Multimedia in Theory and Practice
| Publisher | Year | ISBN |
| Tziola | 1996 1st edition
1998 2nd edition | 970-7219-46-5 |
Personal Comment: My best seller! Three editions...
Its co-authoring with 6 others (we formed then the "Multimedia labs authoring team), but I have written 40%, Stavros Demetriades 27% and less the others. However I made all the pre-press procedure and this was my first book with professional layout.
Content: In its time it covered almost everything. In 1996 multimedia just begun in Greece and this book was pioneering (and the only one). To its advantages the exercises per chapter and to its disadvantages some irrelevant chapters.
I don't recommend this book because its it outperformed by the new editions of the programs it describes. Eg it covers Photoshop version 2.5, but we are already at version 7 or 8 or whatever..!
It is recommended if you want to read the theory (that is not outdated as fast) or if you are collecting classic books (yes, it begun classic in its domain...)
You can have an example in Adobe.pdf
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Multimedia Theory
Development of a multimedia application
Chapter 1: Image-Graphics
Image capturing
HP DeskScan II
Graphics, images and formats
Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop 3.0
1st exercise (Photoshop)
Adobe Illustrator
2nd exercise (Illustrator)
Chapter 2: Sound
Theory of Sound
Macromedia Sound Edit 16
3rd exercise (Sound Edit)
Wave for Windows 161
Chapter 3: 2D & 3D Modeling - Animation
Modeling Theory
Macromedia Macromodell
Macromind 3D
4rd exercise (Macromind 3D)
Asymetrix 3D 223
g-view
Advanced Visualizer
Chapter 4: Video
Video Theory
Fusion Recorder
Adobe Premiere
5th exercise (Premiere)
Chapter 5: Authoring Tools
Authoring Tolls Theory
Macromedia Authorware
6th exercise (Authorware)
Macromedia Director
7th exercise (Director)
Asymetrix Toolbook
Multimedia Toolbook 3.0.
8th exercise (Toolbook)
Visual Programming
Visual Basic
Borland Delphi
Final Exercise
Chapter 6: General Issues
CD Technology
CD burning (Win On CD - Mac On CD)
The platform Indigo from Silicon Graphics
Multimedia and Networks
Multimedia and WWW
Multimedia and Education
References
Index
Athanasis Karoulis: Academica 
