Now a large growth area in computing, multimedia is becoming more accessible to those who need it most - artists, musicians, educators, publishers, advertisers, marketing people, and so on - and who feel that interactive sound and video is the way forward in their business. This book should benefit all those who are now building (authoring) or considering building multimedia applications. This is above all a practical book about multimedia PCs and applications, featuring extensive and detailed examples of how multimedia applications are authored, and taking a tutorial approach. A disk is available to support the book, containing multimedia applications to run instantly (authored by using ToolBook) and a Windows video recorder (VFW compatible) so the applications can run on any multimedia PC. This book should be of interest to users or potential users of multimedia PCs and those considering upgrading an "ordinary" PC to a multimedia one.