Multimedia
Multimedia is a term used to refer to all possible forms of media, in any combination; particularly as those media relate to a given message.
Contents
Container Formats
Audio
MP3
WAV
OGG
Video
WebM
MP4
OGV
Other
- Real Media - Real Video (.rm): http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000050.shtml
- Windows Media - Windows Media Video (.wmv): http://www.digitalpreservation.gov/formats/fdd/fdd000091.shtml[1][2]
- Adobe - Shockwave Flash Video (.flv): http://www.adobe.com/devnet/f4v.html
- Matroska Media Container: http://www.matroska.org/
Image
GIF
JPG
PNG
Text
HTML
TXT
Codecs
Video
- Alliance for Open Media -- AV1 Codec Library: https://aomedia.googlesource.com/aom/
Audio
- Guide to audio codecs used on the web https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Media/Formats/Audio_codecs
Image
- Image file type and format guide: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Media/Formats/Image_types
Thought Leaders
MacLuhan
[5] Marshall MacLuhan[6] famously coined the phrase "the media is the message"[7], and emphasized the fact that the content of a new form of media is typically a remixed or re-purposed version of the old media, but that the media platform it is distributed through changes the way people interact with it. This form of thinking has permeated through much of the media industry and its widespread appeal has either served as a self-fulfilling prophecy, or simply an accurate prediction of what effect technology changes would have on multimedia consumption in the future. It has been particularly apparent in the transition to Web 2.0.
Tools
- GStreamer: https://gstreamer.freedesktop.org (library for constructing graphs of media-handling components)
Resources
- Alliance for Open Media: https://aomedia.org
- International Standard Audovisual Number (ISAN): http://www.isan.org/ | FAQ[8]
- OpenMedia (Canada): http://openmedia.ca/
- Open Video Alliance: http://openvideoalliance.org/
- Open Media Commons: http://www.openmediacommons.org/
Tutorials
- How I Built the Media Center of My Dreams for Under $500: http://lifehacker.com/media-center/
- What Should I Use for My Home Theater PC -- Apple TV, Nettop, Old Computer, or Something Else?: http://lifehacker.com/5879191/what-should-i-use-for-my-home-theater-pc-apple-tv-nettop-old-computer-or-something-else
- How to Pick the Right TV Tuner for Your DIY DVR: http://lifehacker.com/5632722/how-to-pick-the-right-tv-tuner-for-your-diy-dvr
- Control Your Desktop PC with a Remote Using LIRC: http://lifehacker.com/5527752/control-your-desktop-pc-with-a-remote-using-lirc
External Links
- wikipedia: Media
- wikipedia: Multimedia
- wikipedia: Digital media
- wikipedia: Comparison of container formats
- Multimedia Research Institute: http://www.multimedia.cx/
- European Union (EU) -- MEDIA Programme: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/index_en.htm
- OMDB (Open Media Database): http://www.omdb.org
- W3schools -- Multimedia Video Formats: http://www.w3schools.com/media/media_videoformats.asp
- Guidelines for Multimedia on the Web: http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9512.html
- Bye Bye Embed: http://www.alistapart.com/articles/byebyeembed
References
- ↑ WMV - Digital Rights Management (DRM) Scheme: http://www.spinnaker.com/crypt/drm/freeme/Technical (encoding/encrypting mechanisms)
- ↑ Windows Media Player .vs. Real Media Player comparison: http://www.real.com/resources/windows-media-player-comparison/
- ↑ First release of dav1d, the AV1 decoder: http://www.jbkempf.com/blog/post/2018/First-release-of-dav1d
- ↑ Firefox brings you smooth video playback with the world’s fastest AV1 decoder: https://hacks.mozilla.org/2019/05/firefox-brings-you-smooth-video-playback-with-the-worlds-fastest-av1-decoder/
- ↑ wikipedia:Multimedia
- ↑ wikipedia:Marshall MacLuhan
- ↑ wikipedia:The medium is the message (phrase)
- ↑ Web-based version of ISAN FAQ: http://www.isan.org/portal/page?_pageid=166,41960&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
