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Introduction to Multimedia and MSEC 20-791

Introduction to Multimedia and MSEC 20-791. Michael Christel Alex Hauptmann Rong Jin (TA) http://billswin.inf.cs.cmu.edu/syllabus.html. Contact Information. Mike Christel christel@cs.cmu.edu http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~christel (412) 268-7799 or x8-7799 WeH5212 Alex Hauptmann

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Introduction to Multimedia and MSEC 20-791

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  1. Introduction to Multimedia and MSEC 20-791 Michael Christel Alex Hauptmann Rong Jin (TA) http://billswin.inf.cs.cmu.edu/syllabus.html

  2. Contact Information Mike Christel christel@cs.cmu.edu http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~christel (412) 268-7799 or x8-7799 WeH5212 Alex Hauptmann alex@cs.cmu.edu http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~alex (412) 268-1448 or x8-1448 WeH5124 Office Hours by Appointment

  3. Teaching Assistant Rong Jin jin+@andrew.cmu.edu Office WeH5316 Office hours by appointment (412)268-4050 or x8-4050

  4. Course Outline http://billswin.inf.cs.cmu.edu/syllabus.html Oct. 27 Introduction to Multimedia Oct. 30 Images as Multimedia Interface Components; Intro to Macromedia Flash 5 Nov. 3 Digital Audio; Speech Recognition Nov. 6 Speech Dialogue and Applications Nov. 10 Speech Synthesis Nov. 13 Digital Video Nov. 17 Image Processing; Human Face Detection

  5. Course Outline, continued http://billswin.inf.cs.cmu.edu/syllabus.html Nov. 20 Web Specifications; Synchronization Nov. 27 A Multimedia Company (Experiences from the Field) Dec. 1 Digital Music and Music Processing Dec. 4 Informedia: Content Analysis of Digital Audio and Video Dec. 8 Video Retrieval Evaluation and Testing; Multimedia Interface Design; Multimedia Use in the Future Dec. 11 Multimedia and CMU's Entertainment Technology Center: Education, Industry Research, Entrepreneurialism

  6. Grading • No midterm, no final • No textbook; only recommended links/readings • Grading based on homeworks (95%), class presence and participation (5%) • Homeworks MUST be published to your web site; email me (christel@cs.cmu.edu) by next class your base URL from which a “MSEC 20-791” link will exist • Homework time deadlines are strictly enforced: loss of 10% per day late for each assignment • Flash homework is worth twice other homeworks • 5% for class time meant to encourage you to show up mentally and physically for class (esp. out of courtesy for our guest lecturers)

  7. Definition of Multimedia Multi (Latin multus - numerous) Media, medium (Latin medius, medium: middle, center, intermediary; Latin mediat: intermediary, means) Multiple types of information captured, stored, manipulated, transmitted, and presented. Specifically: Images, Video, Audio (+Speech) and Text Related terms: hypermedia, hypertext Problem: “hypertext”, “hypermedia”, “multimedia” so overused/generalized they now convey little meaning

  8. A Few Items in a Multimedia Timeline Pre-Digital Age: suggestions? (see http://www.zakros.com/wvr/timeline.html for B.C. too) 1945 – Vannevar Bush, memex “As We May Think”, http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/computer/bushf.htm 1960s – Ted Nelson, Xanadu, “a universal instantaneous hypertext publishing network” 1967 – Nicholas Negroponte formed MIT Architecture Machine Group (later in 1985 MIT Media Lab opens) 1987 – RCA’s David Sarnoff Labs’ announce Digital Video Interactive 1988 – Apple “Knowledge Navigator” vision

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