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Date

31.12.1998 22:05:21

Footnote

Rez. in: Australian academic and research libraries 29(1998) no.1, S.68 (B. Collins)

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Abstract

Comprehensive review of current trends in the development of multimedia online databases and some of the activities of vendors in this field

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Abstract

A brief overview on the recent technological development in the area of multimedia technologies to enhance information access. Topics covered will include analog videodisc, digital technologies and their interactive applications, and the current media-mixed information provision environment. As an illustration to the technological development discussed. an update the recent development of the 6-year R&D project, PROJECT EMPEROR-I. will he given. Implications of these technologies in enhancing information access and provision will he discussed.

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Abstract

By referring to existing prototypes and systems, in this paper the advantages and disadvantages of computer and multimedia technologies in the development of reference works such as dictionaries and encyclopedias are discussed. Some positive aspects of multimedia reference works are the possibility of accessing the same entry through a number of keys and research mechanisms, the possibility of 'navigating' through the semantic structure of the work itself, and even crossing the borders between different underlying structures. Some systems permit users to select the type of information they desire regarding a certain entry. This characteristics is particularly valuable in educational systems since it relieves users of the not so trivial task of autonomously extracting the information they need from a text which, because of the need for both conciseness and thoroughness, can be cryptic. In addition, some of theses systems not only include texts and illustrations but also audiovisual material, tutorials, and multimedia sequences with different educational and informative aims. Finally, the cost of, and time taken in, producing works of this type (except motion video production!), are potentially less than for analogous printed works with consequent repercussions on distribution costs and the frequency with which works can be updated. The major limits of multimedia dictionaries and encyclopedias are practical ones, such as the scarce availability and standardization of suitable hardware platforms. Furthermore, hardware and software constraints impose compromises in terms of quality of images and audio, quality and quantity of motion video

Source

Educational end training technology international. 29(1992) no.1, S.35-41

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Abstract

Reviews the current state of development of multimedia presentation software packages for use in business presentations as an alternative to the conventional slides and lecture technique

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Classification

006.7 22

Date

7. 3.2007 19:30:22

DDC

006.7 22

Footnote

Semantic web technologies are explained, and ontology representation is emphasized. There is an excellent summary of the fundamental theory behind applying a knowledge-engineering approach to vision problems. This summary represents the concept of the semantic web and multimedia content analysis. A definition of the fuzzy knowledge representation that can be used for realization in multimedia content applications has been provided, with a comprehensive analysis. The second part of the book introduces the multimedia content analysis approaches and applications. In addition, some examples of methods applicable to multimedia content analysis are presented. Multimedia content analysis is a very diverse field and concerns many other research fields at the same time; this creates strong diversity issues, as everything from low-level features (e.g., colors, DCT coefficients, motion vectors, etc.) up to the very high and semantic level (e.g., Object, Events, Tracks, etc.) are involved. The second part includes topics on structure identification (e.g., shot detection for video sequences), and object-based video indexing. These conventional analysis methods are supplemented by results on semantic multimedia analysis, including three detailed chapters on the development and use of knowledge models for automatic multimedia analysis. Starting from object-based indexing and continuing with machine learning, these three chapters are very logically organized. Because of the diversity of this research field, including several chapters of recent research results is not sufficient to cover the state of the art of multimedia. The editors of the book should write an introductory chapter about multimedia content analysis approaches, basic problems, and technical issues and challenges, and try to survey the state of the art of the field and thus introduce the field to the reader.
The final part of the book discusses research in multimedia content management systems and the semantic web, and presents examples and applications for semantic multimedia analysis in search and retrieval systems. These chapters describe example systems in which current projects have been implemented, and include extensive results and real demonstrations. For example, real case scenarios such as ECommerce medical applications and Web services have been introduced. Topics in natural language, speech and image processing techniques and their application for multimedia indexing, and content-based retrieval have been elaborated upon with extensive examples and deployment methods. The editors of the book themselves provide the readers with a chapter about their latest research results on knowledge-based multimedia content indexing and retrieval. Some interesting applications for multimedia content and the semantic web are introduced. Applications that have taken advantage of the metadata provided by MPEG7 in order to realize advance-access services for multimedia content have been provided. The applications discussed in the third part of the book provide useful guidance to researchers and practitioners properly planning to implement semantic multimedia analysis techniques in new research and development projects in both academia and industry. A fourth part should be added to this book: performance measurements for integrated approaches of multimedia analysis and the semantic web. Performance of the semantic approach is a very sophisticated issue and requires extensive elaboration and effort. Measuring the semantic search is an ongoing research area; several chapters concerning performance measurement and analysis would be required to adequately cover this area and introduce it to readers."

