This is a definitive guide to multimedia - Fully Updated. Learn the basic elements of multimedia and the skills required for a successful multimedia career from this up-to-date, full-color resource. Covering both Windows and Mac platforms, Multimedia: Making It Work Eighth Edition" explains how to incorporate text images sound animation and video into compelling projects. Hardware and software tools are described in detail. This title discover how to design organize produce and deliver multimedia projects on the Web CD-ROM and DVD. Each chapter includes full-color illustrations and screenshots professional insights from multimedia experts self-quizzes and hands-on projects. It helps you find out how to: master the fundamentals of multimedia including text images sound animation and video; record process and edit digital audio and use MIDI; work with bitmap vector and 3-D images; create vivid computer-generated animations; shoot and edit digital video; choose the most suitable hardware software and authoring tools for your project; design dynamic Web content; determine the scope and cost of a multimedia project; acquire the best content and talent for your budget Select and manage a multimedia project team; design produce and test your project Prepare a professional multimedia project for various delivery methods including the Internet wireless devices CD-ROM and DVD. Each chapter includes: learning objectives; full-color illustrations; helpful notes tips and warnings; chapter summaries and key term lists; and end-of-chapter quizzes and lab projects. This CD-ROM features: additional chapter review questions in a practice test application; trial versions of multimedia software; and complete e-book."