Fundamentals of Multimedia
International Edition
Published on 24. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-13-127256-9 (ISBN)
Description
For one-semester, advanced undergraduate/graduate-level Multimedia courses in departments of Computer Science, Engineering, CIS, and IT.
This text fills a gap in the rapidly growing field of multimedia by introducing advanced programming students to the basic concepts of multimedia. Written by experienced teachers, this text evolved from materials used in class and forms the basis for all of the important topics that should be covered in a multimedia course. The material emphasizes concepts over applications and exposes students to real issues that they will encounter in the workplace.
This text fills a gap in the rapidly growing field of multimedia by introducing advanced programming students to the basic concepts of multimedia. Written by experienced teachers, this text evolved from materials used in class and forms the basis for all of the important topics that should be covered in a multimedia course. The material emphasizes concepts over applications and exposes students to real issues that they will encounter in the workplace.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
846 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-127256-9 (9780131272569)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition
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11/2003
Pearson
€101.50
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Persons
Ze-Nian Li and Mark S. Drew are in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. Drs. Li and Drew have each published more than 80 referred papers in journals and conference proceedings in multimedia and allied fields.
Content
Preface.
I. MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING AND DATA REPRESENTATIONS.
1. Introduction to Multimedia.
2. Multimedia Authoring and Tools.
3. Graphics and Image Data Representations.
4. Color in Image and Video.
5. Fundamental Concepts in Video.
6. Basics of Digital Audio.
II. MULTIMEDIA DATA COMPRESSION.
7. Lossless Compression Algorithms.
8. Lossy Compression Algorithms.
9. Image Compression Standards.
10. Basic Video Compression Techniques.
11. MPEG Video Coding I-MPEG-1 and 2.
12. MPEG Video Coding II-MPEG-4, 7 and Beyond.
13. Basic Audio Compression Techniques.
14. MPEG Audio Compression.
III. MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION AND RETRIEVAL.
15. Computer and Multimedia Networks.
16. Multimedia Network Communications and Applications.
17. Wireless Networks.
18. Content-Based Retrieval in Digital Libraries.
I. MULTIMEDIA AUTHORING AND DATA REPRESENTATIONS.
1. Introduction to Multimedia.
2. Multimedia Authoring and Tools.
3. Graphics and Image Data Representations.
4. Color in Image and Video.
5. Fundamental Concepts in Video.
6. Basics of Digital Audio.
II. MULTIMEDIA DATA COMPRESSION.
7. Lossless Compression Algorithms.
8. Lossy Compression Algorithms.
9. Image Compression Standards.
10. Basic Video Compression Techniques.
11. MPEG Video Coding I-MPEG-1 and 2.
12. MPEG Video Coding II-MPEG-4, 7 and Beyond.
13. Basic Audio Compression Techniques.
14. MPEG Audio Compression.
III. MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION AND RETRIEVAL.
15. Computer and Multimedia Networks.
16. Multimedia Network Communications and Applications.
17. Wireless Networks.
18. Content-Based Retrieval in Digital Libraries.