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CSE126 - Multimedia Systems
Units: 4
Course Objectives:
Last taught Summer 2003. Technological advances in hardware are revolutionizing
computers so as to support digital multimedia, and in particular, continuous video and audio,
leading to new design spaces in computer systems and applications. This course will serve to
introduce all aspects of multimedia computing, communication, storage, and applications to
future engineers, practitioners, and researchers. There is now enough depth in multimedia
that it deserves a special course, particularly given its wide-ranging applications, spanning
from education to entertainment.
Course Description:
Multimedia technologies; multimedia storage models and structures; data models
and interfaces; multimedia information systems; video/audio networking; media synchronization;
image computing and information assimilation; conferencing paradigms and structured interaction
support.
Format:
3 hours of lecture per week, 1 hour discussion section per week, 4 hours of computer
lab, and 4 hours of outside preparation.
Prerequisites:
CSE 120 or consent of the instructor.
Other restrictions:
Majors only.
Example Textbook(s):
Undergraduate Course Readings in Multimedia Systems , Edited by P. Venkat Rangan.
Laboratory work:
Programming assignments on network of computer workstations at the CSE department
undergraduate advanced programming environment lab.
Offered:
One quarter per year.
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