Multimedia Communication Technology Basics

Author: Ai-ning Cai
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Publish Date: 2000-08-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the Ministry of Education's "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century," serving as a curriculum textbook for the 21st century. It has been listed as a key national textbook for general higher education in the "Ninety-Five Plan." The author systematically and comprehensively analyzes the most representative literature and research findings published worldwide since the emergence of multimedia technology, synthesizing them into nine chapters: Characteristics of Multimedia Technology, Visual Characteristics of Multimedia, Color Television Signals, Basic Techniques of Data Compression, Coding of Constant Rate Multimedia Information, Multimedia Synchronization, Multimedia Transmission Networks, Multimedia Communication Terminals and Systems, Grouping Transmission of Video Data, and Multimedia Databases. To date, this book is the most comprehensive in content and most closely integrated with teaching, research, and production among all existing multimedia technology books domestically and internationally. The author strives for rigorous logical reasoning and clear, in-depth explanations in the writing process, with some chapters even revised eight times. The selection and intent of this book are designed not only as a textbook for "Multimedia Communication" courses in higher education for majors such as Electronic Information and Computer Communication but also to meet the professional development needs of engineering technicians with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees working in television stations, communication enterprises, or related research institutions and companies, particularly in areas such as market positioning and research and development. To date, this book is the most comprehensive in content and most closely integrated with teaching, research, and production among all existing multimedia technology books domestically and internationally. The author strives for rigorous logical reasoning and clear, in-depth explanations in the writing process, with some chapters even revised eight times. The selection and intent of this book are designed not only as a textbook for "Multimedia Communication" courses in higher education for majors such as Electronic Information and Computer Communication but also to meet the professional development needs of engineering technicians with bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees working in television stations, communication enterprises, or related research institutions and companies, particularly in areas such as market positioning and research and development.