Multimedia Computing

ISBN-13: 9780521764513 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 368 str.

Gerald Friedland & Ramesh Jain

Opis

Humans are the best functioning example of multimedia communication and computing - that is, we understand information and experiences through the unified perspective offered by our five senses. This innovative textbook presents emerging techniques in multimedia computing from an experiential perspective in which each medium - audio, images, text, and so on - is a strong component of the complete, integrated exchange of information or experience. The authors' goal is to present current techniques in computing and communication that will lead to the development of a unified and holistic approach to computing using heterogeneous data sources. Gerald Friedland and Ramesh Jain introduce the fundamentals of multimedia computing, describing the properties of perceptually encoded information, presenting common algorithms and concepts for handling it, and outlining the typical requirements for emerging applications that use multifarious information sources. Designed for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate courses, the book will also serve as an introduction for engineers and researchers interested in understanding the elements of multimedia and their role in building specific applications.

Recenzje

'Multimedia Computing is indeed an excellent resource - a one-stop resource - for students, young researchers, and professionals. The authors have provided the basics from the physics concepts of sound and light to user interface design for multimedia systems. A must-read book.' B. Prabhakaran, University of Texas, Dallas

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Multimedia: a definition; 3. Elements of multimedia computing; 4. Introduction to sensors; 5. Sound; 6. Light; 7. Multimedia documents; 8. Multimodal integration and synchronization; 9. Multimedia systems; 10. The human factor; 11. Fundamentals of compression; 12. Lossy compression; 13. Advanced perceptual compression; 14. Speech compression; 15. Multimedia information retrieval; 16. Signal processing primer; 17. Multimedia content analysis; 18. Content analysis systems; 19. Content and context; 20. Future topics.