Incluye índice y glosario.

1. What Is Multimedia? --
2. Text --
3. Images --
4. Sound --
5. Animation --
6. Video --
7. Making Multimedia --
8. Planning and Costing --
9. Designing and Producing --
10. Content and Talent --
11. The Internet and Multimedia --
12. Mobile Multimedia --
13. Delivering --

"This thoroughly revised and updated full-color text covers the most current multimedia tools, techniques, and technologies, including Web and mobile content design and deliveryMultimedia: Making It Work, Eighth Edition teaches fundamental multimedia concepts and shows you the process of managing multimedia production. Beginning with the essential multimedia building blocks of text, images, sound, animation, and video, the book educates you on the business of making multimedia. Project planning, costs, design, production, talent acquisition, testing, and delivery are also covered. Discussions of the most up-to-date technologies run throughout the chapters, with coverage of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), the architecture for multimedia content delivery used in mobile devices. Lab projects have been updated with applications of multimedia on the Web, such as shooting videos on a cell phone and uploading the results to websites. Both Windows and Mac environments are covered. Starting with this edition, software tools will be drawn from Open Source and shareware. Each chapter of the text focuses on highlighted learning objectives and includes chapter summaries, key term lists, end-of-chapter quizzes, and lab projects. Multimedia: Making It Work, Eighth Edition features: New coverage of Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), the architecture for multimedia content delivery to mobile devices Updated lab projects that feature multimedia Web applications A focus on open source software tools Free Online Learning Center with two user interfaces: student interface includes objectives and links to chapter quizzes; instructor interface hosts instructors guide, course syllabus, end-of-chapter question solutions, PowerPoint slides, and a link to an EZ Test test bank. CD-ROM with all the chapter review questions from the book in a practice test application and trial versions of different multimedia software All-inclusive coverage: What is Multimedia; Text; Images; Sound; Animation; Video; Making Multimedia; Multimedia Skills; Planning and Costing; Design and Production; Content and Talent; The Internet and Multimedia; Designing for the Web; Delivering"-- Provided by publisher.

"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. Discover how to design, organize, produce, and deliver multimedia projects on the Web, CD, and DVD. Each chapter includes full-color illustrations and screenshots, professional insights from multimedia experts, self-quizzes, and hands-on projects"-- Provided by publisher.

"Aprenda los elementos básicos de multimedia y las habilidades requeridas para una carrera exitosa en multimedia con este recurso actualizado a todo color. Cubriendo las plataformas Windows y Mac, Multimedia: Cómo hacer que funcione, octava edición explica cómo incorporar texto, imágenes, sonido, animación y video en proyectos convincentes. Las herramientas de hardware y software se describen en detalle. Descubra cómo diseñar, organizar, producir y entregar proyectos multimedia en la Web, CD y DVD. Cada capítulo incluye ilustraciones a todo color. y capturas de pantalla, opiniones profesionales de expertos en multimedia, autocuestionarios y proyectos prácticos"-- Proporcionado por el editor.