Multimedia Systems (s)

Description:
With ongoing work in computing and communications driving new multimedia applications, designers and developers need convenient access to the latest ideas and experiences. Carefully edited by John F. Koegel Buford, Multimedia Systems brings such information together I one place and provides a coherent framework for understanding this rapidly changing field. It presents a technical introduction to key issues in the design and development of multimedia systems, including detailed discussion of new technologies, current research and practice, and future directions,Provides a single source for basic information on digital media and fundamental multimedia concepts,Reviews issues affecting the development of global multimedia information and communications systems,Surveys current research and practice, as well as future directions in multimedia systems,Provides an integrated treatment of multimedia technologies and their use in a variety of computing applications,With contributions from experts well-known in the field, Multimedia Systems will be useful to system designers, programmers, engineers, and managers looking for a technical introduction to the issues surrounding multimedia