eBook By Category (Multimedia)

Learn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression...

Large volumes of video content can only be easily accessed by the use of rapid browsing and retrieval techniques...

Ready to unleash the awesome power of Ableton Live 7? As its name suggests, Ableton Live 7 was designed with the live performer in mind, but it goes well beyond that...

In recent years, the paradigm of video coding has shifted from that of a frame-based approach to a content-based approach, particularly with the finalization of the ISO multimedia coding standard, MPEG-4...

Image and video segmentation is one of the most critical tasks of image and video analysis: extracting information from an image or a sequence of images...

With this guide, you can expand your knowledge of digital audio...

If it's good enough for the legendary Hollywood film editors, it's good enough for you! This guide is aimed squarely at Final Cut Pro users just like yourself--at corporate, commercial, and independent post-production houses--who want to move beyond simple Final Cut Pro installations for their film and video masterworks...

Author professional quality DVDs with Studio Pro 4 With Apple DVD Studio Pro just about anyone can author high performance DVDs -- easily and inexpensively...

Written in the author's clear conversational style, with ample illustrations and visual analogies, this book features software agnostic tutorials and "cookbook recipes" for each phase of postaudio processing...

The best of both worlds-now THIS is entertainment

You love tinkering with technology...

Color and Mastering for Digital Cinema explores the implications for motion picture post production processes and changes required to the supporting equipment and software...

The compression schemes applied for the storage and transmission of digital video data leave content sensitive to transmission errors, information loss and quality degradation...

Compression for Great Digital Video is an essential reference for encoding digital video and audio for the Web, CDROM, DVD, and other media...

This comprehensive introduction to software synthesis techniques and programming is intended for students, researchers, musicians, sound artists and enthusiasts in the field of music technology...

Content-Based Analysis Of Digital Video focuses on fundamental issues underlying the development of content access mechanisms for digital video...

You bought a digital video camera so that you could take and transfer home movies to DVD easily...

Dialogue editing is a crucial yet invisible part of filmmaking...

The new Digital Radio system DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) is a highly innovative and universal multimedia broadcast system that will replace the existing AM and FM audio broadcast services in many parts of the world in the immediate future...

You don't have to invest a small fortune, own expensive gear, and employ an army of technicians to create a movie...

Digital Media Tools is a clearly focused introduction to acquiring skills in the use of major software tools to create multimedia...

Digital Multimedia Perception and Design provides a well-rounded synopsis of the state-of-the-art technologies in perceptual-based multimedia design...

Get ready to move beyond the stage of simply ripping audio from CDs to the more creative ends of digital music production...

Digital Performer is one of the leading digital audio workstation programs for the Apple Mac...

So you have a camcorder and visions of being the next Spielberg...

* Digital media sales represent a growing market in consumer technology; in previous editions, this book has been the top-selling reference for digital video beginners * Fully revised and completely focused on consumer digital video users and editors who have little to no experience with the equipment * Walks readers through the basics of selecting equipment, installing software and hardware, shooting good video, getting files into a PC, editing, and outputting to the Internet, videotape, or a DVD * CD-ROM includes trial versions of the editing software covered in the book as well as other digital video tools and sample files

Visual quality assessment is an interdisciplinary topic that links image/video processing, psychology and physiology...

Digital Watermarking for Digital Media discusses the new aspects of digital watermarking in a worldwide context...

A multimedia system needs a mechanism to communicate with its environment, the Internet, clients, and applications...

Several works on multimedia storage appear in literature today, but very little if any, have been devoted to handling long duration video retrieval, over large scale networks...

Thanks to the digital revolution, film artists now have a spectacular array of powerful, new, inexpensive tools for creative expression through digital film...

DVD Authoring and Production is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to publishing content in the DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, and WebDVD formats...

Helps explore and understand DVDs...

DVD is today's hottest digital storage technology, not simply in the home video market, but also in corporate, advertising, video production, multimedia, and a host of related fields...

The Encyclopedia of Multimedia provides easily accessible coverage of the important concepts, issues and technology trends in the field of multimedia technologies, systems, techniques, and applications...

