the synth applet
4c	Envelopes and Modulation	Audio Concepts Notes the synth applet
4d	Digital Music with SawCutter	Digital Music Notes sawcutter (download to run on your machine)
4e	Digital Music with Buzz	Digital Music Notes the Buzz application (download to run on your machine) Extra Machines (download to add more machines. Place in the plugins directory)
4f	Using the MIDI format	Audio Format notes Anvil Studio Phantom of the Opry Blue Suede Shoes Brass Suede Shoes Dvorak's 9th, 4th movement Mayan song
4g	Sampled and compressed audio	Audio Format notes audacity Digital powerAmp Music Converter Real Producer "row your boat", exported from buzz round.wav The round file saved from audacity round.mp3 mp3 version of round round.rm real media version of round pyramid.smil smil file using audio source of pyramid.smil

Raster Graphics

	video	files	reading	project
5a	Basic Raster Graphics	Raster Graphics Essentials	Chapman 6	Composite image
5b	Using other color models	Raster Graphics Essentials	Chapman 6
5c	Basic drawing with Pixia	jpg of Pixia image Graffiti in pixia format pixia download site	Chapman 5
5d	Basic drawing with the Gimp	jpg of Gimp image Graffiti in gimp format The Gimp The Gimp Home Page
5e	Alpha, Transparency, and Layers	The pear image If you want to play along at home
5f	Channels, Masks, and Paths	planes.xcf The airplane image I used in the demo
5g	Convolution Filters	Filter Demo Blurs Gimp Image
5h	Image File Formats	Image File Formats Notes

Vector-Based Graphics

	video	files	reading	project
6a	Intro to Vector Graphics	Vector Graphics Notes SMClioh.png SMClioh.dia in dia format (requires dia) SMClioh.svg in svg format (requires svg player) dia software Adobe SVG Viewer plugin	Chapman 4, 15	Vector art
6b	Basic SVG	Vector Graphics Notes basic.svg source of basic.svg tplt.svg source of tplt.svg circle.svg source of circle.svg
6c	Transformations in SVG	Vector Graphics Notes transform.svg source of transform.svg transform.xcf image used in transform demo
6d	More on Vectors	Vector Graphics Notes linePoly.svg source of linePoly.svg rotate.svg source of rotate.svg

3-Dimension Vector Graphics

	video	files	reading	project
7a	Introduction to 3D Vector Graphics	3D Vector Notes	Chapman 8	3D Model
7b	The basic POV-Ray image	Description of Simple.pov source code for most basic world
7c	POV-Ray Primitives	Description of primitives
7d	Transformations in POV-Ray	source code of transformation world
7e	Transformations and Matrices	matrix notes
7f	using a GUI Editor	moray executable
7g	Creating materials	demo model (requires moray)

Motion and Video

	video	files	reading	project
8a	Basic animation in POVRAY	POV-RAY file of my animation video file of my animation my modified quicres.ini file	Chapman 8	3D Animation
8b	Keyframe animation in Moray	video file of moray animation moray file of moray animation Animation Plugin for Moray
8c	Morphing and Warping	winmorph and wax programs old to new morph Then to now morph project Talking Andy morph project warp video
8d	Basic Video	Cam Studio gimp demo movie captured with cam studio Virtual Dub Video Editing software
8e	Video Editing	Wax (if you installed winMorph, you've probably already installed this, too) Plane project in wax format First version of plane avi Later version of plane avi with sound RAD video tools