Multimedia System Application syllabus

Multimedia System Application

• 1 Introduction (5 LHs)

  • Multimedia structure, media and applications
  • System properties, characteristics and challenges
  • System components
• 2 Sound / Audio System (6 LHs)

  • Sound, music and speech
  • Speech generation, analysis and transmission
• 3 Images and Graphics (6 LHs)

  • Digital image representation and formats
  • Image synthesis, analysis and transmission
• 4 Video and Animation (7 LHs)

  • Video signals and formats
  • Computer animation, languages and control
  • Display and transmission
• 5 Data Compression (8 LHs)

  • Storage and coding requirements
  • Source, entropy and hybrid coding
  • Lossy DCT modes; JPEG and MPEG
• 6 User Interfaces (5 LHs)

  • Design issues and user friendliness
  • Audio and video in interfaces
• 7 Abstractions for programming (5 LHs)

  • Abstraction levels, libraries and system software
  • Toolkits, languages and object-oriented approaches
• 8 Multimedia Application (6 LHs)

  • Media preparation, integration and communication
  • Entertainment, telemedicine and e-learning
  • Video editing, conferencing and on-demand video
• 9 Laboratory Works

  • Multimedia components, tools and applications