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Major Characteristics of Multimedia

Multimedia presentations may be viewed in person on stage, projected, transmitted or played locally with a media player. A broadcast may be a live or recorded multimedia presentation. Broadcasts and recordings can be either analog or digital electronic media technology. Digital online multimedia may be downloaded or streamed. Streaming multimedia may be live or on-demand.

The various formats of technological or digital multimedia may be intended to enhance the users' experience. Enhanced levels of interactivity are made possible by combining multiple forms of media content.

Online multimedia is increasingly becoming object-oriented and data-driven, enabling applications with collaborative end user innovation and personalisation on multiple forms of content over time. Examples of these range from multiple forms of content on Web sites like photo galleries with both images (pictures) and title (text) user-updated, to simulations whose co-efficient, events, illustrations, animations or videos are modifiable, allowing the multimedia "experience" to be altered without reprogramming.