30226 - Multimedia Systems and Applications

Academic Year 2010/2011

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Computer Science (cod. 8028)

Learning outcomes

Ability in analyzing multimedia systems and applications. Ability in designing and developing networked multimedia applications

Course contents

1.Introduction. 2. Data Streams. 3. Sound/ Audio. 4. Images and Graphics. 5. Video and Animation. 6. Data Compression. 7. Computer Technology for Multimedia. 8. Multimedia OS. 9. Multimedia Networking and Communication Systems. 10. Synchronization. 11. Multimedia Applications. 12. Multimedia and Internet.

Readings/Bibliography

Chapman & Chapman, Digital Multimedia, J. Wiley; Steinmetz, Nahrstedt, Multimedia: Computing, Communications, and Applications. Prentice Hall; Sharda, Multimedia Information Networking, Prentice Hall.

Teaching methods

Class teaching. Lab support. Projects

Assessment methods

Written and oral examinations. Class assignments

Teaching tools

Networked multimedia lab

Links to further information

http://www.cs.unibo.it/~roccetti/

Office hours

See the website of Marco Roccetti