IT-711-MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS |
Introduction to Multimedia: |
Overview, Importance, Components, Uses of multimedia, Future Hypertext and hypermedia, different
media and channels and modes of communication.
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Multimedia Resources: |
Data rate, cost effectiveness and production time considerations, Analog and digital representations, Image,
Video and Audio Standards, Colour space and models, communication standards - ISDN, ATM |
Equipment and devices: |
Display screen, storage devices, communication and interactive peripherals.
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Test: |
Attributes and guidelines, Text markup, HTML, models of hypertext document, XML
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Digital Graphics: |
Vector and raster graphics, Graphics file formats, image manipulation.
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Audio: |
Digital audio, MIDI, Processing sound, sampling, compression.
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Video: |
MPEG Compression standards, Compression through Spatial and Temporal Redundancy, inter-frame and intra-frame
Compression.
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Animation: |
Types, techniques, key frame animation, utility, Morphing
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Compression techniques: |
Lossless and lossy compression, Simple compression techniques Interpolative, Predictive, Transform
Coding, Discrete Cosine Transform, Statistical Coding - Huffman encoding. JPEG, MPEG
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Design and development of multimedia: |
Tools to support multimedia development, Authoring Multimedia - different type of
authoring environments, Media synchronization, Design process, development team Evaluation and Testing - Gagne events, Project
management.
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Human Computer Interaction (HCI): |
Objective, norms and guidelines, Shneiderman's rules for design, Norman's seven stages of
action, Interaction Design & Notations - Meta notations and state transition graphs, Screen design norms and guidelin
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Multimedia information management application: |
Multimedia database and design consideration.
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Intellectual property: |
Foundations of intellectual property, copyrights, issues regarding the use of intellectual property.
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Future developments: |
Virtual reality, newer devices, performance support, knowledge management, interactive interfaces
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Text Books: |
1. Ben Shneiderman - "Designing the User Interface", Addison Wesley Longman Publishing Co. (ISBN:0-201-69497-2)
2. Halsall,Mulimedia Communication, Pearson Education
3. Jakob Nielsen - "Hypertext and hypermedia", Boston, Academic Press, 1990
4. Arch C Luther - "Design interactive multimedia", Bantam Books, NY, 1992
5. Andleigh & Thakrar, Multimedia Systems, PHI
6. Corough, Multimedia Systems & Web Design, Vikas
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References: |
1. D Norman - "Design of Everyday Things" - M.I.T. Press, 1998. (ISBN 0-262-64037-6)
2. Jeff Burger - "Multimedia for decision makers: a business primer", Pearson Education,
3. Chapman, N. and Chapman J. - "Digital multimedia", John Wiley, 2000
4. Elsom Cook - "Principles of Interactive Multimedia", McGraw Hill, 2001, ISBN 007-709610
5. Buford, J. K., - "Multimedia Systems", Pearson Education Asia, 2000
6. Vannevar Bush (Foundation Paper) - "As we may think"
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