Multimedia - Technical

Technical Factors

• Equipment used

• Production methods

• Automation

• Emerging technologies

Production Methods

A technical factor.

• Mechanation - Assistance with some mechaical

• Specialisation - One skill

• Generalisation - Broad range

• Mass Production - Large Number

Mechanical Factor

Some machine assistane when preforming a task, typically in realtion to mass production.

Good- Efficient and consistant

Bad- Expensive and breaking down machines.

Specialisation factor

Becoming an expert in one area e.g web design

Good- Incereased efficiency

Bad- Narrower range of products

Generalisation Factor

A broad range of areas and products, e.g. Amazon

Good- can lead you to stay relevant (Innovation)

Bad- spreading out resources and losing track of purpose.

Mass Production

Produce large numbers of products quickly

Good- Standardised and high accuracy

Bad- Continuous monitoring and expensive

—> Roaches in chocolate

Tools

Inputs and outputs, often considering computors and operating systems.

Inputs

They allow communication with the computer

E.g., keyboards, Mouse, controllors.

Outputs

They present information to a person

E.g. Screens, printers, projectors

Internal Storage Devices

Digital Video Disc

Hard Drives

External Storage

USB Drives

Compact Disks

Comunication Devices

Modems

Ethernet

Bluetooth

Wireless

Infrared

Firewall

USB

Software

Photo Editing

Web Design

Motion Graphics

Video Editing

Audio Editing

SlideShow

Word Processing

Animation

3D Modeling

Photo Editing

PhotoShop

Gimp

Splashup

Web Design

Dreamweaver

Motion Graphics

Apple motion

After Effects

Video Editing

FinalCut

CapCut

Adobe Premier

Audio Editing

Logic Pro

Adobe Audition

Garage Band

Animation

Flash (2D)

Blender

Cinema 4D

Automation

The process of making something that does not require humans.

E.g. Tediouse work, mass production.

Good - Makes tediouse work fast, less workers, hazards

Bad - Loss of jobs, expensive

Batch Processing

Doing a task that requires repetition in one step

E.g. Adobe After effects sequencing beats to music.

Emerging Technologies

Technologies that are currently being deveoped or will be developing in 5 years which will significantly alter the space.

E.g. Bio tech, robotics, VR

Emerging Technologies good and bad

Good - Increase in production, relevancy, Comp adv.

Bad - Extremely costly, redundancy, risky