CmpE 592: (Special topics in CmpE) Multimedia Systems

 

Fikret Gurgen

Office: ETA 204 Ext: 1863

E-mail: gurgen@boun.edu.tr

 

Class hours: WWW 678

 Place: ETA Z09

 

 

Reference book: Multimedia Systems, J. F. Koegel Buford, Contributing Editor, Addison Wesley, 1994.

Other references:

1) Multimedia: Computing, Communications and Applications, Steinmetz Ralf and Nahrstedt Klara, Prentice Hall, 1996.

2) DSP First: A Multimedia Approach, McClellan James, Schafer Ronald,  Yoder Mark, Prentice Hall, 1998.

 

 

Objectives:  Multimedia has become an indispensable part of modern computer technology. In this course, the principles and current technologies of multimedia system design will be introduced. Some hands-on experience will also be gained. Topics include multimedia systems design, multimedia hardware and software, issues in effectively representing, processing, and retrieving multimedia data such as text, graphics, sound and music, image and video. 

 

 

 

Tentative Course Schedule

 

·         INTRODUCTION AND DESIGN ISSUES IN MULTIMEDIA APPLICATIONS

 

1.        Uses of Multimedia Information

-          What is Multimedia?

-          Multimedia and Personalized Computing

-          A Tour of Emerging Applications

2.        The Convergence of Computers, Communications, and Entertainment Products

-          Technology Trends

-          A Forward Overview

 

3.        Architectures and Issues for Distributed Multimedia Systems

-          Distributed Multimedia Systems

-          The Role of standards: Synchronization, Orchestration, and QOS Architecture

-          A Framework for Multimedia Systems

 

·         AUDIO AND VIDEO APPLICATIONS

 

4.        Digital Audio Representation and Processing

-          Basics of Digital Audio Signal Processing

-          Brief Survey of  Speech Recognition and Generation

-          Introduction to MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface)

 

5.        Image and Video Technology

-          Scanning Principles and Sensors for TV Cameras

-          Color Fundemantals and Color Video

 

Example cases:   Medical Applications

               

                Midterm

 

6.   Audio and Video Compression and Standards

                -       Lossless Compression Algorithms

                -       Audio and Video Standards

 

7.        Time-Based Media Representation and Delivery

-          Models of Time and Time and Multimedia Requirements

-          Support for System Timing Enforcement-Delivery

 

·         MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION SYSTEMS

 

8.        System and Architecture Support for Continuous Media Applications

-      Basics of Information Theory

-          Limitations in Workstation Operating Systems and New OS Support

                -      Multimedia System Services Architecture

                -      Multimedia Devices Data models and System Support

      

·         MULTIMEDIA NETWORK COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

 

9.             -     Basics and New Technologies in Computer Networks

            -     Multimedia Data Transmission

            -     Multimedia Services over the Public Network:

                        Requirements, Architectures, and Protocols

 

10.       Multimedia Interchange, Conferencing and Groupware Examples

-          QuickTime Movie File (QMF) Format

-          Teleconferencing

 

·         FUTURE DIRECTIONS

 

11.     High Definition Television and DeskTop Computing

-          Video versus Computing

-          Quality and Conditions

 

12.     Knowledge-Based Multimedia Systems

-          The Anatomy of an Intelligent Multimedia System

 

Final

 

 

Grading:   Midterm (30%) + Presentation+Project (30%) + Final (40%)

                                (grading weights may be subjected to +-5% change)