Multimedia Technology for Applications

"This single, expertly-written volume brings you in-depth, interdisciplinary coverage of today's state-of-the-art multimedia technology--the combined work of more than 20 leaders in the field. With an emphasis on consumer electronics, the contributing authors to MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY FOR APPLICATIONS present the very latest advances in signal processing, communications and networking, computer databases, and circuits and systems as they relate to multimedia technology and applications. Topics covered include: multimedia systems; standards, and trends; submicro electronic enabling technologies; digital library servers; networking; multimedia signal processing and applications.MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY FOR APPLICATIONS is thoughtfully structured and complete with numerous figures and examples, making it of key interest to advanced student engineers and managers in industry, as well as professional engineers in need of a current, practical resource." Sponsored by: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, IEEE Solid-State Circuits Council/Society.