Principles of Multimedia, 2e essentially discusses about characteristics, representation, compression, storage (file format) and processing tools for understanding and utilization of various multimedia components, like text, image, graphics, audio, video, animation. This edition additionally focuses on programming concepts using which practical tasks and tutorials related to media processing and presentations, can be carried out by the reader to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying theoretical concepts.

Key Features:

Introduction to topics on image processing, audio processing, and video processing along with numerous MATLAB coding examples for performing related tasks

◆Studies on concepts related to 2D and 3D graphics and animation including splines, polynomials, transformations, projection, modeling, surface mapping, light, camera and rendering

Overview of lossless and lossy compression techniques with emphasis on JPEG and MPEG standards

Discussions on hardware and OS supports for multimedia including optical storage technologies, transmission standards, real-time protocols and playback architectures

Focus on research issues in the fields of multimedia database, content-based storage and retrieval, pattern recognition and computer vision

Information on text formats and standards, multimedia document architecture, interchange formats, IPR, digital copyrights, digital library and multimedia archives

Exploration of Web-enabled multimedia content creation, hypermedia design and Web programming languages like HTML, Dynamic HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, SMIL, SVG and VRML

Guidelines and case studies for multimedia application development and authoring

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