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This textbook covers the theoretical backgrounds and practical aspects of image, video and audio feature expression, e.g., color, texture, edge, shape, salient point and area, motion, 3D structure, audio/sound in time, frequency and cepstral domains, structure and melody. Up-to-date algorithms for estimation, search, classification and compact expression of feature data are described in detail. Concepts of signal decomposition (such as segmentation, source tracking and separation), as well as composition, mixing, effects, and rendering, are discussed. Numerous figures and examples help to illustrate the aspects covered. The book was developed on the basis of a graduate-level university course, and most chapters are supplemented by problem-solving exercises. The book is also a self-contained introduction both for researchers and developers of multimedia content analysis systems in industry.
List of contents
Introduction.- Preprocessing.- Signal and Parameter Estimation.- Features of Multimedia Signals.- Feature Transforms and Classification.- Signal Decomposition.- Signal Composition, Rendering and Presentation.
About the author
Jens-Rainer Ohm, geb. am 7. Mai 1956 in Berlin. Studium der Elektrotechnik an der TU Berlin. 1985-95 wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Institut für Fernmeldetechnik der TU Berlin; 1990 Promotion bei Prof. Dr.-Ing P. Noll; ab 1992 Lehrbeauftragter; 1997 Habilitation und Privatdozent. 1996-2000 Projektkoordinator am Heinrich-Hertz-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik Berlin. Seit 2000 Univ.-Prof. und Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Nachrichtentechnik an der RWTH Aachen.
Summary
This textbook covers the theoretical backgrounds and practical aspects of image, video and audio feature expression, e.g., color, texture, edge, shape, salient point and area, motion, 3D structure, audio/sound in time, frequency and cepstral domains, structure and melody. Up-to-date algorithms for estimation, search, classification and compact expression of feature data are described in detail. Concepts of signal decomposition (such as segmentation, source tracking and separation), as well as composition, mixing, effects, and rendering, are discussed. Numerous figures and examples help to illustrate the aspects covered. The book was developed on the basis of a graduate-level university course, and most chapters are supplemented by problem-solving exercises. The book is also a self-contained introduction both for researchers and developers of multimedia content analysis systems in industry.
