Multimedia Technology Tutorial

Author: Li Zeyan
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book provides a detailed introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and technologies of multimedia from three layers: multimedia authoring and data presentation, multimedia data compression, and multimedia communication and retrieval. Each chapter includes relevant websites and reference resources related to the chapter content, along with appropriately challenging post-lecture exercises. The book is comprehensive and highlights key points, making it suitable as a textbook for multimedia technology courses in higher education institutions, as well as a reference for researchers and developers in multimedia technology. Authored by an experienced teacher, the content is derived from actual materials presented in the classroom, making it ideal as a textbook for students in computer science and engineering programs. This book provides a detailed introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and technologies of multimedia from three layers: multimedia authoring and data presentation, multimedia data compression, and multimedia communication and retrieval.
Key Features:
· Introduction to multimedia authoring tools, such as music sequencers, image and video editors, popular languages like XML and SMIL, and programs such as Director, Flash, and VRML.
· Representation of graphics/image/video/audio data, including color models, HDTV, MIDI, and audio encoding.
· Compression formats and standards for data, images, video, and audio, including lossless and lossy compression.
· Multimedia networking, considering QoS, VoIP, real-time media streaming, and multimedia over wireless networks.
· Content-based retrieval in digital libraries.
This book provides a detailed introduction to the basic concepts, principles, and technologies of multimedia from three layers: multimedia authoring and data presentation, multimedia data compression, and multimedia communication and retrieval. Each chapter includes relevant websites and reference resources related to the chapter content, along with appropriately challenging post-lecture exercises.