At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know general concepts and principles of digital technology. 2) Know digital image formats and properties. 3) Know digital audio and video formats and properties. 4) Describe lossy compression methods. 5) Describe lossless compression methods. 6) Apply JPEG coding method. 7) Know MPEG coding standards. 8) Know storage techniques of multimedia data in databases.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
Introduction to multimedia and digital technology. Fundamental concepts of multimedia. History of multimedia. Hypermedia and multimedia. Multimedia authoring and tools. Multimedia data types and representations. Color science, color in image and video. Fundamental concepts of digital audio and video. Lossy and lossless data compression. JPEG image compression. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 coding. MPEG-7 multimedia content description standard. Traditional vs content-based retrieval systems and sample applications.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to multimedia and digital technology.
2nd Week
Fundamental concepts of multimedia.
3rd Week
History of multimedia.
4th Week
Hypermedia and multimedia.
5th Week
Multimedia authoring and tools.
6th Week
Multimedia data types and representations.
7th Week
Color science, color in image and video.
8th Week
Mid-term
9th Week
Fundamental concepts of digital audio and video.
10th Week
Lossy and lossless data compression.
11th Week
JPEG image compression.
12th Week
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 coding.
13th Week
MPEG-7 multimedia content description standard.
14th Week
Traditional vs content-based retrieval systems and sample applications.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
1. Burg, J., " The Science of Digital Media", ISBN: 0135062225, Prentice-Hall, (2009). 2. Li, Z.N., Drew, M.S., "Fundamentals of Multimedia", ISBN: 013127256X, Prentice-Hall, (2004). 3. Lu, G., "Multimedia Database Management Systems", ISBN: 0890063427, Artech House, (1999).