Product Description

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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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1176878 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 600 pages

Amazon.co.uk Review
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

From the Publisher
This book is considered to be the 'Bible' on multimedia by people who work in the field and by students. It covers advanced topics without being intimidating. The unique 'First Person' feature includes real-world advice from working professionals.
The CD-ROM included with the book contains a host of multimedia tools and trial versions of such popular Macromedia products as Director and Studio'which allows readers to try out and learn the tools before investing hundreds of dollars

From the Back Cover

Create Sizzling Multimedia for the Web!

Take advantage of the latest Web, hardware, and software technologies, and produce powerful multimedia with this revised and updated edition of Tay Vaughan's best-seller. Multimedia: Making It Work, Fifth Edition, offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to creating effective multimedia from one of the multimedia industry's most renowned experts. You'll learn all about the components and processes, then begin building your own projects, from simple boardroom presentations to dynamic corporate CD-ROMs to Web sites that come alive. Widely used at colleges and universities around the world, this proven learning tool will help you:

-Understand the fundamental building blocks of multimedia, including text, images, motion video, sound, and interactivity.
-Execute all the elements of multimedia text, images, motion, and sound in real working situations.
-Get an inside perspective on the multimedia industry's shift from CD-ROMs to Web production.
-Get help and expert tips at every step, from conceptualizing and financing your project, through the final stages of design, production, and testing.
-Learn lessons through on-the-job accounts from industry professionals and compelling First Person stories from the author.
-PLUS learn to use the hottest multimedia development and authoring tools. The bonus Macromedia CD features cross-platform trial versions of Director, Studio, Dreamweaver, Extreme 3D, SoundEdit, Fontographer, and more!

Whether you're a novice or a pro, you can learn how to create show-stopping results when you use this highly respected, best-selling multimedia primer.

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Customer Reviews

excellent book for those interested in multimedia
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.

Out dated
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.