Unit 1: Introduction
Hours: 2
- Multimedia today, Impact of Multimedia
- Multimedia Systems, Components and Its Applications
Unit 2: Text and Audio, Image and Video
Hours: 14
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
Hours: 8
- 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: Image and Video Database, Document Architecture and Content Management
Hours: 17
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
- 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
Hours: 4
- Interactive television, Video-on-demand, Video Conferencing
- Educational Applications, Industrial Applications
- Multimedia archives and digital libraries, media editors
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