The Mcgraw Hill Multimedia Handbook

"Here is your chance to learn powerful new methods for integrating text, imagery, animation, sound, and video to convey information. This definitive handbook features contributions on the newest multimedia innovations from experts at IBM, Apple, Kodak, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, DEC, and other leading corporations." "You'll find up-to-the-minute discussions of multimedia specifications ... writable CDs ... virtual reality ... authoring multimedia ... and producing multimedia videos." "The McGraw-Hill Multimedia Handbook also covers the following: networking multimedia applications; designing a multimedia system; multimedia standards; managing multimedia information; multimedia on cable; the virtual classroom; legal issues in multimedia; how to produce your own CD-ROM; CD-I developers' source guide; animation, video, and sound; and much more." "In addition, this handbook includes an extensive Annotated Resource Guide." "Whether you're a multimedia user or a newcomer to the field, this essential reference tool will guide you step by step through all areas of the burgeoning multimedia industry, providing state-of-the-art information on the latest breakthroughs!"--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Learn powerful methods for integrating text, imagery, animation, sound, and video to convey information. This definitive handbook features contributions on multimedia from experts at IBM, Apple, Kodak, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, DEC, and other leading corp. You'll find discussions of multimedia specifications . . . writable CDs . . . virtual reality . . . authoring multimedia . . . and producing multimedia videos. Also covers networking multimedia applications, designing a multimedia system, multimedia standards, managing multimedia info, multimedia on cable, the virtual classroom, legal issues in multimedia, how to produce your own CD-ROM, and much more!

Extensively updated and expanded to reach a wide audience hungry for information in the far-reaching field of multimedia, this new edition includes more than 20 chapters on Netscape Communications, multimedia on the Internet, the WWW, HTML and Java.

This desk reference for IT professionals in the insurance industry provides information about the latest technologies to improve efficiency and prediction. Topics include: imaging modeling management systems customer systems Internet commerce Issues affecting all financial service sectors, such as the year 2000 problem The Insurance Technology Handbook is geared toward all levels of technology management and financial services management responsible for developing and implementing cutting-edge technology.

This desk reference for IT professionals in the banking industry provides information about the latest technologies to improve efficiency and security. Topics include imaging electronic exchange Internet-based technologies other automating systems issues affecting all financial service sectors, such as the year 2000 problem Banking Technology Handbook is geared toward all levels of technology management and financial services management responsible for developing and implementing cutting-edge technology.

The calculus of IT support for the banking, securities and insurance industries has changed dramatically and rapidly over the past few years. Unheard of just a few years ago, corporate intranets are now used for everything from job postings to enhanced team communications. Whole new departments are being created to support e-commerce. And the Inter

The Multimedia Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the wide range of uses of multimedia. The first part of the book introduces the technology for the non-specialist. Part Two covers multimedia applications and markets. Tony Cawkell details the huge array of authoring software which is now available, as well as the distribution of multimedia data by telephone, cable, satellite or radio communications. There is an extensive bibliography, a glossary of technical terms and acronyms and a full index.

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