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  2. Multimedia computer - Wikipedia

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    Multimedia computer. A multimedia computer is a computer that is optimized for multimedia performance. Early home computers lacked the power and storage necessary for true multimedia. The games for these systems, along with the demo scene were able to achieve high sophistication and technical polish using only simple, blocky graphics and ...

  3. Multimedia - Wikipedia

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    Multimedia. Multimedia is a form of communication that uses a combination of different content forms, such as writing, audio, images, animations, or video, into a single interactive presentation, in contrast to traditional mass media, such as printed material or audio recordings, which feature little to no interaction between users.

  4. Digital media - Wikipedia

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    In mass communication, digital media is any communication media that operates in conjunction with various encoded machine-readable data formats. Digital content can be created, viewed, distributed, modified, listened to, and preserved on a digital electronic device, including digital data storage media (in contrast to analog electronic media ...

  5. Multimedia PC - Wikipedia

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    The Multimedia PC ( MPC) was a recommended configuration for a personal computer (PC) with a CD-ROM drive. The standard was set and named by the Multimedia PC Marketing Council, which was a working group of the Software Publishers Association (SPA, now the Software and Information Industry Association ). The MPMC comprised companies including ...

  6. Windows Media Video - Wikipedia

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    Windows Media Video (WMV) is a series of video codecs and their corresponding video coding formats developed by Microsoft.It is part of the Windows Media framework. WMV consists of three distinct codecs: The original video compression technology known as WMV, was originally designed for Internet streaming applications, as a competitor to RealVideo.

  7. Computer data storage - Wikipedia

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    When used within a robotic tape library, it is classified as tertiary storage instead. Computer data storage or digital data storage is a technology consisting of computer components and recording media that are used to retain digital data. It is a core function and fundamental component of computers. [1] : 15–16.

  8. Multimedia framework - Wikipedia

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    A multimedia framework is a software framework that handles media on a computer and through a network. A good multimedia framework offers an intuitive API and a modular architecture to easily add support for new audio, video and container formats and transmission protocols. It is meant to be used by applications such as media players and audio ...

  9. IEEE MultiMedia - Wikipedia

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    IEEE MultiMedia is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the IEEE Computer Society and covering multimedia technologies. Topics of interest include image processing, video processing, audio analysis, text retrieval and understanding, data mining and analysis, and data fusion. It was established in 1994 and the current editor ...