Background
Desmarais, Norman Paul was born on December 15, 1946 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ernest M. and Cecile Helen (Bouvier) Desmarais.
(Once the exclusive domain of recording and broadcast stud...)
Once the exclusive domain of recording and broadcast studios, the production of full-motion video with sound has been democratized by affordable multimedia technology. Now, anyone with the right kind of computer hardware and software can play, record and manipulate various types af audio and video media. Still relatively new to most computer users, multimedia PC technology encompasses dozens of hardware configurations and hundreds of software applications - an overwhelming array of options for computer professionals and users at any level. Produced in co-operation with Meckler Publishing Company, this reference guide provides a concise overview of desktop audio and video technology. The topics covered include: hardware requirements for popular multimedia interfaces; multimedia text creation and formatting; waveform, CD-ROM and MIDI audio systems; image storage and reproduction techniques; analog pass-through, laser disc, VCR and Multimedia Windows motion video formats; DVI, JPEG and MPEG video compression; the multimedia authoring process and available supporting systems; multimedia networking and communications; the future of multimedia technology.
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Desmarais, Norman Paul was born on December 15, 1946 in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Ernest M. and Cecile Helen (Bouvier) Desmarais.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Gregorian University, Rome, 1969. STB, Gregorian University, Rome, 1972. Master of Library Science, Simmons College, 1977.
Master of Business Administration, Providence College, 1990.
Acquisitions library Providence College, Rhode Island, since 1984. Library. St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, 1977-1982. Head order and cataloging Catholic University American, Washington, 1982-1984.
(Once the exclusive domain of recording and broadcast stud...)
Member American Theological Library. Association (head readers services committee 1979-1982), Rhode Island Library. Association (feature editor since 1984), Special Libraries Association.
Married Barbara Rose Hughes, June 18, 1977. Children: Jeanne, Denise.