Multimedia technology, networks and online interactive multimedia services are taking advantage of a series of radical innovations in converging fields, such as the digitisation of signals, satellite and fibre optic based transmission systems, algorithms for signal compression and control, switching and storage devices, and others, whose combination has a supra-additive synergistic effect...

The evolutionary computation approach to music is an exciting new development for composers and musicologists alike...

Nonlinear, or digital, editing involves the manipulation of digitized video...

Digital editing gives editors far greater freedom than ever before to move scenes of information around and place them anywhere in a film's sequence...

Music notation can be a tough task to master...

As a Flash 8 designer, you have discovered the power of the video tools in the application...

Since the Web popularized the creation and manipulation of graphics, there has been an increased demand for graphics tools, requiring developers to understand graphics file formats...

Following on from the successful MPEG-2 standard, MPEG-4 Visual is enabling a new wave of multimedia applications from Internet video streaming to mobile video conferencing...

* Real-world postproduction paths show how it's being done today
* Numerous HD tables clear up what format is used for which purpose
* Ample information on HDV
* Debunks myths and answers common questions about HD

Avoid costly missteps in postproduction and get it right the first time with this book...

The focus of High Performance Multimedia is on the ever expanding European e-content industry...

This book is for anyone who wants to record music at home that sounds as good as some project studio productions...

Create great videos and post them on the Web 

Here is the ultimate guide to planning, creating, editing, and sharing video content online...

This fully updated edition of the best-selling guide to the world’s favorite MP3 player explains how to maximize the iPod, iPod mini, iPod shuffle, and iTunes...

A general scenario that has attracted a lot of attention for multimedia information retrieval is based on the query-by-example paradigm: retrieve all documents from a database containing parts or aspects similar to a given data fragment...

The past years have witnessed a large number of interesting applications of various soft computing techniques, such as fuzzy logic, neural networks, and evolutionary computation, to intelligent multimedia processing...

In recent years, we have witnessed an explosive growth in multimedia computing, communication and applications...

Interactivity is one of the most captivating topics for today's online community...

This book is a groundbreaking resource that covers both algorithms and technologies of interactive videos, so that businesses in IT and data managements, scientists, teachers, and software engineers in video processing and computer vision, coaches and instructors that use video technology in teaching, and finally end-users of hyper videos will greatly benefit from it...

Covers the essential fundamentals of digital video: from video principles, to conversion, compression, coding, interfaces and output...

Video search engines enable users to take advantage of constantly growing video resources like, for example, video on demand, Internet television and YouTube, for a wide variety of applications including entertainment, education and communications...

JPEG2000 Standard for Image Compression presents readers with the basic background to this multimedia compression technique and prepares the reader for a detailed understanding of the JPEG2000 standard, using both the underlying theory and the principles behind the algorithms of the JPEG2000 standard for scalable image compression...

Are you one of the many musicians using a computer in live performance? If you're are looking for aresource on how to deal with the unique difficulties involved, this book is for you...

VirtualDub is one of the most popular video processing application for Windows...

Light field is one of the most representative image-based rendering techniques that generate novel virtual views from images instead of 3D models...

Of all the tasks programmers are asked to perform, storing, compressing, and retrieving information are some of the most challenging--and critical to many applications...

Managing multimedia semantics is a complex task because content creators and archivists describe and interpret semantics associated with the multimedia content in several ways, depending on the context and use of the information...

• Studio power users must mix tools from a variety of different applications to maximize their sound capabilities-veteran studio engineer and professional musician Cliff Truesdell shows users how to integrate the rich variety of Mac production tools in order to get exactly the results they want
• Offers invaluable advice, whether readers already have a complete studio suite or are just starting to assemble their toolkit
• Presents practical and immediate ways to use the programs and concepts discussed while also providing users with a wide range of possibilities based on their skill level, experience, and musical style
• The companion DVD is packed with dozens of applications readers can use to compose, synth, mix, and output digital music, plus hundreds of free demo tracks, loops, samplers, plug-ins, and virtual instruments

Written by a matchmoving expert, this book is much more than a technical primer...

