第12章 计算机专业英语 孙建忠.pptVIP

Computer English Chapter 12 Multimedia 12.1 Multimedia The?term?multimedia?is?not?new?-it?refers?to?the?integrated?use?of?multiple?media,?such?as?slides,?videotapes,?audiotapes,?records,?CD-ROMs?and?the?photos.?Now,?however,?the?computer?is?replacing?the?slide?projects,?tape?records,?and?record?players?previously?used?for?multimedia?presentations.?Advances?in?computer?technology?have?made?it?possible?to?combine?text,photo?images,speech,?music,?animated?sequences,?and?video?into?a?single?interactive?computer?application.?A?new?definition?of?multimedia?has?emerged?from?this?blend?of?technology.?Today,?multimedia?is?defined?as?an?integrated?collection?of?computer-based?media?including?text,?graphics,?sound,?animation,?photo?images,?and?video. 多媒体这一术语并不是新出现的-它是至混合使用多种媒介，如：幻灯片、录像带、磁带、CD-ROM以及照片等。然而，当今的计算机已经取代了以前的包括幻灯投影仪、磁带和录音机的多媒体演示。计算机技术的进步使得将文本、图形图像、演讲、音乐、动画片段、视频合成到一台交互式计算机应用程序已成为可能。多媒体的新概念来自于这种混合技术，多媒体可定义为包括文本、图形、声音、动画、及视频等基于计算机的媒介的混合使用。 12.1 Multimedia Although?multimedia?was?once?considered?a?special?software?category,?digital?media?are?now?found?in?many?different?types?of?application?software.?For?example,?reference?software?such?as?encyclopedias?typically?contains?multimedia?elements?such?as?sound?and?film?clips.?Some?word?processors?are?equipped?with?sound?and?will?read?your?documents?aloud.?A?popular?office?suite?features?an?animated?assistant?to?give?you?help.?Computer?games?include?fast-action?animation?and?sound?effect.?With?the?widespread?integration?of?multimedia?into?software?of?all?types,?have?a?special?category?for?multimedia?software?is?no?longer?necessary. 人们曾把多媒体归到特定的软件范畴，现在的许多应用软件已经含有数字化的媒介。例如:百科全书等查询软件通常包含声音、电影片段等多媒体元素。某些配备了声音功能的文字处理软件能够大声的读出文档。流行的办公软件包在帮助功能中加入了动画助手。计算机游戏具备快速的动画及声音效果。随着多媒体与各种类型软件的广泛结合，没有必要再将“多媒体软件”作为一个特殊的软件种类。 *计算机专业英语 Chapter 12 Multimedia * Key points:  useful terms and definitions of MultimediaDifficult points:  Applications of multimedia Requirements: Multimedia Equipments 2. What is multimedia? 3. Main element