Multimedia computing has emerged as a major area of research. Coupled with high-speed networks, multimedia computer systems have opened a spectrum of new applications by combining a variety of information sources, such as voice, graphics, animation, images, audio, and video.
Handbook on Multimedia Computing provides a comprehensive resource on advanced topics in this field, considered here as the integration of four industries: computer, communication, broadcasting/entertainment, and consumer electronics. This indispensable reference compiles contributions from 80 academic and industry leaders, examining all the major subsets of multimedia activity.
Four parts divide the text:
Basic Concepts and Standards introduces basic multimedia terminology, taxonomy, and concepts, including multimedia objects, user interfaces, and standards
Multimedia Retrieval and Processing Techniques addresses various aspects of audio, image, and video retrieval; indexing; and processing techniques and systems
Multimedia Systems and Techniques covers critical multimedia issues, such as multimedia synchronization, operating systems for multimedia, multimedia databases, storage organizations, and processor architectures
Multimedia Communications and Networking discusses networking issues, such as quality of service, resource management, and video transport
An indispensable reference, Handbook on Multimedia Computing covers every aspect of multimedia applications and technology. It gives you the tools you need to understand and work in this fast-paced, continuously changing field.
Content-based video and image retrieval.- Digital audio.- Digital libraries.- Digital video segmentation.- Distributed multimedia business applications.- Image compression.- Interactive television systems.- Hypermedia systems and applications.- Java language and environment.- Media taxonomy.- Multimedia applications on the Internet.- Multimedia-based instrumentation.- Multimedia collaborative work systems.- Multimedia data modeling.- Multimedia databases.- Multimedia education and training.- Multimedia information systems.- Multimedia messaging systems.- Multimedia networking and communications.- Multimedia news systems.- Multimedia objects.- Multimedia operating systems.- Multimedia publishing systems.- Multimedia servers.- Multimedia standards.- Multimedia storage systems.- Multimedia synchronization. Multimedia user interfaces.- Multimedia virtual reality systems.- Processor architectures for multimedia. QoS guarantees in networked multimedia systems.- Resource management in multimedia systems.- Scheduling in multimedia systems. Video compression.- Videoconferencing and collaborative systems. Video editing tools and systems.- Video information management systems. Video-on-demand.- Video transport in ATM networks.- Wireless multimedia communications. World Wide Web and multimedia.
