課程概述(Course Description):
本課程將概述多媒通訊系統所用到的各項技術，包括語音與樂音壓縮，影像與視訊壓縮，數位傳輸，網路多媒體，多媒體安全，多媒體資料庫等。我們特別以國際標準為例來解說各項技術的原理和應用。最後，我們也介紹完整的系統規格，如數位電視和MPEG系統。

This course provides a compressive coverage of the multimedia communicationsystems. Various key technologies such as speech/audio compression, image/video compression, digital transmission, multimedia over networks, multimedia security, and multimedia database systems are introduced. Particularly, the international standards on multimedia representation and processing are discussed in depth. In addition, the digital broadcast TV (DVB, ATSC) and MPEG system standards are also included.

評量標準(Grading):
3 Homework: 35% (including 2 computer assignments in C, 15% each)
Midterm Examine: 30% (Nov 12, 2009; 2 hours, open book)
Final Project: 35% (select a topic from a given list)

Classnote:

"道爾頓(John Dalton, 1766-1844, 化學原子論開創者) 認為講義是用來鼓勵(引導)學生的，不能取代學生自己的探索。" 張文亮: 回到起初, p.109, 時報出版 2003.
(John Dalton: Classnotes are meant for guiding students; they should not replace the students' own quest for knowledge.)

• Syllabus
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Multimedia Representation
• Chapter 3: Data Compression
• Chapter 4: Speech and Audio Compression
• Chapter 5: Image Compression
• Chapter 6: Video Compression
• Chapter 7: MPEG Systems
• Chapter 8: DRM and MPEG-21
• Chapter 9: Digital TV
• Chapter 10: Selected Topics

Assignment:

Recommended Readings:

(1) H.-M. Hang and J.W. Woods, ed., Handbook for Visual Communications, Academic Press, 1995.
(2) Y. Q. Shi and H. Sun, Image and Video Compression for Multimedia Engineering, 2nd Ed., CRC Press, 2008.
(3) K.R. Rao, et al., Intr. to Multimedia Communications, John Wiley & Sons, 2006.
(4) J.-N. Hwang, Multimedia Networking: From Theory to Practice, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
(5) 戴顯權等,多媒體通訊, (3rd Ed.?), 滄海書局, 2008. (2nd Ed, 紳藍出版社, 2003)