Fundamentals of Multimedia

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-3-319-34678-6
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 727 Seiten, Previously published in hardcover, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 12537 g

Reihe: Texts in Computer Science

This textbook introduces the “Fundamentals of Multimedia”, addressing real issues commonly faced in the workplace. The essential concepts are explained in a practical way to enable students to apply their existing skills to address problems in multimedia. Fully revised and updated, this new edition now includes coverage of such topics as 3D TV, social networks, high-efficiency video compression and conferencing, wireless and mobile networks, and their attendant technologies. 
Features: presents an overview of the key concepts in multimedia, including color science; reviews lossless and lossy compression methods for image, video and audio data; examines the demands placed by multimedia communications on wired and wireless networks; discusses the impact of social media and cloud computing on information sharing and on multimedia content search and retrieval; includes study exercises at the end of each chapter; provides supplementary resources for both students andinstructors at an associated website.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Ze-Nian

Liu, Jiangchuan

Drew, Mark S.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Multimedia
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Daten / Datenbanken Datenkompression, Dokumentaustauschformate

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Introduction and Multimedia Data Representations.- Introduction to Multimedia.- A Taste of Multimedia.- Graphics and Image Data Representations.- Color in Image and Video.- Fundamental Concepts in Video.- Basics of Digital Audio.- Part II: Multimedia Data Compression.- Lossless Compression Algorithms.- Lossy Compression Algorithms.- Image Compression Standards.- Basic Video Compression Techniques.- MPEG Video Coding: MPEG-1, 2, 4 and 7.- New Video Coding Standards: H.264 and H.265.- Basic Audio Compression Techniques.- MPEG Audio Compression.- Part III: Multimedia Communications and Networking.- Network Services and Protocols for Multimedia Communications.- Internet Multimedia Content Distribution.- Multimedia over Wireless and Mobile Networks.- Part IV: Multimedia Information Sharing and Retrieval.- Social Media Sharing.- Cloud Computing for Multimedia Services.- Content-Based Retrieval in Digital Libraries.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr.Li ,Ze-Nian Li and Dr. Drew,Mark S.  are Professors, in the School of Computing Science at Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada. Dr. Liu,Jiangchuan  is an Associate Professor at the same affiliation.