Media Types
Text, Graphics, Sound and Video
Learning
Intentions
To begin to understand what
different types of media there are.
Understand what is meant by
“Standard File Formats”.
Explore the different formats
available to you in the form of text,
audio, video and graphic.
Success Criteria
I will have achieved the learning
intentions by:
Completing the Quizlet Quiz
By using these media types in
websites that I create in the
future.
What is
Multimedia?
Electronic materials that contain
a combination of different types
of digital media.
TEXT, AUDIO, GRAPHICS & VIDEO
These can be stored as electronic
files on computers, dvd’s etc or
in the cloud for easy access.
Standard File
Formats
Standard file
.txt .rtf
formats are .wav .mp3
recognised by
nearly all computer .jpeg .bmp
applications that
can use that kind .gif .png
of multimedia.
.mp4 .avi
Text File Formats
You will work with text documents nearly
every day now - reading and writing them!
.txt - Plain Text File.
Standard text document that contains just
text. No formatting.
.rtf - Rich Text File.
A text format that supports “rich text” e.g.
formatting, custom tab settings and
different fonts etc.
Audio File
Formats
We hear digital sound
everyday but do you know
what their format is just by
listening? .mp3 or .wav?!
.wav or .mp3
.mp3 - 1.2mb
.wav or .mp3
.wav - 8mb
.wav - Wave Audio File
Standard digital audio format used for storing
waveform data.
Primarily used on Windows OS systems but because it
is a Standard File Format it can be opened by lots
of different applications on other OS.
Stores sampling rates and bit rates.
Sample rate of 44.1 KHz and bit rate of 16-bit is the
standard format for CD audio.
File sizes are very large!
.mp3 - MPEG-1 or
MPEG-2 Audio Layer III
Digital Audio created by the Motion
Picture Exports Group.
Uses the lossy compression technique
so it doesn’t lose quality and keeps
file sizes down.
Filter outs part of the original sound
that the human ear cannot hear.
Image File Formats
.jpeg - Joint Photographic Experts Group
Uses compression techniques to reduce file sizes.
Mainly used on the web and digital cameras where space
and quick downloads are needed.
Capable of displaying over 16 million different colours.
.bmp - Bitmap Image File
Composed of individual pixels or “bits” of data.
Cannot be resized without compromising image quality. They
have a fixed resolution.
Capable of displaying over 16 million different colours.
.gif - Graphics Interchange Format
Good for logos, screenshots and basic animations.
Used a lot in web design.
Can only display 256 colours, not good for photos
.png - Portable Network Graphic
Created to replace .gif’s on the Internet.
Produces smaller file sizes than .gif
Can still produce images with over 16 million colours.
Video File Formats
.mp4 - Moving Picture
Experts Group 4
Especially developed for low
bandwidth internet connections.
Smaller file sizes because it uses
compression.
Used in a variety of applications and
devices like smart phones and
tablets.
.avi - Audio Video
Interleave
Developed by Microsoft in 1992.
Doesn’t use compression so file sizes
can be large and slow to download.
Limited to 2GB file size.
Last but not least!
.pdf - Portable Document
Format
Created by Adobe to share
documents across the
Internet.
.pdf’s save the document as
it is with all text, images
etc intact exactly how they
were created.
Can only be edited with
special software.
Time for a
1. Go to http://www.quizlet.com/
2. From the search box along the top search for “N4/5 File
Formats” hit search.
3. Select the top result.
4. Once selected choose “Test” along the top with the blue “A+”
icon.
5. Along the side change it to Multiple Choice only (deselect
all other options).
6. Hit the reconfigure button.
7. Take the Quiz!
