One of the IIT Kharagpur series course material, about multimedia processing. As you know we are all living in a world without borders, thanks to the internet. Instead of printed text, multimedia also plays roles in the internet era, what, how, why behind the multimedia (streaming video, image, audio and more…) will be answered in […]
The CISA Review Manual 2008 has been completely revised and updated with new content to reflect changing industry principles and practices, and is organized according to the current CISA job practice areas. The manual features detailed descriptions of the tasks performed by IS auditors and the knowledge required to plan, manage and perform IS audits. […]
If you’re interested in creating cutting-edge code-based art and animations, you’ve come to the right place! Processing (available at www.processing.org) is a revolutionary open source programming language and environment designed to bridge the gap between programming and art, allowing non-programmers to learn programming fundamentals as easily as possible, and empowering anyone to produce beautiful creations […]
Given that it costs approximately two and a half times his or her annual salary to get a new boss in place, it is essential that organizations hire someone who will give a good return on this investment. The New Boss is a guide for newly appointed senior managers to make a successful leadership transition. […]
The explosive growth of multimedia data transmission has generated a critical need for efficient, high-capacity image databases, as well as powerful search engines to retrieve image data from them. This book brings together contributions by an international all-star team of innovators in the field who share their insights into all key aspects of image database […]
Learn all about Codecs–how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by […]
When you�re ready to roll up your sleeves and start taking advantage of
GoLive CS2’s powerful site management and collaboration capabilities,
mobile authoring features, and enhanced CSS authoring tools, it�s time
to get the guide from the people behind the software. In these pages,
The Adobe Creative Team uses a series of project-based lessons to guide
you through every feature […]
GoLive CS2 is more than just a simple Web authoring tool: As part of Adobe’s updated Creative Suite 2, it’s a key component of an overall Web workflow that lets you work seamlessly among all of your graphics applications to create spectacular Web sites. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to doing by […]
Real World Digital Audio will show you how to
Choose the right software and hardware to fit your musical directionâ€â€Âand your budget
Optimize your setup for maximum recording quality and reliability
Choose and strategically place microphones for different recording situations
Use loops and grooves to create backing tracks, DJ, and enhance live performances
Master MIDI and audio editing techniques to […]
In recent years, significant advances in digital technology have led to the design and implementation of sophisticated algorithms, allowing accurate real-time processing of signals. Real-time digital signal processing (DSP) is of increasing importance in today’s engineering fields because of the demand for high performance, low-cost digital signal processors in many applications from digital cellular phones […]
Since the dawn of film, novices and experts have used quick-and-dirty workarounds and audiovisual tricks to improve their motion pictures, from home movies to feature films. Today, the tools have certainly changed, as have the quality and scope of the results. With digital video, the hacking possibilities are now limitless, for both amateurs and professional […]
The digital video mode 24p captures imagery more nearly the way motion picture cameras do. It opens up a world of possibilities for digital filmmakers. But aspiring to ‘film-look video’ involves more than just flipping a switch on your camera. The authors share the secrets of Hollywood-style production so you can give your movie a […]
Advances in technology, such as MP3 players, the Internet and DVDs, have led to the production, storage and distribution of a wealth of audio signals, including speech, music and more general sound signals and their combinations. MPEG-7 audio tools were created to enable the navigation of this data, by providing an established framework for effective […]
Encore DVD 2.0 Essential Training demonstrates each step involved in authoring a DVD with Encore DVD 2.0. From planning a project, gathering content, and creating navigation to bit budgeting, authoring (creating and burning), and testing, instructor Chad Perkins teaches users how to complete a professional DVD project. Exercise files accompany the training, allowing you to […]
From the basics of audio recording to creating a complete CD project, Audition 2.0 Essential Training teaches you all you need to know to record, mix, edit, and master professional digital music and audio. Whether your goal is to make smart-sounding podcasts or produce professional video soundtracks or radio commercials, instructor Bruce Williams will […]
Premiere Elements is geared to newbie filmmakers and hobbyists, students, business users, and home users who want professional-looking videos, but don’t want or need the advanced power of classic Adobe Premiere Pro.
