Communication and Computing for Distributed Multimedia Systems (Artech House Communications Library) - Hardcover

Lu, Guojun

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0890068844 ISBN 13: 9780890068847

Publisher: Artech House Publishers, 1996

Synopsis

Here's the first focused discussion of issues and technology in developing networked multimedia systems. This book includes a unique explanation of color specification and its role in achieving high picture quality, high compression ratio and high information retrieval performance, plus valuable coverage of principles and techniques of multimedia information indexing and retrieval critical for future systems.

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About the Author

This comprehensive book describes the special demands of multimedia systems and explores the integration of multimedia technologies on the Internet. It provides a unique examination of the design challenges and future direction of multimedia computing and communications. In clear, well-illustrated presentations, the book details key topics such as quality of service framework, color specifications, digital audio, image and video compression techniques and standards, networked multimedia synchronization, and multimedia applications, transfer protocols, indexing, retrieval, and storage server architecture.

From the Back Cover

From describing the special demands of multimedia systems, to exploring the integration of multimedia technologies on the internet, this comprehensive book provides communications engineers with a unique examination of the design challenges and future direction of multimedia computing and communications.

Edition details

• Publisher: Artech House Publishers
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0890068844
• ISBN 13: 9780890068847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 416