CSC7240 Multimedia Technology

CSC7240

Multimedia Technology Fall 2000

Irwin King
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, New Territories


[ Syllabus | Grade Assessment | Required Background |
Reference Books | Book Sources | Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) | Resources ]

Personnel

LecturerTutor
NameIrwin King None
Emailking@cse.cuhk.edu.hk
OfficeRm 908
Telephone2609 8398
Office HoursTue. 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wed. 9:30 am - 10:30 am

Syllabus

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WeekDateTopicsTutorialsHomeworkResources
17/9, 8/9
  • Prof. M. C. Lee
214/9, 15/9
  • Prof. M. C. Lee
321/9, 22/9
  1. CSC7240 (2000/9/21) [ color | b&w ]
  2. Introduction (2000/9/21) [ color | b&w ]
428/9, 29/9
  • Prof. M. C. Lee
55/10, 6/10
  • Public Holiday (No Class)
612/10, 13/10
  1. Basic Design Issues (2000/9/21) [ color | b&w ]
  2. Audio Media (2000/10/12) [ color | b&w ]
  1. Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) 1.0 Specification
719/10, 20/10
  • Prof. M. C. Lee
826/10, 27/10
  1. Discrete Visual Media (2000/10/12) [ color | b&w ]
  2. Continuous Media (2000/10/26) [ color | b&w ]
  3. Notes on Color (2000/10/12) [ color | b&w ]
  1. Homework Assignment #1 (2000/10/26) [ PDF | MS Word ]
  2. Partial Solutions to Homework Assignment #1 (2000/12/13) [ DOC ]
92/11, 3/11
  • Prof. M. C. Lee
109/11, 10/11
  1. Multimedia Storage (2000/10/26) [ color | b&w ]
  1. Compact Disc Player
1116/11, 17/11
  • Prof. M. C. Lee
1223/11, 24/11
  1. Search Engine (2000/11/9) [ color | b&w ]
  1. Homework Assignment #2 (2000/11/24) [ PDF | MS Word ]
  2. Solutions to Homework Assignment #2 (2000/12/13) [ DOC ]
1330/11, 1/12
  1. Web Structures (2000/11/30) [ color | b&w ]
  2. Digital Watermarking (2000/11/30) [ color | b&w ]


Examination Schedule

Final Examination Schedule, Fall 2000

Examination Timetable for CSC examinations
T.B.A.

Course Description

This course will introduce to students advanced topics in multimedia technology: hypermedia systems, storage technology, video technology, multimedia information systesm, distributed multimedia database, multimedia development tools and environments.

Note: This class will be taught in English. Homework assignments and examinations will be conducted in English.


Grade Assessment

  1. T.B.A.


Required Background

Pre-requisites

Programming Requirement
Familiarity with the following topics is highly recommended:

Reference Books

  1. Video and Image Processing in Multimedia Systems, Borivoje Furht, Stephen W. Smoliar, Hongjiang Zhang, Borko Furht, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995.
  2. The Data Compression Book, 2nd Edition, Mark Nelson, Jean-Loup Gaily, IDG, 1995.
  3. Modern Information Retrieval by Ricardo Baeza-Yates and Berthier Ribeiro-Neto, ACM Press, 1999.

Other Books

  1. T.B.A.

Book Sources


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  1. Q: Where is a good jump off point for this class?
    A: Currently, we are building an extensive archive on this topic at the Knowledge Bank. You are definitely welcome to contribute your expertise and knowledge on this site.


Resources

  1. Please refer to Mulitmedia Information Processing Lab's (MIP Lab) knowledge bank for more resources on this and other related issues.

Last modified by Irwin King on Tue Sep 21 14:46:19 HKT 2000 . Please send your comments and suggestions to Irwin King.