Department of Computer Science, Unit Catalogue 2009/10 |
CM40198: Digital media |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Masters |
| Period: | Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 25%, EX 75% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description: | Aims: The course aims to make students aware of the underlying technology and the methods of creating and organising digital media. Learning Outcomes: After studying this unit a student should be able to * discuss hypermedia as a background to multimedia; * understand a variety of CD-ROM formats, the compression techniques needed for various source media and the consequences of each; * understand the basic legal and ethical consequences of publishing; * explain digital media in the context of typical applications. Skills: An understanding of the software and hardware aspects of digital media storage and delivery (T, F, A); an appreciation of the legal and ethical aspects of media publishing (T); the ability to place digital media in context (T, A). Content: Hypertext and hypermedia: formats and mechanisms; static and dynamic media. Digital media formats; image, sound, video formats and compression. CD technology and the storage of digital media. Web technology and the delivery of digital media. Legal and ethical considerations. Applications: selected from games, films, special effects, sound. |