Principles of Multimedia
Principles of Multimedia, Third Edition, offers a complete introduction to the representation, storage, compression, transmission, and processing of multimedia components. This PDF edition is ready for instant download after purchase. It covers text, image, graphics, audio, video, animation, and compression with practical context for graduate and postgraduate study.
Written by Ranjan Parekh, this digital textbook serves students and professionals working with multimedia systems. The third edition has been carefully updated and streamlined throughout.
Book Overview
Principles of Multimedia introduces the theoretical concepts behind modern multimedia technology. The book is organized into eight chapters: overview, text, image, graphics, audio, video, animation, and compression. Each chapter includes solved numerical problems, coding examples, and references for further reading.
This edition is designed for graduate and postgraduate students studying image processing, speech and language processing, signal processing, video object detection and tracking, graphic design and modeling, and related multimedia technologies.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Digital text representations, editing and processing tools, and text file formats.
- Digital image input and output systems, image editing tools, and image file formats.
- 2D and 3D graphics algorithms, transformation matrices, splines, fractals, vectors, and projection.
- Digital audio and video input and output systems, editing and processing tools, and file formats.
- 2D and 3D animation algorithms, interpolation, modeling, texture mapping, lights, and rendering.
- Lossless and lossy compression techniques for text, image, audio, and video.
- MATLAB coding examples and solved numerical problems throughout.
Why This Book Matters
Multimedia is fundamental to digital media production, communication, and information systems. This book connects theory with practical implementation through mathematical formulations and programming examples. It is a valuable academic resource for courses in multimedia, image processing, signal processing, and computer graphics.
Book Details
| Author | Ranjan Parekh |
|---|---|
| Title | Principles of Multimedia |
| Edition | 3rd |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Imprint | CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, LLC |
| Publication Date | June 29, 2025 |
| Format | |
| File Size | 168.1 MB |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 521 |
| Print Length | 520 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1032961104 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1032961101 |
| Hardcover ISBN | 978-1-032-96109-5 |
| Paperback ISBN | 978-1-032-96110-1 |
| eBook ISBN | 978-1-003-58803-0 |
| ASIN | 1032961104 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781003588030 |
| LCCN | 2024029165 |
| LC Classification | LCC QA76.575 .P345 2025 | DDC 006.7–dc23/eng/20240910 |
| Subjects | Multimedia systems; Digital video; Image processing–Digital techniques; Sound–Recording and reproducing–Digital techniques; MATLAB |
| Item Weight | 2.69 pounds |
| Dimensions | 8.27 x 1.18 x 11.02 inches |
| Best Sellers Rank | #5,632,625 in Books |
| Category Ranks | #304 in Rendering & Ray Tracing; #566 in Digital Audio Production; #996 in Design & Graphics Software Books |
Device Compatibility
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FAQ
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Will a physical book be shipped? No. This is a digital PDF edition, and no physical copy is delivered.
Which devices are supported? The file works with Kindle apps, tablets, desktop and mobile devices, and common PDF reading software.
Add this comprehensive multimedia textbook to your digital library and begin exploring the core principles of modern multimedia technology.
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