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The development of digital media technology

What are the main stages in the development of digital media technology? In this article, Dr Ming Yan discusses his recent research.
In a typical digital media system, there is both a variety of multimedia content, and a digital media system that is distributed and managed through the Internet.

Digital media is the media represented in the form of “Numbers”. Digital media technology is a technology that uses digital methods to create, store, transmit and display information. This technology uses digital devices such as computers and the Internet to achieve information processing and dissemination.

The presentation of digital media technology

In 2005, China issued the white paper on the development of digital media technology in 2005, which specifically defined the concept of “digital media”. With the introduction of this concept, digital media technology has gradually evolved.

The development of digital media technology

1)Multimedia

With the popularity of personal computers, ordinary users can carry out digital information processing. In the 1980s, the concept of multimedia technology gradually took shape, and computers began to be able to process text, images, audio and video and other forms of media.

2)Distributed digital media system

The rapid development of the Internet in the 1990s has made the dissemination of digital media more extensive and convenient. With the emergence of web technologies such as HTML, digital media content can be displayed and transmitted through the Internet.

In the 2000s, the development of streaming media technology made it possible to transmit audio and video in real time, such as online video, live broadcast, etc. The popularity of smart phones and the rise of mobile Internet make digital media accessible anytime and anywhere.

Since 2010, advances in AI technology have made digital media applications such as content recommendation and automated editing more intelligent. The development of big data technology makes the analysis of user behavior and content effect more accurate, which helps to optimize the production and dissemination of digital media. In addition, the development of virtual reality and augmented reality technology provides users with a more immersive digital media experience, which is widely used in games, education, medical care and other fields.

Your task

What changes do you think the development of digital media technology has brought to daily life?

Share your thoughts and ideas in the comments below.

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