The minimum requirements for the Adobe Creative Cloud software

The Creative Cloud website requires internet access and a compatible web browser

CS6 apps have the following minimum requirements:

Mac: Multicore Intel® processor with 64-bit support, Mac OS X v10.6.8 or later, 4GB ram, 10.5GB hard disk space.
Windows: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo or AMD Phenom® II processor, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows® 7 or later, 4GB RAM, 10.5GB hard disk space.

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Digital Revolution

Bit: Binary Digit, is used in the Binary system, only use the digits zero and one to store and process information on a computer.

Byte: A string of eight consecutive bits. Also a basic building block for encoding information into digital form.

Hardware: The physical computers or electronic devices used to carry out specific designs and production activities.

Software: The computer program or set of programs that is designed to perform a specific set of tasks or functions that is loaded into a computers memory.

Firmware: A computer program that is permanently installed by manufacturer on a hardware chip within a portable digital device.

Our "New" Society

Out with the old...

In legacy media, or old media, are collectively the traditional forms of human exchange. Today, much of media content can be viewed in a variety of formats intended to serve multiple purposes and audiences. Social media allows individuals to gather and express themselves in a much more simple and immediate fashion.

Multimedia improvements

By giving people this capability, they not only have the ability to share ideas, opinions and other contents, but also (if they wish) gain notoriety, and expand their influence. New media allows individuals to show more authentication in their content. The computer is said to assume a dominant role as the universal instrument of inspiration, creation, distribution and consumption which works hand in hand with human culture to create a new super-medium computer culture.

Missing Old Media?

Overall, multimedia truly makes the world a better place in many ways. It also gives a platform to some less savory behaviors and opinions. Many people are found communicating digitally with little to none in face-to-face communication. Cyberbullying, cheating, texting while driving, as well as many others are at a extreme high from multimedia perks. Sometimes waking up to the morning news and reading local ads in a newspaper seems more pleasing than always streaming or knowing the latest of five minutes ago... wishful thinking though.

Five Principles of New Media

Numerical Representation:

Unlike the linear form that was represented by old media, numerically formed equations gives way for digital sampling. Instead of creating a perfect analog, music and picture are broken down and saved as a numeric value making math a important part of the process.

Structural Modularity:

Convergence takes tools from old media the use to be found individual, for example: computer, telephones, television, cameras, and tape recorders are now being merged into a unified whole. The perfect example would be the smartphone. Even though objects can be combined, individuality is kept allow you to still build from the ground up through modularity.

Automation:

Allows the computer to serve as an agent of content production. Automation requires little to none in programming skills which makes this feature a time saver for individuals looking to create professional content.

Variability:

New media object do not have to stay in its original format. variability means that you can convert, export, transcode digital files for a variety of purposes that is said to be "potentially indefinite".

Cultural Transcoding:

Manovich believes that to different layers make up a new " computer culture" that is made up of a cultural and computer layer. The two interactions influence and shape each other in creating new traditional ways.

The 5 Components of Multimedia

Text:
Text is a visual expression of letter numbers and symbols that we use to communicate ideas and information. Text will always remain reliable because it provides meaning, detail, and direction. Text brings written structure to multimedia.

Graphics:
If visual support if ever needed to add an extra wow factor to the multimedia experience, graphics is the go to. Graphics illustrate concepts and ideas as well as bring visual energy, emotion, and pizazz to any design.

Video:
Video or Film, is a motion picture. Over a span of time, video has transgressed from a linear format to a more satisfying real-life movement across time.

Audio:
Audio is referred to an aural content that is created through electronic capture and sound. Either standalone or synchronized with visual narrative, audio creates energy and emotion to the multimedia experience.

Animation: Animation is the process of creating motion over time through rapid projection of a sequence of hand-drawn or computer-generated images. Whether it's in 2D, 3D, or motion graphics animation has become common for storytelling and moviemaking.