This book comprehensively and systematically introduces all aspects of today's popular multimedia technologies and applications from an application perspective. Each chapter in the book is composed of pre-chapter reading, key points of the chapter, theoretical knowledge, summary of the chapter and exercises. The main contents include: basic concepts of multimedia technology, multimedia hardware systems, collection and production of multimedia materials, multimedia data compression standards, file formats and storage methods, Visual Basic multimedia programming and the application of multimedia creation tool Authorware. This book is a textbook written for multimedia technology teaching and self-study by the majority of multimedia enthusiasts. It can also be used as a textbook for higher vocational colleges and can be used as a reference for vocational and technical colleges and readers with equivalent cultural backgrounds.
