TY - BOOK AU - Havaldar,Parag AU - Medioni,Gerard TI - Multimedia systems: algorithms, standards, and industry practices SN - 9781418835941 (pbk.) U1 - 006.7 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Boston, MA. PB - Course Technology Cengage Learning KW - Multimedia systems KW - Textbooks KW - Multimedia systems industry N1 - Includes index N2 - " This text brings together the different aspects of a modern multimedia pipeline, showing the synergy of aspects such as content creation, compression, distribution and digital rights management. Drawing on their experience in industry, Havaldar and Medioni discuss he issues involved in engineering an end-to-end multimedia pipeline and provide ample real-world examples including digital television, IPTV, mobile deployments, and digital cinema pipelines. The text also contains up-to-date coverage of current issues in multimedia, including a discussion of MPEG-4 and the current progress in MPEG-21 to create a framework where seamless data exchange will be possible. Multimedia Systems is suitable for use in an upper-level undergraduate or graduate-level multimedia course." -- Cover ER -