Multimedia I

Code	14714
Year	1
Semester	S1
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	PL(30H)/T(30H)
Scientific area	Informatics
Entry requirements	None.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face instruction.
Work placements	Not applicable.
Learning outcomes	In this UC is intended that the student learn the fundamentals on the following topics: multimedia, digitization, multimedia representation, color and color-coding, digital image, digital image representation, digital audio representation, digital video representation. At the end of the course the student should be able to understand and explain the fundamentals of theprocesses involved in computer representation of multimedia elements like text, images, video (2D and 3D) and audio. The student should also be able to develop a multimedia system.
Syllabus	1 Introducing Multimedia. 2 Representation of digital data. 3 Techniques of data compression. 4 Colour and colour coding. 5 - Digital images - File formats and compression. 6 digital video File formats and compression. 7 Digital sound File formats and compression. 8 The 3D image and video.
Main Bibliography	Lecture notes: Tecnologias Multimedia Manuela Pereira, 2005. Secondary readings: Multimédia e Tecnologias Interactivas, Nuno Ribeiro, FCA Editora de Informática, Lda. Tecnologias de Compressão Multimédia, Nuno Ribeiro e José Torres, FCA Editora de Informática, 2009. Multimédia: Les Fondamentaux, Ion Roxin, Daniel Mercier, Vuibert. Compression D'Image, Algorithmes et standards, É ric Incerti, Vuibert. Multimedia: Computing, Communications & Applications, R. Steinmet, and K. Nahrstedt, Prentice Hall, 1995. (ISBN: 0133244350) Multimedia Fundamentals: Volume 1, Media Coding and Content Processing, 2nd Edition , R. Steinmetz, K. Nahrstedt, Prentice Hall, 2002. (ISBN: 0130313998)
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.