FI:PV188 Multimedia Processing - Course Information

PV188 Principles of Multimedia Processing and Transport

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Eva Hladká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Miloš Liška, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Pavel Šiler (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. RNDr. Eva Hladká, Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Supplier department: Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics

Timetable

Thu 8:00–9:50 D1

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Applied Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Applied Informatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Technology Security (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Information Technology Security (programme FI, N-IN)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Bioinformatics (programme FI, N-AP)
• Information Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-BI)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-EB)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-FY)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GE)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-GK)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-CH)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-IO)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-MA)
• Informatics with another discipline (programme FI, B-TV)
• Informatics (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Informatics (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Public Administration Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Mathematical Informatics (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, B-IN)
• Parallel and Distributed Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Graphics and Image Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Graphics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Networks and Communication (programme FI, N-IN)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (eng.) (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems and Technologies (programme FI, D-IN4)
• Computer Systems and Data Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Computer Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Embedded Systems (eng.) (programme FI, N-IN)
• Programmable Technical Structures (programme FI, B-IN)
• Embedded Systems (programme FI, N-IN)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (eng.) (programme FI, N-AP)
• Service Science, Management and Engineering (programme FI, N-AP)
• Social Informatics (programme FI, B-AP)
• Theoretical Informatics (programme FI, N-IN)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Informatics (programme FI, N-SS) (2)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, B-IN)
• Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing (programme FI, N-IN)
• Image Processing (programme FI, N-AP)

Course objectives

Taking this lecture, student gets an overview in the area of multimedia processing and transfer through computer networks. Basic principles of audio and image (including video) coding and processing are presented, as well as basic methods of multimedia transmissions over using computer networks. The lecture also includes foundations of audio and video acquisition including the principles of acquisition devices.
Graduate will be able to understand and explain principles of audio and video coding.
Graduate will be also able to design a system for capture and transmission of multimedia data through a computer network.
Graduate will be also able to select appropriate coding formats for multimedia, taking into account the requested quality and properties of the computer network.

Syllabus

• Audio acquisition, microphones
• Audio mixing, interconnection of components
• Video acquisition, cameras, lenses
• Camera operations
• Digital recording
• Sampling and quantization principles
• Audio and its perception
• Special audio coding, audio compression mechanisms (MPEG-I Layer 3, MPEG-4 Part-3, FLAC etc.)
• Image, video and its perception
• Fourier transformation, DCT, compression
• Compression mechanisms (MPEG family, Theora, Snow, Dirac), codecs, multimedia containers
• Multimedia transmissions, distribution mechanisms, unicast vs. multicast
• Audio and video conferences, streaming

Literature

• WEINSTEIN, Stephen. The Multimedia Internet (Information Technology: Transmission, Processing and Storage). Springer, 2005, 386 pp. ISBN 0387236813. info

Teaching methods

Lectures on the outlined topics. References for further reading are also provided.

Assessment methods

A two hour long lecture is taught weekly. Attendance is not compulsory. Written exam (90 minutes long, 10 questions to answer).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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