| 1-15 Tue |
Wong & Burg |
Overview & pre-test |
| 1-17 Thu |
Burg |
definition and history of multimedia, overview of multimedia
software, analog vs. digital representations, sampling and quantization,
sampling error, Nyquist theorem, resolution and bit depth, standards
and standardization organizations, file types |
| 1-22 Tue |
Burg |
vector vs. bitmapped graphics, file types, sampling,
quantization, resolution, and bit depth revisited in the context of
image, file sizes |
| 1-24 Thu |
Wong |
Instructions for accessing software
Scanning |
| 1-29 Tue |
Burg |
encoding and compression, run-length encoding, Huffman
codes, LZW compression |
| 1-31 Thu |
Burg |
jpeg compression, discrete cosine transform |
| 2-5 Tue |
Burg |
'' |
| 2-7 Thu |
Burg |
color representation, RGB, indexed color, CMYK, YUV |
| 2-12
Tue |
Wong |
Photoshop 6 - #1 - overview of interface,
hands-on photo retouching tutorial |
| 2-14 Thu |
Burg |
Exam I |
| 2-19
Tue |
Wong |
Photoshop 6 - #2 - examine histogram,
color table, layer mask, clipping group, selection tools, channels,
etc., examine some examples |
| 2-21
Thu |
Wong |
Photoshop 6 - #3 - filters
Vector-based software - Freehand 10 - #1 (Assignment
on Freehand due on 2-26)
Demo some Director games and the Director chess game assignment, part
of which requires Freehand and Flash |
| 2-26 Tue |
Wong |
Vector-based software - Flash 5 -
#1 (Assignment on Freehand and Flash: design of a game board and two
game pieces; complete by 3-7 but do not need to hand in) |
| 2-28 Thu |
Burg |
sound waves, sampling and the Nyquist theorem revisited
in the context of sound, Nyquist frequency, sound file types and sizes,
standardization organizations |
| 3-5
Tue |
Wong |
Director 8.5 - #1- overview of interface,
animation |
| 3-7
Thu |
Wong |
Director 8.5 - #2 - introduction to
Lingo, hands-on building a chess game, Director assignment (due
3-26) |
| 3-12 Tue |
-- |
Spring Break Week |
| 3-14 Thu |
-- |
Spring Break Week |
| 3-19 Tue |
Wong |
Director 8.5 - #3 - Lingo, continue
building a chess game, using video & sound |
| 3-21
Thu |
Wong |
Director 8.5 - #4 - multiuser server
& 3D in Director; Director assignment on multiuser server (CSC
661 students only; due 3-28) |
| 3-26
Tue |
Wong & Burg |
| OOP in Director |
bandwidth related to file types, sound compression,
transforms, including FFT |
|
| 3-28 Thu |
Wong |
Sound processing with CoolEdit and
Acid |
| 4-2 Tue |
Burg |
digital encoding of analog video, codecs and file types,
MPEG encoding, variable bit rate, watermarking |
| 4-4 Thu |
Burg |
'' |
| 4-9 Tue |
Wong |
Using a digital video camera and processing video (Adobe
Premiere) & DVD authoring; video/DVD assignment (due 4-18) |
| 4-11 Thu |
-- |
out of town for a meeting |
| 4-16 Tue |
Burg |
bandwidth issues with regard to video, HDTV and digital
TV, network transfer of multimedia files |
| 4-18 Thu |
Burg |
'' |
| 4-23 Tue |
Wong & Burg |
Exam II |
| 4-25 Thu |
Wong & Burg |
Student Project Presentation |
| 4-30 Tue |
Wong & Burg |
Continue Student Project Presentation.
Tie up loose ends. Review for final. |