Encyclopedia of Multimedia - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387747249 ISBN 13: 9780387747248

Publisher: Springer, 2008

Synopsis

Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Second Edition provides easy access to important concepts, issues and technology trends in the field of multimedia technologies, systems, techniques, and applications. Hundreds of leading researchers and world experts have contributed to this comprehensive collection of nearly 350 entries.

Over 1,100 heavily-illustrated pages ― including 80 new entries ― present concise overviews of all aspects of software, systems, web tools and hardware that enable video, audio and developing media to be shared and delivered electronically.

Borko Furht, Editor-in-Chief, in collaboration with the Editorial Board, surveyed and divided the field of multimedia into specific topics that collectively encompass foundations, technologies, applications, and emerging elements behind web technologies, wireless information transfer, and audio-visual formatting and storage. Borko Furht is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal, Multimedia Tools and Applications.

About this title

Review

From the reviews of the second edition: “The Encyclopedia of Multimedia, second edition, has, as its aim, an in-depth coverage of the important concepts, issues, and technology trends in the field of multimedia technologies, systems, techniques, and applications. The work ... is well illustrated with 565 figures and 51 tables. ... This work is recommended for graduate and post-graduate students of multimedia for whom it will provide useful source and references, and for any organization specialising in the study or design of advanced multimedia devices.” (Eric Jukes, Reference Reviews, Vol. 24 (1), 2010)

Synopsis

"Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Second Edition" provides easy access to important concepts, issues and technology trends in the field of multimedia technologies, systems, techniques, and applications. Hundreds of leading researchers and world experts contributed to this comprehensive collection of nearly 350 entries. Over 1,100 heavily-illustrated pages - including 80 new entries - present concise overviews of all aspects of software, systems, web tools and hardware that enable video, audio and developing media to be shared and delivered electronically.Borko Furht, Editor-in-Chief, in collaboration with the Editorial Board, surveyed and divided the field of multimedia into specific topics that collectively encompass the foundations, technologies, applications, and emerging elements behind web technologies, wireless information transfer, and audio-visual formatting and storage. Borko Furht is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal, "Multimedia Tools and Applications".

Designed as a reference book for academic and corporate libraries, "Encyclopedia of Multimedia, Second Edition" is a valuable resource for professors, researchers and advanced-level students in computer science, as well as for industry practitioners.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387747249
• ISBN 13: 9780387747248
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 1031
• Editor: Furht Borko