mca Syllabus
Multimedia Technology & Applications
Code: IT605
Contacts: 3L + 1T
Credits: 4
Allotted hours: 45L
Introduction [2L]
Multimedia today, Impact of Multimedia, Multimedia Systems, Components and Its Applications
Text and Audio [6L]
Text: Types of Text, Ways to Present Text, Aspects of Text Design, Character, Character Set, Codes, Unicode, Encryption;
Audio: Basic Sound Concepts, Types of Sound, Digitizing Sound, Computer Representation of Sound
(Sampling Rate, Sampling Size, Quantization), Audio Formats, Audio tools, MIDI
Image and Video (8L)
Image: Formats, Image Color Scheme, Image Enhancement; Video: Analogue and Digital Video, Recording Formats and Standards (JPEG, MPEG, H.261) Transmission of Video Signals, Video Capture, and Computer based Animation.
Synchronization [4L]
Temporal relationships, synchronization accuracy specification factors, quality of service
Storage models and Access Techniques [(4L]
Magnetic media, optical media, file systems (traditional, multimedia)
Multimedia devices – Output devices, CD-ROM, DVD, Scanner, CCD
Image and Video Database [8L]
Image representation, segmentation, similarity based retrieval, image retrieval by color, shape and texture; indexing- k-d trees, R-trees, quad trees; Case studies- QBIC, Virage. Video Content, querying, video segmentation, indexing
Document Architecture and Content Management [9L]
Content Design and Development, General Design Principles
Hypertext: Concept, Open Document Architecture (ODA), Multimedia and Hypermedia Coding Expert Group (MHEG), Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), Document Type Definition (DTD), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) in Web Publishing. Case study of Applications
Multimedia Applications [4L]
Interactive television, Video-on-demand, Video Conferencing, Educational Applications, Industrial Applications, Multimedia archives and digital libraries, media editors.
Books:
1. Ralf Steinmetz and Klara Nahrstedt , Multimedia: Computing, Communications & Applications , Pearson Ed.
2. Nalin K. Sharda , Multimedia Information System , PHI.
3. Fred Halsall , Multimedia Communications , Pearson Ed.
4. Koegel Buford , Multimedia Systems , Pearson Ed.
5. Fred Hoffstetter , Multimedia Literacy , McGraw Hill.
6. Ralf Steinmetz and Klara Nahrstedt , Multimedia Fundamentals: Vol. 1- Media Coding and Content Processing , PHI.
7. J. Jeffcoate , Multimedia in Practice: Technology and Application , PHI.
8. Prabhat K. Andleigh & Kiran Thakrar , Multimedia Systems Design , PHI.
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