Multimedia I

Lecturer:

Roman Berka (gar.), František Kadlec

Tutor:

Roman Berka (gar.), František Rund

Supervisor:

Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction

Synopsis:

The course gives students knowledge necessary to produce and edit multimedia content using variety of tools and creative methods. Lectures are focused on presentation of standards, technologies, methods and approaches commonly used in commercial and alternative creation processes. The presented topics include production process of multimedia content, interactive multimedia applications, data formats and compression methods, technical equipment to record video, lighting devices and their control. The course also contain problematics of archivation and distribution of multimedia content. The part of the course is also a project with use of presented technologies and methods.

Requirements:

Knowledge of programming and using libraries in Java or C++.

see also http://vyuka.iim.cz/Y39MM1

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Multimedia as a mean of communication, applications.

2.Storing graphical data, graphical data formats.

3.Video shooting and recording, technical equipment.

4.Video editing, software tools, digital effects.

5.Stereoscopy

6.Motion capture systems, principles and data formats.

7.Lighting systems and their control.

8.Visual programming, procedural sound generation.

9.Tools for interactive multimedia production.

10.DVD standard and technology.

11.DVD production process, tools.

12.Archivation of multimedia data.

13.Distribution and prresentation of multimedia content, Czech copyright law.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction, reservation of projects

2. Screenplay preparation

3. Technology operation training

4. The lighting course

5. Work on the project

6. Work on the project

7. Data check point

8. Work on the project

9. Work on the project

10. Data check point

11. Work on the project

12. Work on the project

13. Project presentation

Project: One project will be completed during the course. The students will get experience from each phase of interactive multimedia application production process.

Study Objective:

The goal of the course is to introduce the student into the field of multimedia in wider context of applications and approaches in such a way that the student does not stay near the commonly known approaches but he/she can extend known methods and applications in a new context.

Study materials:

Jim Taylor: DVD Demystified. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2001.

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Web a multimedia (STM-A7B-přechodné) (compulsory course of the specialization)
• Web a multimedia (STM-A7B) (compulsory course of the specialization)