Monday, January 17, 2011

Identify hardware that can be used to produce multimedia products

HARDWARE

FUNCTION

MULTIMEDIA



1. Scanner

- used to convert conventional images, texts, drawings and photos into digital form that can be understood by the computer

- four types of scanners: flatbed scanner, hand held scanner, sheet-fed scanner and 3D scanner



Graphics

2. Video Camera

- analog video camera records video in analog signals on a magnetic video tape.

- digital video camera records video in digital signals, which can be stored in various forms of media, such as digital video tape or memory cards

Video



3. Camera

- , images are captured on a roll of film. In a digital camera, images are captured and stored in a media card.

-The advantages of having a digital camera is that the images captured can directly be used in the computer




Graphics




4. Audio Device

- needed to record analog sound.

- The sounds are then changed into digital sound.

- Examples of devices used for recording sounds or audio are microphone, sound card and voice synthesizer.




Audio



5. Video capture
devices

- help to convert analog video to digital video. The fire wire helps to transfer the video from video camera to the computer.

-They also transfer digital video to the computer so that the data can be edited or stored.




Video

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