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From: Andrew Kirkpatrick
Date: Thu, Aug 02 2007 8:20 AM
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Why do we need to define this awful term? Have we changed something so
that we're now using the word "multimedia" in a standard? If so, where?
Thanks,
AWK
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Sean Hayes
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:42 AM
> To: TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-video] draft def for multimedia
>
> For video and audio on their own the obvious term would be monomedia.
>
> However a slight simplification can be made if we use the
> term media to cover video, audio and video with synchronised audio.
>
> Multimedia as used in this standard includes any content,
> static or interactive which includes concurrent media.
> Examples include (insert format references). Example of
> content which is not considered as "multimedia" for this
> standard are, (insert examples).
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of
> Hoffman, Allen
> Sent: 02 August 2007 13:45
> To: TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee
> Subject: Re: [teitac-video] draft def for multimedia
>
> All:
>
> Here is a draft proposal for "multimedia" definition.
>
> Multimedia as used in this standard includes any content,
> static or interactive, which includes concurrent
> synchronized audio and visual information. Examples include
> (insert format references). Example of content which is not
> considered as "multimedia" for this standard are, (insert examples).
>
>
> Q: Is independent video or audio considered multimedia? If
> not what term applies to them specifically?
>
>
>
> Allen Hoffman -- = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ; v: 202-447-0303
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