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Date |
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| Th |
01-16 |
(Wong)
Overview of course
pre-test
tour of the lab |
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| T |
01-21 |
(Wong & Burg)
syllabus & schedule
definition and history of multimedia
overview of multimedia software
analog vs. digital representations
sampling and quantization
sampling error
Nyquist theorem
resolution and bit depth
standards and standardization organizations
file types |
Part I: Background
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Enabling Technologies |
| Th |
01-23 |
(Wong)
Instructions of installing software
Capturing digital images
Digital Photography
Scanning |
Part II: Graphics & Image Processing
Chapter 3 - Vector Graphics & Bitmapped Graphics
Chapter 4 - Vector Graphics
Chapter 5 - Bitmapped Images |
| T |
01-28 |
(Burg)
vector vs. bitmapped graphics
file types
sampling, quantization, resolution, and
bit depth revisited in the context of images
file sizes |
| Th |
01-30 |
(Burg)
encoding and compression
run-length encoding
Huffman codes
LZW compression |
| T |
02-04 |
(Burg)
jpeg compression
discrete cosine transform |
| Th |
02-06 |
(Burg)
jpeg compression
discrete cosine transform |
| T |
02-11 |
(Burg)
color representation
RGB
indexed color
CMYK
YUV
fonts |
Chapter 6 - Colour
Chapter 7 - Characters & Fonts |
| Th |
02-13 |
(Wong)
Practicum: Photoshop |
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| T |
02-18 |
Exam on Parts I & II of the course |
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| Th |
02-20 |
(Wong)
Practicum: Vector graphics using Freehand and Flash
Intro to Multimedia Authoring using Macromedia Director |
Part III : Multimedia Programming |
| T |
02-25 |
| Th |
02-27 |
| T |
03-04 |
| Th |
03-06 |
| T |
03-18 |
| Th |
03-20 |
| T |
03-25 |
| Th |
03-27 |
(Burg)
sound waves
sampling and the Nyquist theorem revisited in the context of sound
Nyquist frequency
sound file types and sizes
standardization organizations
bandwidth related to file types
sound compression
transforms, including FFT |
Part IV: Sound Processing
Chapter 12 - Sound |
| T |
04-01 |
(Wong)
Practicum:
Sound processing with CoolEdit
Music creation with Acid Pro |
| Th |
04-03 |
(Burg)
digital encoding of analog video
codecs and file types |
Part V: Digital Video
Chapter 10 - Video |
| T |
04-08 |
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| Th |
04-10 |
(Wong)
Practicum:
Video cameras
Digital video editing using Adobe Premiere |
| T |
04-15 |
(Burg)
bandwidth issues
MPEG encoding
file types |
Chapter 15: Multimedia & Networks |
| Th |
04-17 |
(Burg)
video codecs
HDTV and digital TV |
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| T |
04-22 |
Exam on Parts IV & V of the course |
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| Th |
04-24 |
(Burg & Wong)
Share projects |
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| T |
04-29 |
(Burg & Wong)
Share projects
Recap, tie up loose ends |
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