CMPUT 414

Introduction to Multimedia Technology

Autumn 2010

Week

Topic

Due Dates

1

September15: Introduction + AMMI Laboratory

     

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September 17: Chapter 1: Introduction

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2

September 20: Chapter 1: Continue

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September 22: Chapter 2: Multimedia Authoring and Tools

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September 24: Chapter 2: Continue

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3

September 27:  Introduction to VRML

Online VRML Course

Start to think about your Project

September 29: More VRML

Assignment 1 available

October 1: No-class

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4

October 4: More VRML

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October 6: Fourier Analysis Made Easy

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October 8: Chapter 3: Graphics and Image Data Representations and intro to JPEG

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5

October 11: Thanksgiving Holiday

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October 13: Chapter 3 continue

 Assignment 1 due on the October 13th

Send by e-mail to pierreb@cs.ualberta.ca

October 15: Chapter 4: Color in Image and Video

Assignment 2 out

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October 18: Introduction to Wavelet Transform

More on Wavelets

October 20: JPEG 2000

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October 22: Fundamental Concepts in Video

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7

October 25: Chapter 6:  Basics of Digital Audio

Project description due

Send by e-mail to pierreb@cs.ualberta.ca

For more information on audio compression read Chapter 13-14

October 27: Chapter 6: Continue

Additional Material on Sound Localization

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October 29: More on MP3

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8

November 1: Fundamentals of User Interface Evaluation

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November 3: User Interface Evaluation Continue

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November 5: User Interface Evaluation Continue

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9

November 8: Basic Video Compression Techniques

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November 10: Video compression continue

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November 12: MPEG Video Coding I: MPEG 1 and 2

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10

November 15: MPEG Video Coding I: continue

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November 17: MPEG Video Coding II: MPEG 4-7 and 21

Assignment 2 Due

Send by e-mail to cmput414@gmail.com

November 19: MPEG Video Coding II: continue

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11

November 22: Review of Internet Networking Technology

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November 24: Networking continue

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November 26: Networking continue

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12

November 29: Chapter 16: Multimedia Network Communications and applications

December 1: Chapter 16:continue

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December 3: Chapter 16:continue

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13

December 5: The Future of Multimedia

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December 7: Project class presentations

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December 9: End of Class

Project final report due December 14th

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December 16: Final Exam CSC 436

 

Example of possible final exam

It is a 2 hours open book exam