Introduction To multimedia system, history and applications, Global structure of Multimedia: Device, system, application, and cross domains, Basic applications of multimedia system in all sectors, Media types: Perception, representation, presentation, storage, transmission, and information exchange, Representation values, spaces, and dimensions, Multimedia system properties: Combination of media, independence, computer support integration, Characteristics: Computer controlled, integrated, digital representation, interactive interface, Challenges: Synchronization, Sequencing, Distributed Network, Inter-media Scheduling, Components: Capture devices, Storage Devices, Communication Networks, Computer Systems, Display Devices

Concepts of sound: Frequency, amplitude, Computer representation, sampling rate, quantization, hardware, Music and speech: Basic MIDI concepts, devices, messages, MIDI and SMPTE timing standards, MIDI software, Speech Generation: Reproduced Speech output, Time/frequency dependent sound concatenation, Speech Analysis: Research area, speech recognition, Speech Transmission: Signal form coding, source coding in parametrized systems, recognition and synthesis systems

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

Video signal representation: Visual representation, Transmission, digitalization, Introduction to Computer video format, Computer-Based animation: Input process, composition stage, inbetween process, Changing colors, Animation Languages: Linear list notations, General purpose language, Graphical Languages, Methods of controlling Animation: Full explicit control, procedural control, constraint based systems, tracking live action, kinematics and dynamics, Display and Transmission of Animation

Storage Space and Coding Requirements, Source, Entropy and Hybrid Coding: Huffman Encoding, Arithmetic encoding (introduction), Run length encoding, Lossy Sequential DCT-based Mode: Steps and process, Expanded Lossy DCT-based Mode: Steps and process, JPEG and MPEG compression processes

Basic Design Issues: Architectural issues, presentation functions, effective human computer interaction, Video and Audio at the User Interface: System vs application software, User-friendliness: Easy to learn instruction, presentation, Dialogue boxes, additional design criteria

Abstractions Levels of multimedia systems programming, Introduction to Libraries and Toolkits, System Software: Data as Time capsules and Streams, Higher Programming Languages: Media as types, files, processes; Interprocess communication, Object-oriented approaches: Classes, Inheritance, Polymorphism, application-specific/generic metaphors

Media preparation and composition: Scanners, recognition, tracking, and motion based devices, Media integration and communication: Multimedia/Hypermedia editors, authoring tools, tele-services, Media Entertainment: Virtual Reality, Interactive video/audio, Games, Applications: Telemedicine, E-learning, Digital video editing and production, Video conferencing and Video-on-demand