MP3, standing for MPEG-1, Layer 3, is a codec for compressing the size of audio files for digital distribution...

An important merit of the MPEG-4 video standard is that it not only provided tools and algorithms for enhancing the compression efficiency of existing MPEG-2 and H...

One of the more revolutionary parts of the MPEG-4 International Standard is the Face and Body Animation, or FBA: the specification for efficient coding of shape and animation of human faces and bodies...

Advances in technology, such as MP3 players, the Internet and DVDs, have led to the production, storage and distribution of a wealth of audio signals, including speech, music and more general sound signals and their combinations...

Digital images have become mainstream of late notably within HDTV, cell phones, personal cameras, and many medical applications...

This book is about the design of advanced user interfaces...

Multimedia Database Retrieval: A Human-Centered Approach presents the
latest development in user-centered methods and the state-of-the-art in
visual media retrieval...

Multimedia stands as one of the most challenging and exciting aspects of the information era...

This book examines multicast technology and will be a key text for undergraduate engineering students and master students in networks and telecoms...

Retrieval of multimedia data is different from retrieval of structured data...

A timely reference in the innovative and cutting-edge field of multimedia security! Digital Rights Management (DRM) defines a set of tools that manage the secured use of digital media content found on static and mobile electronic devices, ranging from personal computers and PDAs to digital video recorders and MP3 players...

Multimedia Signal Processing is a comprehensive and accessible text to the theory and applications of digital signal processing (DSP)...

"Describes ITU H H...

Multimodal Video Characterization and Summarization is a valuable research tool for both professionals and academicians working in the video field...

Network Technology for Digital Audio examines the transfer of audio and other related data over digital communication networks...

• New from the author of Home Recording for Musicians For Dummies, the #1 bestselling home-recording book
• Shows how to set up a PC for recording, getting sounds, mixing, mastering, and outputting and explains how to get the best sounds out of a PC studio
• Shares techniques on recording individual instruments including guitars, drums, and keyboards
• Covers the latest recording software, including Pro Tools, GarageBand, and Logic

The uses of multimedia are rapidly increasing...

Written by two of the best and brightest podcasting pioneers, Podcast Solutions: The Complete Guide to Audio and Video Podcasting, Second Edition is a comprehensive and perceptive guide to all things podcasting...

Podcasting does for Internet audio listeners what TiVo does for television viewers--it puts you in charge of when you enjoy a program...

Written for the beginner, Practical DV Filmmaking guides you thorough the process of making a film with low-cost digital equipment: from development through to production, post-production and distribution...

MythTV is a powerful open source personal video recorder (PVR) application that runs on Linux...

Digidesign's Official Pro Tools 101 Courseware takes a comprehensive approach to learning the fundamentals of Pro Tools/HD, Pro Tools LE, or Pro Tools M-Powered systems...

Get the most out of Pro Tools with the definitive guidebook! Covering the LE, M-Powered, and HD versions of Pro Tools for music, post, and multimedia users at all levels, Pro Tools 7 Power!, Second Edition is the perfect resource for both newcomers looking to get up and running, and more advanced users who would like a complete desk reference on the new version...

Pro Tools 7 Session Secrets presents real world tips and tricks, written by certified Pro Tools experts who have spent countless hours in their dark studios experimenting to get just the right voice pitch, meow, or guitar fade...

* Shows musicians and home recording enthusiasts how to get up and running with Pro Tools, the leading software for professional music recording

* Features minibooks on recording basics, PC and recording hardware, MIDI, editing, mixing, mastering, synchronization, and advanced Pro Tools use

* Offers information on the hot-selling Digi002, Digi001, and Mbox packages for home recording buffs

* Provides more complete information than other books, including basic tips on the recording process

* Written by a professional musician who has been a touring and studio drummer as well as a sound and recording engineer

Pro Tools for Video, Film, and Multimedia offers comprehensive coverage of the extensive multimedia features of Pro Tools, giving you the skills you need to take any multimedia soundtrack project from concept to completion...

