Description: 1 Multimedia Objects.- 1 Introduction.- 2 A Class Hierarchy for Multimedia Objects.- 3 Composite Multimedia Object Model by Gibbs et al..- 4 MHEG.- 5 Object Composition and Playback Models by Hamakawa et al..- 6 Conclusion.- References.- 2 Compression Techniques and Standards.- 1 Introduction to Multimedia Compression.- 2 JPEG Algorithm for Still Image Compression.- 3 PX64 Compression Algorithm for Video Communications.- 4 MPEG Compression for Motion-Intensive Applications.- 5 Conclusion.- 3 Multimedia Interfaces: Designing for Diversity.- 1 Introduction.- 2 What is an Interface?.- 3 Designing Multimedia Interfaces.- 4 Applications and New Technologies.- 5 Conclusion.- References.- 4 Multimedia Storage Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Multimedia Storage Servers.- 3 Managing the Storage Space Requirement of Digital Multimedia.- 4 Efficient Retrieval of Multimedia Objects.- 5 Commercial Video Servers.- 6 Concluding Remarks.- References.- 5 Multimedia Networks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Traditional Networks and Multimedia.- 3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode.- 4 Summary of Network Characteristics.- 5 Comparison of Switching Technologies for Multimedia Communications.- 6 Information Superhighways.- 7 Conclusion.- 6 Multimedia Synchronization.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Language Based Synchronization Model.- 3 Petri Nets Based Models.- 4 Fuzzy Synchronization Models.- 5 Content-based Inter-media Synchronization.- 6 Multimedia Synchronization and Database Aspects.- 7 Multimedia Synchronization and Object Retrieval Schedules.- 8 Multimedia Synchronization and Communication Requirements.- 9 Summary and Conclusion.- References.- 7 Infoscopes: Multimedia Information Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Information and Data.- 3 Operations in InfoScopes.- 4 InfoScope Architecture.- 5 Knowledge organization.- 6 Interfaces.- 7 Example Systems.- 8 Conclusion and Future Research.- References.- 8 Scheduling in Multimedia Systems.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Data Organization.- 3 Disk Scheduling.- 4 Network Scheduling.- 5 General Discussion.- References.- 9 Video Indexing and Retrieval.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Parsing.- 3 Representation and Classification.- 4 Indexing and Retrieval.- 5 Interactive Tools.- 6 Conclusion.

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