In this paper, we present the tools specified by the MDS part of the MPEG-7 standard for describing multimedia data such as images and video. In particular, we focus on the description tools that represent the structure and semantics of multimedia data to whose development we have actively contributed. We also describe some of our research prototype systems dealing with the extraction and appli...

Today home entertainment appliances are usually based on closed, proprietary hardware and software design supporting only a limited set of media types, stream formats, and entertainment options. With the availability of cheap, small, quiet, and powerful multimedia PCs, it is now possible to create an open and extensible PC-based platform for multimedia home entertainment. Based on a new multime...

Today’s interactive television systems are using proprietary communication protocols and interchange formats. To provide interoperability at the application level the next generation of interactive television system will be based on standardized communication protocols, monomedia and multimedia formats. This paper presents the Globally Accessible Services (GLASS) system which is a prototype int...

In this paper, we present the tools specified by the MDS part of the MPEG-7 standard for describing multimedia data such as images and video. In particular, we focus on the description tools that represent the structure and semantics of multimedia data to whose development we have actively contributed. We also describe some of our research prototype systems dealing with the extraction and appli...

The Internet is a heterogeneous network environment and the network resources that are available to multimedia applications can be modified very quickly. Multimedia applications must have the capability to adapt their operation to network changes. In order to add adaptation characteristics to multimedia applications, we can use techniques both at the network and application layers. Adaptive mul...

technological advances in computer science have been influencing many aspects of human life with an increasing pace. multimedia has basically emerged from the advances in computer science and has become a very suitable framework for communications. it is evident that to address visual aspects of multimedia, graphics science is required. design for the multimedia is the most significant new area...

The combination of Multimedia and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) poses a significant challenge to the computing and communication infrastructure. Although local multimedia applications offer sophisticated capabilities, multimedia in communications is usually limited to more or less trivial picturephone functionality. Based on the idea of window sharing, our Joint Viewing and Teleope...

1 Abstract In this paper we have surveyed three multimedia authoring systems (Multimedia Toolbook 3.0, Director 4.0, and Authorware 3.0). Each system uses a diierent metaphor (book, movie, and icon-based owchart) for creating multimedia applications. A sample application is developed in each MAS and the eeects of the corresponding metaphors are compared. Technologies like ODBC, OLE, DDE, DLL, a...

Multimedia understanding is a fast emerging interdisciplinary research area. There is tremendous potential for effective use of multimedia content through intelligent analysis. Diverse application areas are increasingly relying on multimedia understanding systems. Advances in multimedia understanding are related directly to advances in signal processing, computer vision, pattern recognition, mu...

With the rapid development of multimedia technology, digital storytelling has been widely applied in education. This article argues that digital storytelling is a multimedia narrative form which involves critical thinking and creative abilities. These two elements are very important in multimedia feature writing. This article analyzes the application of digital storytelling approach in a multim...