Synopses & Reviews
Discusses recent advances in the related technologies of multimedia computers, videophones, video-over-Internet, HDTV, digital satellite TV and interactive computer games. The text analyzes ways of achieving more effective navigation techniques, data management functions, and higher throughout networking. It synthesizes data on visual information venues, tracking the enormous commercial potential for new components and compatible systems.
Book News Annotation:
Discusses recent advances in representation and communication of
visual signals, focusing on key technologies including compression
algorithms and standards, video conferencing and communication
applications, and image processing methodologies and implementations.
New techniques examined here are having a profound impact on
multimedia computers, videophones, video-over-Internet, HDTV, digital
satellite TV, and interactive computer games. Specific subjects
include video compression using residual vector quantization, three-
dimensional model-based image communication, and principles of
halftoning with stochastic screens.
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