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There are 4 modules in this course
Content is an eminent example of the features that contributed to the success of wireless Internet. Mobile platforms such as the Snapdragon™ processor have special hardware and software capabilities to make acquisition, processing and rendering of multimedia content efficient and cost-effective.
In this course, you will learn the principles of video and audio codecs used for media content in iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Netflix, etc. You will learn the file formats and codec settings for optimizing quality and media bandwidth and apply them in developing a basic media player application.
Learning Goals: After completing this course, you will be able to:
1. Explain the tradeoffs between media quality and bandwidth for content delivery.
2. Extract and display metadata from media files.
3. Implement and demonstrate a simple media player application using DragonBoard™ 410c.
Welcome to the Internet of Things! Before diving into this course give us a chance to let you know what it is all about! We will walk you through a module by module outline that will give you highlights on the interesting aspects of the course.
What's included
1 video1 reading
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1 video•Total 4 minutes
Specialization Trailer•4 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Course 5 Slides•10 minutes
Terminology/Cheat Sheet (Beginner)
Module 2•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this course, you will see a lot of new words and acronyms you might not be familiar with. If you feel comfortable with your knowledge of tech terminology, feel free to skip these lessons since they will not affect the overall integrity of the course. If you see something that you want to know a little more about, feel free to watch the video to gain insight on some basic concepts. We do expect you to know the majority of this material before going into the next module, we would recommend going through the lessons as a quick brush up.
What's included
16 videos1 reading1 assignment
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16 videos•Total 51 minutes
Introduction to Lesson 1•1 minute
Acronyms•3 minutes
Terminology•4 minutes
A look back at Lesson 1•1 minute
Introduction to Lesson 2•2 minutes
Multimedia Computing and Classification•8 minutes
Multimedia Importance•4 minutes
Driving Forces in Multimedia•6 minutes
Multimedia Applications•8 minutes
Working with Libraries•3 minutes
A look back at Lesson 2•2 minutes
Introduction to Lesson 3•2 minutes
Android Multimedia•2 minutes
C/C++•2 minutes
Python•2 minutes
A look back at Lesson 3•2 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Additional Links•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Module 1 Quiz•30 minutes
Codecs
Module 3•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module our esteemed Professor Harinath Garudadri will talk about coders and decoders (Codecs). This will allow us to make better use of our multimedia choices when working with the DragonBoardTM 410c. We want to look at the motivation behind using Codecs, the different ways to take advantage of redundancies when using codecs and finally the ability to take advantage of different receiver / transmitter combinations. If we are able to understand the way that information is sent and received over the data plane we can create and use the right codecs.
What's included
11 videos1 reading1 assignment
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11 videos•Total 59 minutes
Multimedia Technologies•1 minute
Introduction to Lesson 1•1 minute
A Generic Model•12 minutes
Audio Processing•7 minutes
Image Processing•7 minutes
Video Processing•7 minutes
Quality Evaluation•7 minutes
Introduction to Lesson 2•2 minutes
Pixel Camera•3 minutes
Fall Risk Assessment•3 minutes
An Objective Balance Test•8 minutes
1 reading•Total 10 minutes
Reading Material Links•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Quiz 2•30 minutes
Computer Vision and our Application
Module 4•2 hours to complete
Module details
In this module we will talk in depth about computer vision. We will talk about a variety of current applications of computer vision, and brainstorm the future applications you all are capable of making! Ultimately we will set up a computer vision development environment on your Linaro/Debian release capable of creating a wide variety of computer vision projects. By the end of this module we will have built a great basic application in Python, we will add a few features and pass the code on to you! Hopefully this code can serve as a great template for you all to use.
What's included
13 videos2 readings1 assignment
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13 videos•Total 57 minutes
Introduction to Lesson 1•1 minute
What is Computer Vision?•3 minutes
Applications of CV•7 minutes
A look back at Lesson 1•1 minute
Introduction to Lesson 2•1 minute
SimpleCV vs OpenCV•3 minutes
Setting up your environment•7 minutes
A look back at Lesson 2•1 minute
Introduction to Lesson 3•2 minutes
Basic Application•4 minutes
Adding Features•9 minutes
Server Setup•15 minutes
A look back at Lesson 3•3 minutes
2 readings•Total 20 minutes
Setup Commands•10 minutes
Code access•10 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Module 3 Quiz•30 minutes
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Reviewed on Aug 7, 2020
The Tutors gave very good introduction to programming in Multimedia. Thanks for the course
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Reviewed on Apr 18, 2018
excellent, I like the digital image processing, and the use of different free software tools for it.
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Reviewed on Feb 11, 2020
Learnt useful terms and had fun figuring things out alongside the expertsI have completed this course, and yet I have been billed. Can you please check?
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