CSC7240

Multimedia Technology Fall 2000

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

Personnel

Syllabus

Week	Date	Topics	Tutorials	Homework	Resources
1	7/9, 8/9	Prof. M. C. Lee
2	14/9, 15/9	Prof. M. C. Lee
3	21/9, 22/9	CSC7240 (2000/9/21) [ color | b&w ] Introduction (2000/9/21) [ color | b&w ]
4	28/9, 29/9	Prof. M. C. Lee
5	5/10, 6/10	Public Holiday (No Class)
6	12/10, 13/10	Basic Design Issues (2000/9/21) [ color | b&w ] Audio Media (2000/10/12) [ color | b&w ]			Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) 1.0 Specification
7	19/10, 20/10	Prof. M. C. Lee
8	26/10, 27/10	Discrete Visual Media (2000/10/12) [ color | b&w ] Continuous Media (2000/10/26) [ color | b&w ] Notes on Color (2000/10/12) [ color | b&w ]		Homework Assignment #1 (2000/10/26) [ PDF | MS Word ] Partial Solutions to Homework Assignment #1 (2000/12/13) [ DOC ]
9	2/11, 3/11	Prof. M. C. Lee
10	9/11, 10/11	Multimedia Storage (2000/10/26) [ color | b&w ]			Compact Disc Player
11	16/11, 17/11	Prof. M. C. Lee
12	23/11, 24/11	Search Engine (2000/11/9) [ color | b&w ]		Homework Assignment #2 (2000/11/24) [ PDF | MS Word ] Solutions to Homework Assignment #2 (2000/12/13) [ DOC ]
13	30/11, 1/12	Web Structures (2000/11/30) [ color | b&w ] Digital Watermarking (2000/11/30) [ color | b&w ]

Examination Schedule

Final Examination Schedule, Fall 2000

T.B.A.

Course Description

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

• None.

• Data Structure: data types and structures, lists, queues, stacks, trees, sets, etc.
• Algorithm: analysis, design, sorting methods, numerical methods, algorithms on graphs, etc.
• Operating System & Programming Environment: Unix systems, C, SQL, and Matlab.

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

• Academic & Professional Book Centre, 1H Cheong Ming Bldg., 80-86 Argyle St., Kowloon, 2398-2191, 2391-7430 (fax)
• Caves Books (H. K.), 4B Ferry St., G/F., Yaumatei, Kowloon, 2780-0987, 2771-2298
• Man Yuen Book Company, 45 Parkes street, Jordan Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2366-0594
  Not very large, Asian edition books, fair price, wide range, some 10% discount.
• Swindon Book Co. Ltd, 13-15 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsiu, Kowloon, 2366-8001
  One of the largest book stores in Hong Kong, exchange rate is not favorable.
• Hongkong Book Centre, 522-7064
  A branch of the Swindon book shop

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.