CSC361/661

Digital Media

Spring 2002

Dr. Jennifer Burg	Dr. Yue-Ling Wong
Calloway 314	Reynolda 225
758-4465	758-3922
burg@cs.wfu.edu	ylwong@wfu.edu
Office hours: 12-1 T/Th, 10-11 W, or by appointment	Office hours: 3-4 W or by appointment

Textbook: Digital Multimedia by Nigel Chapman and Jenny Chapman

Grading:

· quizzes, worksheets, and exams 50%

· exercises and projects 50%

Course Objectives:

· To understand how a signal is converted from analog to digital form through appropriate sampling and bit depth.

· To learn efficient algorithms for transforming, encoding, and compressing multimedia files.

· To learn the standards and compression techniques of commonly-used file formats such as GIF, JPEG, MPEG, etc.

· To know the bandwidth limitations of commonly-used networks and services and the amount of data typically transferred by different digital media files.

· To learn the basic concepts and techniques for processing image, sound, and video files, including vector vs. raster graphics, sampling and subsampling, resolution, color representation, aliasing, dithering, streaming media, frame rates, synchronization, font managers, etc.

· To learn how to process and transform images with photographic image processing programs such as Adobe Photoshop and vector graphics programs such as Freehand.

· To learn how to process and transform sound files with sound processing programs such as CoolEdit or Acid.

· To learn how to process and transform video with video processing programs such as Adobe Premiere.

· To learn the basics of video streaming and video servers.

· To learn how to write interactive media applications with development platforms such as Macromedia Director and Flash.