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The uses of video in an interactive media in games is to lead you from one scene to the other.

It shows you what happens in between the two scenes, so you know what is going on.

It also encourages you to carry on with the game, so it makes you want to finish.

The bad thing with this is that it makes you want to finish the game, so you will carry on with it and that can make you stay up really late.

The platform four this could ether be a PC, PlayStation 2/3 or a xbox/360 the uses of videos is so they can promote and advertise other games as well as there own.

DVD

A DVD player is a platform (hardware) that uses videos, they can promote and advertise other films as well as their own.

Videos in interactive media encourages you to watch the film as its at the start menu and only can be played on some types of hard wear such as PC, PlayStation 2/3 Xbox/360, laptop and a mobile phone.

Normally you have some clips of the video on the menu option that encourages you to watch the film.

The problem with some DVDs is that some of them are blue ray so normal DVD players are not compatible with blue ray so they will not play so make shore you find out that yours is compatible firs before buying it or you will just wast your time and money.

WEB

The platforms for the uses of the web could be a PC, PlayStation2/3 Xbox/360, laptop and even a Mobile phone.

Videos on the web have there advantages to advertise anything you want.

You can watch real videos or tutorials, these videos on the web (interactive media ) have a great impact on our 0lives.

Videos in the web (interactive media) helps companies advertise themselves as lots of people go onto the web and they will see their video clips of the store and products. How?

People can also put there teaching skills on there so other people can learn from them, which is like having your own personal tutor.

The problem with videos on the web (interactive media) is the software its put on with.
Flash is one of them if you don't have the flash player then the video will not play on your PC unless you download the software.

If you have a lower class flash player then the video it was created with then you also can't play the video.
Other programs such as Quick time player, Real player our widows media player then the same circumstances apply.

The down fall of videos on the web (interactive media ) is that people can watch films that they Haven't payed for.
This means the film company is loosing lots of money eventually they will run out of money so they can't make another film even if they have left you with a cliff hanger for another one.

You can download films of the Internet but this is illegal and you can get done fore copyright and you will be find our put in prison in some circumstances.

MOBILE

A mobile phone is a peace of hardware what is a platform.
The useful thing about mobile devices is that some of them can watch videos now.

This is a useful thing as you could make a important video to a client then send it tho the web or email him a link (attachment file),

also email it to your client then he can pick the video up when he is at home our at the office if he has a video phone he can pick it straight up where ever he is.

Presentation

With a presentation you make a video file and sent the Presentation to where ever it has to go without even being there this is an advantage if you are lat for work our late to see your client.

You could make a PowerPoint presentation our you could make a video file.

You could put it in to windows media player real player windows movie maker our maybe Quick time player this way you can project it of your laptop on to a board then pause, rewind, fast forward and even stop it when you want to.

In this case you are able to explain what you are talking about if they don't understand our ask questions maybe if some people miss a bit you could go back a step maybe give them a file to review when they have the time.

The advantage of doing this is that you don't have to keep explaining over and over again.

A PC is hardware (platform) but the software programs called publisher, Windows media player, real player, quick time player and also flash are all types of software.

This type of software can be used to make videos.

They are all made to produce videos to stop, play, pause, rewind and fast forward.