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into a sort of “uni-media” with digital code as its common language. A sound in this
new scheme is still different from a photo, but common tools and techniques based on
digital manipulations can be applied to both. Cut, copy, and paste, for instance, were
once restricted to text. With the development of modern multimedia, these are common
operations that are conducted in much the same way for all media.
Distribution
Distribution is one of the principal challenges in the evolution of modern multimedia.
In the past, analog media such as radio, TV, and print enjoyed considerable advantages
over digital multimedia. Their well-developed infrastructures and large customer bases
allowed for rapid and widespread distribution ...