With Premiere Elements 2 for Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide, readers can start from the beginning to get a tour of the software, or look […]
Written for the beginner, Practical DV Filmmaking guides you thorough the process of making a film with low-cost digital equipment: from development through to production, post-production and distribution. While the technical tools you need are fully explained, the book concentrates on filmmaking principles throughout, illustrating how these tools can be used to achieve stylistic approaches […]
Written for the beginner, Practical DV Filmmaking guides you thorough the process of making a film with low-cost digital equipment: from development through to production, post-production and distribution. While the technical tools you need are fully explained, the book concentrates on filmmaking principles throughout, illustrating how these tools can be used to achieve stylistic approaches […]
Written for the beginner, Practical DV Filmmaking guides you thorough the process of making a film with low-cost digital equipment: from development through to production, post-production and distribution. While the technical tools you need are fully explained, the book concentrates on filmmaking principles throughout, illustrating how these tools can be used to achieve stylistic approaches […]
4 iPod Mania
Meet The Little Player That Changed An Industry
8 Get To Know The iPod
Apple’s Music Player Lineup
14 Talkin’ About My G-G-Generation
Your Guide To All Of Apple’s iPods, Past & Present
16 Special Collector’s Edition iPods
U2, Harry Potter, & More
18 AAC, MP3, M-O-U-S-E
iPod Video & Audio
Formats
20 iPod Iconology
A Guide To The Icons
& Warning Screens On
Your iPod
21 […]
Today,digitalaudioapplicationsarepartofoureverydaylives.Popularexamples include audio CDs, MP3 audio players, radio broadcasts, TV or video DVDs, video games, digital cameras with sound track, digital camcorders, telephones, telephone answering machines and telephone enquiries using speech or word recognition.Various new and advanced audiovisual applications and services become possible based on audio content analysis and description. Search engines or specific filters […]
The last few years have been an extraordinary time for the digital video industry. Not long before the turn of the millennium, digital video editing systems were expensive capital items of equipment that only major broadcasters and production companies could afford. To think that now the same capability is available in a laptop that you […]
Welcome to the official guide to the Sony Sound Forge 8 software — one of the most popular audio editing programs available for the PC. With step-by-step examples and exercises, and thorough explanations, Sound Forge 8 Power! digs deep into the software rather than just describing the features and how they work. Whether you’re a […]
The Handbook of Research on Mobile Multimedia provides a descriptive, analytical, and comprehensive assessment of factors, trends, and issues in the ever-changing field of mobile multimedia. This authoritative research-based publication also offers in-depth explanations of mobile solutions and their specific applications areas, as well as an overview of the future outlook for mobile multimedia. This […]
For those ready to combine professional motion graphics from Adobe After
Effects 7 with interactive applications created in Adobe Flash 8, this tutorial is the first stop. From discussing the differences between Flash and After Effects to showing how to seamlessly import and export vector animations from each application, Lee Brimelow explains everything involved in using […]
Are you ready to explore the world of music sequencing on your desktop? “Digital Performer 4 Ignite!” is your introductory guide that will lead the way! Get a step-by-step, illustrated introduction to the world of Digital Performer and learn how to use many of the tools that it has to offer. Along the way, you?ll […]
Nero 7 Ultra Edition is one of the most powerful CD and DVD burning programs on the market and if you’ve installed a CD/DVD drive recently, chances are that Nero came with it. But, while Nero is quite an impressive suite of tools, those tools aren’t always intuitive to use and several aren’t always well […]
Taught by award-winning producer/director/editor Larry Jordan, Digital Video Principles translates digital video terminology and breaks down the misconception that only professionals can edit digital video. Definitions are provided for many terms, such as progressive, interlaced, frame rate, data rate, fps, aspect ratio, sample rate, resolution, waveform, and many more. PC and Macintosh users alike, even […]
Here’s the perfect introduction to the art of the videoblog, or vlog,
whatever your subject. Filled with both technical and creative tips, this fun, fast, full-color guide provides everything you need to get started vlogging. You’ll learn:
• How to find and keep track of your favorite videoblogs
• How to create your own vlog under Windows or […]
Simplify your life with the Focal Easy Guide to Adobe ® Audition ® 2.0! This short, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the software to its essentials. It covers only the key features and essential workflow to get you up and running in no time. When time is of the essence, […]
Ready to discover not just the how, but also the why behind some of the most powerful features in Premiere Pro? In Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0 Studio Techniques, author Jacob Rosenberg goes beyond conventional stepby-step instruction to give you a real-world perspective on editing with Premiere Pro. Using Jacob’s fi lm footage or your own, […]
The only Apple-authorized guide to Final Cut Express HD 3.5, this book delivers the techniques you need to make movie magic with DV or HDV footage. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, with hands-on projects to complete as you go. All the files you need are on […]
Image and video segmentation is one of the most critical tasks of image and video analysis: extracting information from an image or a sequence of images. In the last 40 years, this field has experienced significant growth and development, and has resulted in a virtual explosion of published information. Advances in Image and Video Segmentation […]
iTunes and the iTunes music store isn’t just for Mac fans anymore. Anyone running Windows XP or 2000 can now cash-in on all the capabilities of this music store-jukebox. Our new version of iPod: The Missing Manual has been thoroughly updated and refreshed to reflect these changes.
The iPod is the world’s bestselling music player. But […]
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