Introduction :
Multimedia today, Impact of Multimedia, Multimedia Systems, Components and Its Applications
Text and Audio
Text: Types of Text, Ways to Present Text, Aspects of Text Design, Character, Character Set, Codes,
Unicode, Encryption;
Audio: Basic Sound Concepts, Types of Sound, Digitizing Sound, Computer Representation of Sound
(Sampling Rate, Sampling Size, Quantization), Audio Formats, Audio tools, MIDI
Image and Video
Image: Formats, Image Color Scheme, Image Enhancement; Video: Analogue and Digital Video,
Recording Formats and Standards (JPEG, MPEG, H.261) Transmission of Video Signals, Video Capture,
and Computer based Animation.
Synchronization
Temporal relationships, synchronization accuracy specification factors, quality of service
Storage models and Access Techniques
Magnetic media, optical media, file systems (traditional, multimedia)
Multimedia devices – Output devices, CD-ROM, DVD, Scanner, CCD
Image and Video Database
Image representation, segmentation, similarity based retrieval, image retrieval by color, shape and texture;
indexing- k-d trees, R-trees, quad trees; Case studies- QBIC, Virage. Video Content, querying, video
segmentation, indexing
Document Architecture and Content Management
Content Design and Development, General Design Principles
Hypertext: Concept, Open Document Architecture (ODA), Multimedia and Hypermedia Coding Expert
Group (MHEG), Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), Document Type Definition (DTD),
Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) in Web Publishing. Case study of Applications
Multimedia Applications :
Interactive television, Video-on-demand, Video Conferencing, Educational Applications, Industrial
Applications, Multimedia archives and digital libraries, media editors.