It introduces digital image technologyThe word multimedia naturally implies graphics—photographs, drawings, animation—that add variety and life to the application. This chapter discusses several key items about preparing and using images in multimedia applications:
It introduces digital image technology
It identifies alternative ways to acquire images for multimedia titles
It describes software and hardware components for image acquisition and preparation
It provides a brief description of the image capture and preparation process
The process of transforming an image into a form that can be displayed in a multimedia application requires both ingenuity and a working knowledge of the available tools. This chapter presents an overview of the technology and the issues involved.