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Case studies made of multimedia document production highlight the need for a means of classifying and describing the transformations of media elements which make up this process. The classification set out here contains twelve types belonging to two categories, constructive and supportive. A set of transformation representation rules provides the framework for succinct communication between production participants. This communication can serve both a descriptive function, describing events as the basis for design rationale, or a prescriptive function outlining detailed stages before they are activated.
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Morris, S.J. (1998). Media transformations for the representation and communication of multimedia production activities. In: Sutcliffe, A., Ziegler, J., Johnson, P. (eds) Designing Effective and Usable Multimedia Systems. IFIP — The International Federation for Information Processing, vol 7. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35370-8_6
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