Fundamentals of Multimedia (Texts in Computer Science)

The "Fundamentals of Multimedia" textbook is a comprehensive guide to understanding the key concepts in multimedia, including color science, lossless and lossy compression methods for image, video, and audio data, and the impact of social media and cloud computing on information sharing and content search and retrieval.

This fully revised and updated edition covers current topics such as 360◦ video and the video coding standard H.266, making it an essential resource for both advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

With study exercises at the end of each chapter and supplementary resources available at an associated website, this textbook provides a practical and accessible introduction to the fundamentals of multimedia.