Term | Definition |
Animation | A simulation of movement or the perception of motion created by the rapid display of a series of still images |
Copyright Laws | Laws designed to protect intellectual property rights |
Fair Use | A section of the US Copyright law that allows the use of copyrighted works in reporting news, conducting research, and teaching |
Graphics | Multimedia elements 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 |
Multimedia | A computer based communications process that incorporates text, graphics, sound, animation, and video |
Multimedia Careers | Careers that incorporate multiple elements of multimedia, such as game design, music and video production, animation, web design, etc |
Public Domain | Property rights that belong to the community at large, are unprotected by copyright or patent, and are subject to use by anyone |
Royalty free | Prepared material that can be used legally without paying a fee to the artist or 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 cosisting of alphanumeric characters |
Trademark | A name, symbol, or other device identifying a product; it is officially registered with the US government and its use is legally restricted to its owner |
Video | A series of framed images put together, one after another, to simulate motion and interactivity |