Multimedia Computing
eBook - PDF

Multimedia Computing

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eBook - PDF

Multimedia Computing

About this book

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.

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5
Recommended 
Reading
illustrates 
how 
a 
limited 
perspective 
may 
lead 
to 
erroneous 
understanding 
of 
a 
complex 
object 
or 
concept. 
James 
Gleick’s 
book 
e 
Information
is 
a 
very 
good 
exposition 
to 
the 
nature 
of 
information 
both 
from 
a 
mathematical 
and 
from 
an 
evolutionary 
perspective 
of 
information. 
Current 
multimedia 
systems 
have 
now 
evolved 
to 
the 
stage 
where, 
for 
the 
rst 
time 
in 
history, 
those 
working 
with 
such 
systems 
can 
seamlessly 
combine 
different 
modal-
ities. 
Another 
very 
good 
read 
for 
students 
of 
multimedia 
is 
Samuel 
Hayakawa’s 
Language 
in 
ought 
and 
Action
. 
is 
book 
explains 
how 
languages 
evolve 
and 
is 
very 
insightful.
Further 
Reading
James 
Gleich. 
e 
Information: 
A 
History, 
a 
eory, 
a 
Flood
. 
New 
York: 
Pantheon 
Books, 
2011.
Samuel 
Ichiye 
Hayakawa. 
Language 
in 
ought 
and 
Action
. 
Harcourt 
Brace 
Jovanovich, 
1978, 
Orlando, 
Florida.
John 
Godfrey 
Saxe. 
e 
Blind 
Men 
and 
the 
Elephant
(retold).

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Table of contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 Introduction
  9. 2 Multimedia: A Definition
  10. 3 Elements of Multimedia Computing
  11. 4 Introduction to Sensors
  12. 5 Sound
  13. 6 Light
  14. 7 Multimedia Documents
  15. 8 Multimodal Integration and Synchronization
  16. 9 Multimedia Systems
  17. 10 The Human Factor
  18. 11 Fundamentals of Compression
  19. 12 Lossy Compression
  20. 13 Advanced Perceptual Compression
  21. 14 Speech Compression
  22. 15 Multimedia Information Retrieval
  23. 16 Signal Processing Primer
  24. 17 Multimedia Content Analysis
  25. 18 Content Analysis Systems
  26. 19 Content and Context
  27. 20 Future Topics
  28. Index
  29. Plates