Multimedia+Input+Devices

Introduction
In order to manipulate multimedia assets on a computer, we first need a way to get the multimedia information into the computer.

The images which we want to capture are in analog format, and we want to convert them into digital format for processing on a computer.

The main multimedia input devices are shown in the following table:



Video
This short video explains how a digital camera works

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Task
Copy and complete the following table for all 4 input devices listed above



Extension Task
Answer the following questions: 1. What is a does the term CCD stand for? 2. What does a CCD do? 3. What does the term resolution mean? 4. What impact does increasing the resolution have on the file size? 5. What is the name of the input device used for capturing audio?