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Towards Integrated Multimedia Systems: Why and How

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Book cover Telekommunikation und multimediale Anwendungen der Informatik

Part of the book series: Informatik-Fachberichte ((INFORMATIK,volume 293))

Abstract

A multimedia system is characterized by the computer-controlled generation, manipulation, presentation, storage, and communication of independent discrete media such as text and graphics and continuous media such as audio and video. The innovation multimedia systems provide is flexibility through integration of different media into a single system. Such a system can unify the methods of information distribution, personalize information services through interactive access and individual information selection, enlarge the bandwidth of perception at the user interface, make information presentation more effective, and provide flexible media processing and transformation. The major obstacles to integrating continuous media with the discrete media in computer systems are limitations of today’s digital solutions: In addition to high-capacity and high-speed hardware, system software is needed that meets the real-time demands of audio and video, and a multimedia application interface is compulsory. This paper elaborates on the key issues for providing multimedia support.

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Herrtwich, R.G., Steinmetz, R. (1991). Towards Integrated Multimedia Systems: Why and How. In: Encarnação, J.L. (eds) Telekommunikation und multimediale Anwendungen der Informatik. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 293. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-77060-9_30

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