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| animation | a simulation of movement or the perception of motion created by rapid disply of a series of still images. |
| censorship | an issue related to who will regulate the contents of a CD title...especially concerning prnography, racism, and violence. |
| copyright | laws designed to protect intellectual property rights and provide potential monetary rewardsfor inventiveness and hard work. |
| derivative work rights | the right to alter content, take extracts from it, combine it with another work. |
| development system | a high-end computer system used to create multimedia projects. |
| digital video | a full-motion recording that is converted into bitmaps using frame grabbers or similar devices attached to a computer. |
| electronic slide show | a computer-based multimedia presentation that displays information in a slide format for presentation on a computer monitor, television screen, or through a projector to a screen. |
| Fair use | a section of the U. S. copyright law that allows the use of copyrighted works in reporting news, conducting research and teaching. |
| firewire | high-speed serial technology for connecting peripherals to a computer; particularly popular for multimedia peripherals such as Digital Video camcorders and other high-speed devices like hard disk drives and printers. |
| graphics | a multimedia element such as a drawing, photo, or piece of clip art. |
| interactive | a feature of a multimedia project that allows the user to control some aspects of the presentation. |
| Kiosk | a free-standing computer-based system that allows transactions, such as airline self-ticketing systems, or provides information, such as those systems found in shopping malls. |
| Multimedia | a computer-based communicatons process that incorporates text, graphics, sound, animation, and video. |
| Multimedia Careers | Careers that incorporate multiple elements of multimedia, such as game design, musicand video production, animation, web desgin, etc. |
| Playback System | A computer configured to play multimedia projects. |
| RGB (Red Green Blue) | the color model used to display color on computer monitors, televisions, and similar devices |
| resolution | The quality of sharpness of an image, usually measured in pixels per inch; the more pixels, the higher the _________. |
| Royalty free | prepared material that can be used, legally, without paying a fee tothe artist, publishing company, etc. |
| Shareware | software distributed on the basis of an honor system. |
| sound | a multimedia element such as a narration, music, or other sound clip. |
| text | a multimedia element consisting of alphanumeric characters |
| Trademark | a name, symbol, or other device identifying a product. It is officially registered with the U. S. government and its use is legally restricted to its owner. |
| USB (Universal Serial Bus | An external bus standard that supports data transfer rates of 480 MBPS (million bits per second) |
| Video capture device | an expansion device (internal or external) that digitizes full-motion video from a VCE, camera, or other video source; may also provide digital to analog conversion for recording ont a VCR. |
