Research HardwareUnit 210 – Lesson 4

Lesson Goals Know various hardware and software used with interactive

multimedia products.

Understand how to identify suitable hardware and software for a particular purpose.

Be able to identify suitable file formats for various products.

#hardware #software#file format

What types of media can we use in our products?

Think of what makes products more attractive…

What equipment is used to create media products?

Think about capturing and editing…

Creation

#hardware #software#file format

Know various hardware & softwareIdentify suitable file formats

What equipment is used to view media products?

Think about devices and software…

Viewing

#hardware #software#file format

Know various hardware & softwareIdentify suitable file formats

Your Task Research at least five different types of

product and answer the following:

What do you need to create product? Hardware Software

What do you need to view product? Hardware Software

What file formats could the product be? #hardware #software#file format

Know various hardware & softwareIdentify suitable file formats

Example

Product Create View File Format

Video Hardware: Camcorder, tripod, microphone, computer and monitor.

Software: Movie Maker, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects

Hardware: Computer, mobile phone, iPad, television, DVD player

Software: Media player, Real player, QuickTime, iTunes

WmvAvimp4

#hardware #software#file format

Know various hardware & softwareIdentify suitable file formats

Create a table listing:

Product Create View FormatApplication Hardware: Computer

Software: app builders, onlineHardware: computer .exe

Video Hardware Computer, Video Recorder, Camera, Tripod, Green screen

Software: Movie maker, Sony Vegas pro, Adobe After effects, Camtasia Studio, Fraps, Final cut, Roxio creator, Dazzle edit

Hardware: Computer, laptop, Ipod, Ipad, Iphone, Tablet,

Software: Windows media Player, VLC Player, Real Player, Quicktime, ITunes

Mp4Wmwavi

Music Hardware: Computer, MIDI devices, microphone

Software: Sibelius, Pro Tools

Hardware: Sound card, speakersSoftware: Media player

Mp3WavAiff

Website Hardware: Computer, decent internet,

Software: Adobe Dreamweaver, Piczo, wysiwyg, Word, notepad

Hardware: Computer, Flash, Java, Ipad, Ipod, Iphone

Software: Safari, Chrome, Firfox, Internet Explorer

HTML

Games Hardware: Computer, Good ram size,

Software: Mission maker, java Codes, Game maker

Hardware: Computer, at least 3GB RAM, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo

Software: Java, Flash player

ExeJavafla

Example Table

Key Words

Hardware

Software

File Format

Physical resources that can help create or use a multimedia product.

Virtual resources such as programs that can help create or use a multimedia product.

The extension used on the end of a filename that identifies what type of file it is.