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Graphic Tools

Notes hierarchical order as related Objects. These tools make these objects execute according to properties
assigned to them.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:

6. A good multimedia system should have a Dual Core ………………………
7. Multimedia authoring tools provide the ……………………… for organizing and editing
the elements of a multimedia project.

8. ……………………… systems include editing tools to create, edit, and convert multimedia
elements such as animation and video clips.
9. Page-based tools provides a facility for linking ……………………… to pages or cards.

10. Object-oriented …………… organize the elements in a hierarchical order as related Objects.
1.4 Web and Window based Graphics

The following are the concepts of the Web and Window based graphics.

1.4.1 Web based Graphics

In the early days of the Web, each individual web page was delivered to the client as a static
document, but the sequence of pages now could provide an interactive experience, as user input
is returned through web form elements embedded in the page markup. Practically, Web
application projects cover everything from filing taxes to sharing photos.

Defining Web Application

A web application is an application that is accessed by users over a network such as the Internet
or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is coded in a
browser-supported programming language (such as JavaScript, combined with a browser-
rendered markup language like HTML) and dependent on a common web browser to make the
application executable. Web applications can provide the same functionality and gain the benefit
of working across multiple platforms.

Example: A web application can act as a word processor, storing information and allowing
you to ‘download’ the document onto your personal hard drive.

1.4.2 Windows based Graphics

Somewhere at the end of the 90’s, Major companies began introducing a new technology on the
market, namely the Liquid Display Technology (LCD). The new technology used a grid of liquid
crystals, placing three transistors behind each crystal. Monitors featuring LCD panels came in a
slimmer form factors and with lower radiation emissions. They were a step up in design compared
to the bulky CRT monitors people were so used to.
The further evolution of LCDs solved the problem of slow response time and, contrast ratios
and brightness improved with each new generation of displays. Together with the evolution of
LCDs came a new video interface called DVI (Digital Video Interface). Compared to the analog
VGA connection, this solution was no longer bound to the quality and length of the cable. DVI

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