1 Multimedia Objects. - 1 Introduction. - 2 A Class Hierarchy for Multimedia Objects. - 3 Composite Multimedia Object Model by Gibbs et al. - 4 MHEG. - 5 Object Composition and Playback Models by Hamakawa et al. - 6 Conclusion. - References. - 2 Compression Techniques and Standards. - 1 Introduction to Multimedia Compression. - 2 JPEG Algorithm for Still Image Compression. - 3 PX64 Compression Algorithm for Video Communications. - 4 MPEG Compression for Motion-Intensive Applications. - 5 Conclusion. - 3 Multimedia Interfaces: Designing for Diversity. - 1 Introduction. - 2 What is an Interface?. - 3 Designing Multimedia Interfaces. - 4 Applications and New Technologies. - 5 Conclusion. - References. - 4 Multimedia Storage Systems. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Multimedia Storage Servers. - 3 Managing the Storage Space Requirement of Digital Multimedia. - 4 Efficient Retrieval of Multimedia Objects. - 5 Commercial Video Servers. - 6 Concluding Remarks. - References. - 5 Multimedia Networks. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Traditional Networks and Multimedia. - 3 Asynchronous Transfer Mode. - 4 Summary of Network Characteristics. - 5 Comparison of Switching Technologies for Multimedia Communications. - 6 Information Superhighways. - 7 Conclusion. - 6 Multimedia Synchronization. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Language Based Synchronization Model. - 3 Petri Nets Based Models. - 4 Fuzzy Synchronization Models. - 5 Content-based Inter-media Synchronization. - 6 Multimedia Synchronization and Database Aspects. - 7 Multimedia Synchronization and Object Retrieval Schedules. - 8 Multimedia Synchronization and Communication Requirements. - 9 Summary and Conclusion. - References. - 7 Infoscopes: Multimedia Information Systems. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Information and Data. - 3 Operations in InfoScopes. - 4 InfoScope Architecture. - 5 Knowledge organization. - 6 Interfaces. - 7 Example Systems. - 8 Conclusion and Future Research. - References. - 8 Scheduling in Multimedia Systems. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Data Organization. - 3 Disk Scheduling. - 4 Network Scheduling. - 5 General Discussion. - References. - 9 Video Indexing and Retrieval. - 1 Introduction. - 2 Parsing. - 3 Representation and Classification. - 4 Indexing and Retrieval. - 5 Interactive Tools. - 6 Conclusion. Language: English