Pro Tools LE and M-Powered is an authoritative guide to Digidesign's entry-level hardware and software systems...

Project5, Cakewalk’s complete software studio suite, includes synthesizers, a sampler, a sequencer,and tools for creating and utilizing beats and loops...

"When QuickTime application developers get stuck, one of the first places they look for help is example code from Tim Monroe...

Readings in Multimedia Computing and Networking captures the broad areas of research and developments in this burgeoning field, distills the key findings, and makes them accessible to professionals, researchers, and students alike...

No matter what part of the musical spectrum you come from�whether you�re playing in a band, composing, or DJing�if you�re using a computer (or wondering whether you should be), to get the results you want from your digital studio you�ll need reliable information...

Real-Time Video Compression: Techniques and Algorithms introduces the XYZ video compression technique, which operates in three dimensions, eliminating the overhead of motion estimation...

After trying Cubase, and a few other music programs, I decided to try Reasons (2...

Get ahead in the business - be the engineer everyone wants to hire - achieve success with the very best recordings...

Demystify the basics of the powerful functions of SONAR 4...

Sound Synthesis and Sampling' provides a comprehensive introduction to the underlying principles and practical techniques applied to both commercial and research sound synthesizers...

A substantially updated edition of "Video Coding: An Introduction to Standard Codecs", (IEE/1999) this book discusses the growth of digital television technology and the revolution in image and video compression (such as JPEG2000, broadcast TV, video phone), highlighting the need for standardization in processing static and moving images and their exchange between computer systems...

Streaming Audio: The FezGuys' Guide will introduce you to streaming audio and teach you how to work with the most popular formats, including RealMedia, Windows Media, QuickTime, and MP3...

Helps you choose audio and video equipment, capture and edit, and set up a streaming site...

"If you need to know the IMS vision you need to read this book...

Get ready for an in-depth exploration into the aesthetics of what makes a great mix! David Gibson's unique approach to mixing gives you a visual representation of the dynamics of the sounds involved in creating a musical mix...

CD-ROM "burners" are a standard feature on many new PCs...

Learning a new technology can be an intimidating prospect, even when the tools are as straightforward as Apple's iDVD 3...

A comprehensive guide to the wide range of uses of multimedia...

"As one of the reviewers pointed out, this book is a "much-needed introduction to the breadth and depth of streaming media...

The MPEG committee standardized the MPEG AVC (H...

Here is your introduction to the fundamentals of one of Native Instruments's most popular software products, Traktor DJ Studio...

Have you figured out the basics of making a podcast, but now want to make a great podcast, and possibly make some money? Tricks of the Podcasting Masters holds the answers to questions such as:

• How do I interact with listeners and get them to come back next week?
• How do I conduct a great interview over the phone?
• How do I attract sponsors?
• How do I stay motivated?

Today's non-linear editing systems are equipped with a wide range of color correction tools that were previously only available in dedicated color correction suites...

Since the publication of Wireless Video Communications five years ago, the area of video compression and wireless transceivers has evolved even further...

Video Data Management and Information Retrieval combines the two important areas of research within computer technology and presents them in comprehensive, easy to understand manner...

The standard video reference for digital and software engineers, this technical guide is packed with hard-to-find reference information...

Audio/Video (AV) systems and Information Technology (IT) are colliding...

rom the editors of Videomaker Magazine comes a guide that takes the novice, step-by-step, through the elements that create a quality video production...

Create lush terrains and atmospheres in Vue and enhance your knowledge of all the features in this software such as lighting, cameras, and Python scripting...

An exciting new development has taken place in the digital era that has captured the imagination and talent of researchers around the globe - wavelet image compression...

These days, manipulating and editing beats is one of the most important functions of a DAW, and it's one that Pro Tools excels at...

Your Pro Tools Studio gives you the information you need to set up your own home or project studio using Pro Tools LE or M-Powered as your digital audio workstation (DAW)...