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Abstract

Reports results of the project C-ODAI, undertaken at University College London, Computer Science Department, the aim of which was to build a demonstration and test bed facility for online access to a large electronic library of multimedia documents. The project was a pilot experiment in the use of a database of compound documents (text and images) in the Open Document Architecture (ODA) format. The database used is part of the contents of the periodicals of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Discusses the overall view of the project and the tools which have been implemented to deal with juke box storage and conversion of different data, and early results of user tests. The project forms part of the ACS/PODA project, funded jointly by the CEC under the ESPRIT PODA-SAX project, and by the British Library Research and Development Department

Imprint

London : British Library Research and Development Department

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Abstract

Analyzes the fundamental role that the new optical multimedia information technologies play in museums as a solution to problems in the management of museum documentation and assesses the advantages that this new technology can give to museums. Notes the new optical means of information storage and the problems hindering the hypermedia interactive development in these institutions: legal, technological, standardization and resources. Describes a range of multimedia projects in the art information community

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Footnote

Condensed version of a report published by the British Library Research and Development Department in Apr 94, entitled 'Multimedia publishing'

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Abstract

Presents the views of 7 European information professionals on the value and use of multimedia databases. The enjoyment of working with a colourful, well designed database may be very appealing, but not if it means that the cost of a search goes up. 4 factors will determine whether the promise of multimedia is realized: ease of use, including the ability to customise; platform independence; affordability; and the development of authoring tools that will allow information workers to create multimedia reports in the context of normal day to day activities

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Abstract

Provides a quick overview of the historical development of hypertext/hypermedia, and the role of hypermedia in today's dynamic information environment. Actual R&D examples in both PROJECT EMPEROR-1, specifically its hypermedia R&D component experimented on all major delivery system platforms, is discussed and demonstrated, and new opportunities for libraries in the 1990s are further elaborated.

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Describes the establishment of the Task force on description of interactive media, under the auspices of the American Library Association's Committee on Cataloguing, Description and Access, which led ultimately to the development of the guidelines for bibliographic description of interactive multimedia. Notes the problems in identifying interactive multimedia and the level of detail often needed to describe them

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Abstract

Although Twinfo BV, Netherlands, is not a publisher, it has for 20 years been occupied with new development in electronic publishing and gained expertise in the field of online information retrieval (terminal emulation and client server), CD-ROMs, interactive television and other interactive media forms via government bodies that in practice are often acting as publishers wanting to open up new markets. Focuses on the concept of multimedia information kiosks

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Describes the design and development of a multimedia guide to learning services. Gives details of the package which encompasses library and computing facilities, subject resources, floorplans and site personnel. Discusses the problems associated with introducing large numbers of students to learning services and explores the advantages of the multimedia approach. Outlines the multipurpose nature of the package and describes plans for future evaluation and developments

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Reviews research on educational multimedia features used for instructional purposes. Examines the effects of screen design, learner elements (visual elements), learner control and navigation, use of feedback, student interactivity and video and audio elements on the development of educationally effective multimedia modules

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There are parallels between the early stages of development of interactive multimedia programs and the 'Primitive Mode of Representation' in early film. Findings from fieldwork analyzing children's use of 4 interactive multimedia programs are compared with a description of some features of early film and are used as the basis of a consideration of some of the problems faced by an audience encountering a nascent medium. Some of the methods which were adopted to facilitate the audience's understanding of films - the use of intertitles and a narrator - are considered, and discusses thesuitability for adaptation to interface design for multimedia programs

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Imprint

London : British Library Research and Development Department

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Examines the question of what role publishers should play in the multimedia market. A real mass market for multimedia products is now emerging which presents many opportunities for publishers. Describes how multiple media moves the publishing paradigm from one that is publisher-centred to one that is user-oriented. Outlines the multimedia strategy at Simon & Schuster which revolves around decentralized product development through franchises. The education market has been the most profitable market for multimedia publishing with the business and professional market, particularly corporate training, also a significant area. Predicts that online publishing will increase but that the new media will never eclipse the bound book, although the boundaries between multiple media products and books will increasingly blur

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Abstract

Metadata describing multimedia can address a wide variety of purposes, from the purely physical characteristics of an item, to the circumstances surrounding its production, to attributes that cannot necessarily be determined by examining the item itself directly. These latter attributes, often dealing with "meaning" or interpretation of an item's content, are frequently deemed too difficult to determine and subject to individual and cultural variability. At the same time, however, research has shown that these abstract, interpretive attributes, which carry meaning, are frequently the ones for which people search. To describe an item fully, therefore, means to describe it at both the "syntactic" and the "semantic" levels. This article discusses the development of the semantic description schemes within the MPEG-7 standard from both a historical and an intellectual perspective, as well as the difficulties inherent in creating a descriptive schema that can fully capture the complexity of "narrative worlds."

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Abstract

Film, videotape and multimedia archive systems must address the issues of editing, authoring and searching at the media (i.e. tape) or sub media (i.e. scene) level in addition to the traditional inventory management capabilities associated with the physical media. This paper describes a prototype of a database design for the storage, search and retrieval of multimedia and its related information. It also provides a process by which legacy data can be imported to this schema. The Continuous Media Index, or Comix system is the name of the prototype. An implementation of such a digital library solution incorporates multimedia objects, hierarchical relationships and timecode in addition to traditional attribute data. Present video and multimedia archive systems are easily migrated to this architecture. Comix was implemented for a videotape archiving system. It was written for, and implemented using IBM Digital Library version 1.0. A derivative of Comix is currently in development for customer specific applications. Principles of the Comix design as well as the importation methods are not specific to the underlying systems used.