Multimedia System Design - Dec 2012

Computer Engineering (Semester 8)

TOTAL MARKS: 100
TOTAL TIME: 3 HOURS (1) Question 1 is compulsory.
(2) Attempt any four from the remaining questions.
(3) Assume data wherever required.
(4) Figures to the right indicate full marks. 1 (a) Explain elements of multimedia system.(5 marks) 1 (b) Compare and contrast TIFF file format and RIFF file format. (5 marks) 1 (c) Describe the algorithm for CCITT Group 3 standard. How does CCITT Group 4 differ from CCITT Group 3?(10 marks) 2 (a) What is Authoring system? Explain different types of Authoring System. (10 marks) 2 (b) Draw neat and labeled diagram for flat bed scanner. Explain scanning mechanism and CCD used in scanning operation.(10 marks) 3 One of the most important application using both technologies network and multimedia is distance learning. You are appointed as a consultant to design the system. For such an application:
(i) Specify the hardware and software requirements for the same, if this application is to be used in distributed environment.
(ii) Design its workflow and hence design the entire multimedia system. (20 marks) 4 (a) Explain MPEG-1 compression in detail.(10 marks) 4 (b) Explain multimedia system architecture.(10 marks) 5 (a) Explain in detail MIDI communication protocol. (10 marks) 5 (b) What are the components of Distributed multimedia systems? (10 marks) 6 (a) Explain copyright act of Multimedia.(10 marks) 6 (b) How to manage resources during multimedia transmission. (10 marks)

Write short notes on (any two)

7 (a) Multimedia system design methodology. (10 marks) 7 (b) Knowledge based multimedia systems.(10 marks) 7 (c) Distributed Multimedia databases. (10 marks)