- Paperback: 536 pages
- Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill; 5th Revised edition edition (1 Aug 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0072190957
- ISBN-13: 978-0072190953
- Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 18.9 x 3.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,892,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The latest reincarnation of this multimedia bible, written by the knowledgeable Tay Vaughan, is certainly worthy of praise. Despite the huge scope of the subject matter, the book's content is tightly focused on expanding the skills of competent technologists. It is most refreshing to find that unlike many multimedia references, the author is both extremely knowledgeable and has an admirable ability to write well and engage the reader--two traits not universally apparent within the technical writing profession.
Utilising a pleasantly anecdotal style and quoting the views of many important industry figures throughout the text, Vaughan presents a thorough presentation of the subject matter, although the American bias becomes somewhat obvious. A variety of communication media are discussed, from plain text to pictures, audio, sound and their presentation on both CD-ROM and the World Wide Web.
Although the author clearly prefers an Apple Macintosh, this book is suitable for PC users as well. It isn't application specific, concentrating more on concepts than step-by-step solutions.
Jam-packed with strangely useful tidbits of information, this book is not for the absolute beginner, yet nor is it a vastly intimidating tome. The subject of multimedia is so large that one book cannot cover it in immense detail, yet this is as comprehensive and seminal as a single volume will allow. --Josh Smith --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A guide covering the details of multimedia building, for designing a CD-ROm, Web delivery, or any other electronic media. The CD-ROM includes a host of multimedia tools and trial versions of popular products such as Director and Studio, which allows readers to test tools before buying.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I cannot recommend this book. Although it is the recommended text for a lot of University courses in new media, I would urge you to ignore the reading lists and invest in something more modern. This text was written for multimedia in 1993. Things have moved on since then and new media has arisen. Although some of the material is still very relevent, much of it is now common sense. If you need to research the academic side of new media then invest in Dust or Magic or anything by Jakob Neilsen.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was given this book as a gift and it was invaluable. It's easy to read and provides helpful information. I especially liked the CD ROM. Among the things on the CD is a demo of Macromedia Director. Anyone going into multimedia must learn how to use Director. This demo helped me learn the software without investing $500+ in the software.
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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful
All in one reference!
31 Aug 1998
Format:Paperback
This is THE book for serious multimedia producers and managers! Covers everything from hardware and software specs to design and production, to managing a project right down to final delivery in multiple formats and media. Read Designing Multimedia by Lisa Lopuck for novices and entry level multimedia producers. Read Multimedia Making it Work by Tay Vaughan for advanced and in depth material for the serious manager/producer. Would have been nice though if Macromedia could have kept there cd that came with the 3rd edition book in with the 4rth edition. I also reccommend the book Getting Started in Multimedia Design by Gary Olsen as a quick and comprehensive guide to designing multimedia and web projects.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
excellent book for those interested in multimedia
4 Aug 1998
Format:Paperback
I was given this book as a gift and it was invaluable. It's easy to read and provides helpful information. I especially liked the CD ROM. Among the things on the CD is a demo of Macromedia Director. Anyone going into multimedia must learn how to use Director. This demo helped me learn the software without investing $500+ in the software.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Excellent introduction
25 Dec 2001
Format:Paperback
This book presents a broad overview of the field of multimedia production. The book describes the field at large, explaining the concepts, rather than focusing on minute details of using particular software packages. Separate chapters are devoted to the multimedia "building blocks", text, sound, images, and video, and the various special characteristics of these media (such as formats and how compression techniques work). A typology of multimedia authoring software is developed, and brief descriptions of individual authoring packages are provided to exemplify each type. The accompanying CD-ROM contains evaluation copies of many of the packages mentioned (such as Macromedia Director, Adobe Freehand, and SoundEdit) for further exploration by the reader. The book also provides extensive coverage of the multimedia development process, from the roles of the members of a multimedia development team, to planning, costing, producing, testing, and delivering products. I have found the book to be quite successful as a textbook for introduction to multimedia courses. It would also be useful for anyone who would like to understand what the multimedia business is all about.
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