Multimedia Technology (OEC-CS701B)
5 units: Introduction, Text and Audio, Image and Video Text, Synchronization, Storage models and Access Techniques, Multimedia Applications · L-T-P 3L/week.
Detailed syllabus
Unit 1: Introduction (2 hours)
Introduction: Multimedia today, Impact of Multimedia, Multimedia Systems, Components and Its Applications
Unit 2: Text and Audio, Image and Video Text (14 hours)
Text and Audio, Image and Video 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: 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.
Unit 3: Synchronization, Storage models and Access Techniques (8 hours)
Synchronization, Storage models and Access Techniques:Temporal relationships, synchronization accuracy specification factors, quality of service, Magnetic media, optical media, file systems (traditional, multimedia) Multimedia devices – Output devices, CD-ROM, DVD, Scanner, CCD
Unit 4 (17 hours)
Image and Video Database, Document Architecture and Content Management: Image representation, segmentation, similarity based retrieval, image retrieval by color, shape and texture; indexing- kd trees, R-trees, quad trees; Case studies- QBIC, Virage. Video Content, querying, video segmentation, indexing, 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
Unit 5: Multimedia Applications (4 hours)
Multimedia Applications: Interactive television, Video-on-demand, Video Conferencing, Educational Applications, Industrial Applications, Multimedia archives and digital libraries, media editors
Source: official document