COMMON MEDIUMS
Generally, there are two very common mediums used in delivering multimedia contents. First, multimedia can be delivered through Web pages. Thus, this kind of content is said to be a Web-based multimedia. Secondly, multimedia can be delivered through compact discs. Therefore, the multimedia content is said to be a CD-based multimedia.
WEB-BASED MULTIMEDIA
Web-based multimedia is a combination of multimedia technology and Internet technology. Web-based multimedia is popular nowadays.
MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY IN THE INTERNET
Now, with the advancement of both technologies, most Web pages integrate elements like text, graphic, audio, video and animation. There are a lot of multimedia software including plug-ins, players and browsers used in the Internet. These software allow better quality multimedia programs to be stored and viewed.
CD-BASED MULTIMEDIA
CDs like CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory) have been used to store and deliver multimedia content. CDs are usually used with computers. An improvement of the CD-ROM is the Blu-ray disc which can store better quality video. However, the main problem in using CD-ROMs as a medium is that, it can be costly as it takes a long time to produce a complete multimedia program.
