C-DAC's National Multimedia Resource Centre (NMRC) project started with the sponsorship for the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Government of India in 1998. The centre got established in 1999 in the campus of Agriculture College, Pune. NMRC is entrusted with the task to identify and propagate cost effective applications of multimedia among the masses. Several initiatives for the development of multimedia authoring templates, component libraries, web-based repository and training have been taken. The multimedia team of C-DAC has been actively contributing to this field since 1992 and has experience of almost 10 years.

NMRC has successfully developed and delivered the following-

• Repository of multimedia components Web based Multimedia Portal hosting over 200 multimedia projects implemented by students trained at NMRC
• Readymade Content Libraries Shaili VL-I CD ROM, A library of traditional designs Shaili VL-II CD ROM, A library of traditional designs
  
• Application-oriented multimedia-authoring template QuickMM Album Authoring software
  
• Multimedia rendering of Dnyaneshwari CD Title ( 2 CD Volumes)
  
• Web Version of Dnyaneshwari
  
• GUI Evaluation Software
  
• Multimedia Kiosk along with software for the National Museum, New Delhi

NMRC is dedicated to propogation of multimedia by designing and conducting training programs such as-

• Diploma in Advanced Computer Arts, A full time, 6 months course
  
• Diploma in Multimedia Creations, A part time, 4 months course
  

Multimedia training is imparted at national level through the network of Authorized Training Centres space by C-DAC. The results achieved through this activity are regularly exhibited and demonstrated at national and international forums.

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Recent Publications

• Multimedia & Human Computer Interface (HCI)
  
  
  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Juxtaposing Commentary of Task Performance (CTP) and
    Interface Play Script (IPS) for Discovering Interface Metaphors
    Proceedings of International Conference on Information Management (ICIM), Mumbai, India, Volume II, pp. 809-818.
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Multimedia Education: Current Trends and Future Potential
    Sampada Special Issue on Education, Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture, July 2005, pp. 27-29.
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Using Mnemonic Techniques as part of Pictorial Interface for Self Identification of Illiterate Villagers
    In Proceedings of International Conference on Human Computer Interaction (I-HCI 2004) organized by IESUP and CSI, Bangalore, India.
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Experimenting with UniFace: A tool for Usability Testing of Icons
    ACM-SIGCHI-SI National Usability Conference Easy 2004, Bangalore, India.
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Chasing the Cognitive Roots of Our Rectangular Mindset
    The Idea #7, CD Gazette of Electronic Arts, 2003-2004
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Pragmatic and Usable Approach for Digital Library Initiatives in India
    Proceedings of International Conference on Digital Libraries (2004),
    New Delhi, India, pp. 41-48
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Systematic Modeling of Stories and Role Development of Storyteller for Interactive Multimedia
    Proceedings of International Conference on Storytelling in the Digitalage (December 2002), National Institute of Design & Media Lab Asia, Ahmedabad, India.
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Template based Authoring for Cost Effective Multimedia Production
    In proceedings of IEEE Multimedia Technology and Applications Conference, November 2001, P. 133-142, University of California, Irvine, USA.
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Multimedia Rendering of Spiritual Texts
    In proceedings of 5th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia 1999, September 1999, P. 500-507, University of Abertay, Dandee, Scotland, UK.
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  • Dinesh S. Katre
    Unconventional Inspirations for Creating Software Interface
    Metaphors
    In proceedings of International Conference on Media and Design
    (ICMD 2002), Volume I, pp. 1-15, Mumbai, India.
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