Multimedia Technology: Recommended Resources
Books
CD-ROM/DVD/VHS
Articles
Magazines/Journals
Conferences
Multimedia Associations
Books
Barr-Watson, Pete, Jessica Speigel, et al. The New Masters of Flash: The 2002 Annual. Birmingham, UK: Friends of ED, 2001.
Design techniques and concepts, step-by-step tutorials, actionscript.
Level: Intermediate to advanced
ISBN: 1903450365
List Price: $59.99
Crawford, Tad, ed. AIGA Professional Practices in Graphic Design: American Institute of Graphic Arts. American Institute of Graphic Arts. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1998.
Comprehensive professional guide to the field covers issues of management, marketing, client and employee relationships, legal rights and ethical standards, studio health and safety.
ISBN: 1880559897
List Price: $24.95
Curtis, Hillman. Flash Web Design: The Art of Motion Graphics V5 Remix. Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing, 2001.
Flash projects explained in step-by-step tutorials; emphasis on animation aesthetics
Level: Intermediate to advanced
ISBN: 0735710988
List Price: $45.00
Gotz, Veruschka. Color & Type for the Screen. Digital Media Design Series. New York: Watson-Guptill, 1998.
ISBN: 2880463297
List Price: $35.00
Graphic-Sha, eds. Applied Typography. Tokyo: Graphic Sha Publishing Co., 1998.
ASIN: 4766110374
Green, Chuck. The Desktop Publisher's Idea Book: One-Of-A-Kind Projects, Expert Tips, and Hard-To-Find Sources. 2d ed. New York: Random House, 1997.
ISBN 0-679-78006-8
List Price: $25.00
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Hamlin, J. Scott, and David J. Emberton. Flash 5 Magic with Actionscript. Indianapolis: New Riders Publishing, 2001.
Flash projects explained in step-by-step tutorials; emphasis on scripting in Flash with ActionScript.
Level: Intermediate to advanced
ISBN: 0735710236
List Price: $45.00
Haynes, Barry, and Wendy Crumpler. Photoshop 6 Artistry: Mastering the Digital Image. Indianapolis: New Riders, 2001.
Builds essential Photoshop skills and knowledge using common tasks such as re-touching and color correction as guides.
Level: Beginner to Advanced
ISBN: 0735710376
List Price: $59.99
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Joss, Molly W. Clip Art Smart: Choose and Use the Best Digital Clip. Gloucester, MA: Rockport Publishers, 1998.
ISBN: 1564962946
List Price: $39.99
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Medsker, Karen L., and Kristina M. Holdsworth, eds. Models and Strategies for Training Design. Silver Spring, MD: International Society for Performance Improvement, 2001.
Practical guide and reference book for instructional design professionals and students.
ISBN: 1-890289-11-6
List Price: $44.95
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Niederst, Jennifer. Web Design in a Nutshell: A Desktop Quick Reference. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly, 1999.
Overview of Web design technologies and applications, including multimedia.
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
ISBN: 0596001967
List Price: $29.95
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Page, Khristine. Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Training from the Source. Berkeley, CA: Macromedia Press, 2001.
Dreamweaver overview from Macromedia.
Level: Beginner to intermediate
ISBN: 0201731355
List Price: $44.99
Pincus, Edward, and Steven Ascher. The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age. Rev. ed. New York: Plume, 1999.
Examines issues in the video-creation process such as funding, preparing, shooting, lighting, editing, printing, screening, titling, processing, copywriting, & distributing.
Level: Beginner to Advanced
ISBN: 0-452-27957-7
List Price: $18.95
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Siebert, Lori, and Lisa Ballard. Making a Good Layout (Graphic Design Basics). Cincinnati: North Light Books, 1992.
ISBN: 0891344233
List Price: $24.99
Thompson, Roy. Grammar of the Edit. Media Manuals Series. Oxford: Focal Press, 1998.
Overview of basic video editing principles.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
ISBN: 0240513401
List Price: $29.99
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Visual Quickstart Guide Series. Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press.
These manuals cover most standard multimedia applications such as Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, Dreamweaver, and others.
Level: Beginner to Intermediate
List Prices are around $18.95 - $21.99
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Zettl, Herbert. Sight Sound Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics. 3d ed. Belmont CA: Wadsworth, 1999.
Examines the aesthetic principles behind elements of film- and video-creation such as framing, focus, shot composition, and point of view.
Level: Beginner to Advanced
ISBN: 034526772
List Price: $81.95
CD-ROM/DVD/VHS
Total Training Videos and DVD's.
Training materials for Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, Illustrator, After Effects, Painter, Final Effects, Atomic Power Evolution.
List of products
Articles
Hampe, Barry. "What Video Does Well in Education -- and What it Doesn't." Syllabus 13, no. 1 (August 1999).
Article in a "Video and Presentation Technologies" theme issue of Syllabus. Hampe assesses video's strengths as a pedagogical tool; outlines and examines specific applications of video based on instructional goals.
Magazines/Newsletters
AV Video Multimedia Producer. Digital Media Online, Inc.
Level: Beginner to advanced
Computer Arts. Future Publishing Limited, UK
Art, design, technology, PC/ MAC, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, UltraDev, DHTML, CSS, Shockwave, tutorials, projects, and product reviews. Includes CD-ROM
Level: Intermediate/ advanced
Design Graphics. Digital Publishing
Photoshop, equipment and software reviews, events,
tutorials, and studio skills.
Level: Beginner to advanced
DV (Digital Video). San Francisco, CA: CMP Media, LLC.
Equipment, skills, documentary, motion graphics, video
on the web, post-production, audio solutions, soundtracks, software reviews.
Level: Intermediate to advanced
HOW. F&W Publications, Inc.
Design, design competitions, portfolio development,
starting a firm, business strategies, creativity, project management, conferences, and events.
Level: Beginner to advanced
Photoshop User. National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Tips, effects, tricks, plug-ins, reviews, retouching
people, gif animations, user groups, and events.
Level: Beginner
Web Techniques. CMP Media, LLC.
Perl, XML, PHP, product reviews, design+programming.
Level: Advanced
Conferences
Video, audio, workshops, cameras, lighting equipment & techniques, compositing, editing, media aesthetics, independent filmmaking, a-v software & hardware, and streaming media.
Graphics, artwork, animation, theory, research, innovation, emerging technologies.
Enterprise-level streaming solutions, codecs, compression best practices, asset management, pay-per-view, and rights management.
See also:
"Education Technology and Computer-Related Conferences."
