Multimedia Computer Technology (Second Edition)

Author: Lu Hongwei
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Publish Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This book comprehensively and systematically introduces the development history, future prospects, and basic principles of multimedia computer technology, as well as the composition of multimedia computer systems. It elaborates on the key technologies in digital audio, image, and video processing. Additionally, it provides a brief introduction to multimedia databases, the organization and design of multimedia documents, and multimedia computer networks. On this basis, the book briefly covers typical applications of multimedia technology in networking and communication, such as video phone systems, video conferencing systems, IP phones, and VOD systems. This book can serve as a textbook for undergraduate students in computer science at universities, as well as for adult education students in corresponding fields (undergraduate programs starting from high school level and undergraduate programs starting from junior college level). It can also be referenced by engineering technicians engaged in multimedia application research and development.