Course Title: Multimedia Computing
Full Marks: 45 + 30
Course No: C.Sc. 625
Pass Marks: 22.5+15
Nature of the Course: Theory + Lab
Credit Hrs: 3
- Course Objectives:
- Unit 1: Introduction 4 Hrs
- Unit 2: Sound / Audio System 5 Hrs
- Unit 3: Images and Graphics 5 Hrs
- Unit 4: Video and Animation 5 Hrs
- Unit 5: Data Compression 6 Hrs
- Unit 6: Communication Systems in Multimedia 6 Hrs
- Unit 7: User Interfaces 4 Hrs
- Unit 8: Abstractions for programming 5 Hrs
- Unit 9: Multimedia Computing Applications 5 Hrs
- References:
Course Objectives:
The main objective of this course cover three main objectives on multimedia technology these are devices, systems and applications
Unit 1: Introduction 4 Hrs
Global structure of Multimedia, Medium, Multimedia system and properties
Unit 2: Sound / Audio System 5 Hrs
Concepts of sound system, Music and speech, Speech Generation, Speech Analysis, Speech Transmission
Unit 3: Images and Graphics 5 Hrs
Digital Image Representation, Image and graphics Format, Image Synthesis, analysis and Transmission
Unit 4: Video and Animation 5 Hrs
Video signal representation, Computer Video Format, Computer‐ Based animation, Animation Language, Methods of controlling Animation ,Display of Animation, Transmission of Animation
Unit 5: Data Compression 6 Hrs
Coding Requirements, Source, Entropy and Hybrid Coding, Lossy Sequential DCT‐ based Mode, Expanded Lossy DCT‐based Mode, Hierarchical mode, Video and Audio Encoding, Audio and still Image Encoding
Unit 6: Communication Systems in Multimedia 6 Hrs
Application and Transport subsystem, Quality of service and resource management, Trends in collaborative Computing, Trends in Transport Systems
Unit 7: User Interfaces 4 Hrs
Basic Design Issues, video and Audio at the User Interface, User‐ friendliness as the Primary Goal
Unit 8: Abstractions for programming 5 Hrs
Abstractions Levels, Libraries, System Software, Toolkits, Higher Programming Languages, Object –oriented approaches
Unit 9: Multimedia Computing Applications 5 Hrs
Media composition, integration, communication, entertainment
References:
- Multimedia: Computing, Communications and Applications, Ralf Steinmetz and Klara Nahrstedt, Pearson Education Asia
- Multimedia Communications, Applications, Networks, Protocols and Standards, Fred Halsall, Pearson Education Asia
- Multimedia Systems, John F. Koegel Buford, Pearson Education Asia
