Winter 2008
One of the fastest growing application areas for computers is the processing of multimedia: sound, images, and video. Multimedia places great demands on processing power, network bandwidth, storage capacity, I/O speed, and software design. In this course, you will learn how multimedia information is captured, represented, processed, communicated, and stored in computers. The specific topics we will cover include: physical properties of multimedia source information (sound, images), devices for information capture (microphones, cameras), digitization, compression, digital media representation (JPEG, MPEG), digital signal processing, and network communication. By the end of this course, you will understand the problems and solutions facing multi/hypermedia systems development in the areas of user interfaces, information retrieval, data structures and algorithms, and communications. As a result, you should be well-prepared to work with electrical engineers in the design of advanced signal processing systems (e.g., wireless communication devices) and multimedia computing systems.
Announcements
1/7: Lab 0 is available.
1/1: Slightly delayed by flu, this course web site is now complete, except for the link to electronic reserves, which should be available shortly.
12/27: The textbook should be available for purchase in the bookstore by the start of the quarter. An electronic version will be available on electronic reserve from the library. I expect to have this web site updated with syllabus, links to electronic reserves, etc. by 12/31.
