Describe the abstraction levels of the programming of multimedia systems. [5]
Data Compression
1.
Why is data compression needed? How is lossy compression different from lossless compression? [5]
Image and Video
1.
What is dithering? How image analysis is done? Describe the steps of image recognition. [10]
2.
Describe temporal aspects of illumination and video bandwidth in video signal representation. Describe different computer video controller standards. [5]
Introduction
1.
Describe a multimedia system with its components. [5]
Multimedia Application
1.
How is media preparation and composition done? List the applications of multimedia. [5]
Multimedia Design
1.
Describe the analysis, design and implementation phases of multimedia system development and design. [5]
Text / Sound / Audio System
1.
Differentiate time dependent sound concatenation from frequency dependent sound concatenation. Describe the components of speech transmission systems. [10]
2.
Define MIDI. What are the components of a MIDI interface? [5]
User Interfaces
1.
Discuss the general design issues in user interfaces of multimedia systems. [5]
Video and Animation
1.
Describe the steps of computer based animation. [5]
2.
Differentiate between Timeline and frame based animation. [5]