Universität Wien

052612 VU Multimedia Representation and Encoding (2022W)

Continuous assessment of course work

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Note: As of September 11, all classes for this course are scheduled to take place on-site.

Monday 03.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 06.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 10.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 13.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 17.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 20.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 24.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 27.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 31.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 03.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 07.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 10.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 14.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 17.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 21.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 24.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 28.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 01.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 05.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Monday 12.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 15.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 09.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 12.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 16.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 1 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 19.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 23.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG
Thursday 26.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 3, Währinger Straße 29 3.OG
Monday 30.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Hörsaal 2, Währinger Straße 29 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture aims at understanding fundamental concepts, methods, and technologies for the
development of multimedia information systems and multimedia applications.
The course will cover concepts and technologies in the areas of images/graphics, audio fundamentals, video fundamentals, compression algorithms, advanced audio and video technologies.
Students are expected not only to understand the concepts but also to be able to apply the concepts, methods, and technologies and to use these for the implementation of systems and applications.

Please note the following recommendation for taking this course:
Take these courses first:
*(MRE) Multimedia Representation & Encoding [recommended to be taken in Bachelor Program]
(MCM) Multimedia Content Management [recommended to be taken in Bachelor Program]

Then take these courses after the ones mentioned above:
(MRS) Multimedia Retrieval and Content-Based Search [recommended to be taken in the Master Program]
(MST) Multimedia and Semantic Technologies [recommended to be taken in Master Program]

!! NOTE: Note: As of September 11, all courses for this course are scheduled to take place on-site.
All organizational adjustments due to regulations wrt the SARS CoV-2 crisis will be announced in writing for you as participants of the course in Moodle and also sent via e-mail.

Assessment and permitted materials

Two written exams (tests) during the semester. No aids are allowed during the exam.
Three assignments to be submitted throughout the semester,
each will be graded separately.
Grading will be based on
- the degree of completion of the assigned tasks
- the demonstrated understanding of the technologies and underlying concepts and theories.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Gain a more profound and thorough understanding of the topics presented in the course.

The final mark is calculated based on the two written exams (each 20%) and the three assignments (assignment 1: 20%, assignment 2: 20%, assignment 3: 20%). In the context of each assignment, one can receive up to 4 bonus points per assignment, i.e., 12 bonus points in total.

To achieve positive grading students
- must submit a solution for each project assignment, and
- need to reach at least 50% of the maximum points achievable over all assignments, and
- need to reach at least 50% of the maximum points achievable over all written exams, and
- need to be present at each assessment meeting for the assignments if requested.

Grading scale:
89% <= P <= 100% Sehr Gut (1)
76% <= P < 89% Gut (2)
63% <= P < 76% Befriedigend (3)
50% <= P < 63% Genügend (4)
0% <= P < 50% Nicht Genügend (5)

Examination topics

All the topics covered by the course.

Reading list

Lecture Slides.

Textbook: Fundamentals of Multimedia (2nd Edition)
Ze-Nian Li, Mark S. Drew, Jiangchuan Liu
Springer International Publishing 2014
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05290-8
Print ISBN 978-3-319-05289-2

Required and recommended readings listed at the end of each chapter.
Additional learning material may be available through Moodle.

Association in the course directory

Module: MRE ITM

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