Introduction: Introduction To multimedia system , history and applicationsGlobal structure of Multimedia : Device domain, system domain, application domain, cross domain with diagramMultimedia Application: Basic applications of multimedia system in all sectorsMedium : The perception medium, the representation medium, the presentation medium, the storage medium, the transmission medium, the information exchange medium, representation values and representation spaces, representation dimensionsMultimedia system and properties: Combination of media, independence ,computer support integrationCharacteristics of a Multimedia System: Multimedia systems must be computer controlled, Multimedia systems are integrated, the information they handle must be represented digitally, the interface to the final presentation of media is usually interactive.Challenges for Multimedia Systems: Synchronization, Sequencing, Distributed Network, Inter-media SchedulingComponents of a Multimedia System: Capture devices, Storage Devices, Communication Networks, Computer Systems, Display Devices.

Concepts of sound system: Frequency, amplitude, Computer representation of sound, sampling rate, quantization, sound hardwareMusic and Speech : Basic MDI concepts, MIDI Devices, MIDI messages, MIDI and SMPTE timing standards, MIDI softwareSpeech Generation : Basic Notions, Reproduced Speech output, Time dependent sound concatenation, frequency – dependent sound concatenationSpeech Transmission: Signal form coding, source coding in parametrized systems, recognition and synthesis systems

Digital Image Representation : Image format, storage image formatImage and graphics Format : Introduction about different Image and graphics FormatImage Synthesis , analysis and Transmission : Computer Image processing, dynamics in graphics, the framework of interactive graphics systems: Graphics input/ output hardware, dithering, image analysis, Image recognition, Image recognition steps, Image transmission

Video signal representation : Visual representation, Transmission, digitalizationComputer Video Format : Introduction to Computer video formatComputer- Based animation : Input process, composition stage, in between process, Changing colors,Animation Language: Linear list notations, General purpose language, Graphical LanguagesMethods of controlling Animation: Full explicit control, procedural control, constraint based systems, tracking live action, kinematics and dynamics,Display of Animation: Basic knowledge about Display of AnimationTransmission of Animation: Basic knowledge about Transmission of Animation

Storage Space : Basic knowledge about Storage SpaceCoding Requirements : Basic knowledge about Coding RequirementsSource, Entropy and Hybrid Coding: Entropy coding, source coding- Huffman Encoding, Arithmetic encoding (introduction only), Run length encoding,Lossy Sequential DCT based Mode : Steps of Lossy Sequential DCTExpanded Lossy DCT based Mode : Steps of Expanded Lossy DCT-based ModeJPEG and MPEG : JPEG and MPEG compression process

Basic Design Issues : Architectural issues, information characteristics for presentation, presentation function, presentation design knowledge, effective human computer interactionVideo and Audio at the User Interface: Classification of software: system software and application software, audio and video at the user interfaceUser- friendliness as the Primary Goal : Easy to learn instruction, presentation, Dialogue boxes, additional design criteria, design specific criteria

Abstractions Levels: Abstraction level of the programming of multimedia systemsLibraries: Introduction to LibrariesSystem Software: Data as Time capsules, data as Streams,Toolkits : Introduction to toolkitsHigher Programming Languages: Media as types, Media as files, Media as processes, programming language requirements, Interprocess communication Mechanism, language,Object –oriented approaches: Class, object, Inheritance, Polymorphism, application-specific metaphors as classes, application-generic Metaphors as classes, devices as classes, processing units as classes, Distribution of BMOs and CMOS, Media as classes, Communication-specific Metaphors as classes

Media preparation and composition: Means, video support, scanner devices, recognition devices, tracking devices, motion based devices,Media integration and communication: Multimedia editors, Hypermedia/ Hypertext editors, authoring tools, tele-services, interactive services, Distributed services, Media ConsumPtionMedia Entertainment: Virtual Reality, Interactive video, Interactive audio, GamesTelemedicine: Application of Telemedicine in MultimediaE-learning: Application of e-Learning in MultimediaDigital video editing and production systems: Application of in Digital video editing and production systems in MultimediaVideo conferencing: Application of Video conferencing in MultimediaVideo-on-demand: Application of Video-on-demand in Multimedia