ABSTRACT

The Multimedia Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the wide range of uses of multimedia. The first part of the book introduces the technology for the non-specialist. Part Two covers multimedia applications and markets. Tony Cawkell details the huge array of authoring software which is now available, as well as the distribution of multimedia data by telephone, cable, satellite or radio communications. There is an extensive bibliography, a glossary of technical terms and acronyms and a full index.

part I|266 pages

Background and technology

chapter Chapter 1|6 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|63 pages

General functions and technology

chapter Chapter 3|12 pages

Compression

chapter Chapter 4|17 pages

Image processing

chapter Chapter 5|34 pages

Multimedia computers and systems

chapter Chapter 7|13 pages

Multimedia, copyright, and patents

chapter Chapter 8|70 pages

Transmission systems and multimedia

chapter Chapter 9|14 pages

Standards

part II|144 pages

Multimedia applications and markets

chapter Chapter 10|13 pages

Indexing

chapter Chapter 12|9 pages

Home and consumer applications

chapter Chapter 13|3 pages

Medical multimedia networks

chapter Chapter 14|22 pages

Museums and art applications

chapter Chapter 15|18 pages

Training and education

chapter Chapter 16|19 pages

Multimedia databases

chapter Chapter 17|13 pages

Videoconferencing and Virtual Reality

chapter Chapter 18|3 pages

Multimedia: prospects and growth