Lecturer: Lorenzo Favalli  

Course name: Multimedia signal processing
Course code: 502961
Degree course: Ingegneria Elettronica
Disciplinary field of science: ING-INF/03
University credits: CFU 6
Course website: n.d.

Specific course objectives

The course has the aim to provide a description of the fundamental characteristics of audio and video signals and of the digitalization, compression and transmission techniques. At the end of the course, the student will be able to master the most common coding standards and of the algorithms at their fundations

Course programme

Sampling theorem and its extension to 2D and (2D+t)

Quantization and rate/distortion

Basic concepts of source coding; entropy of a source

Redundancy, entropy (lossless) coding, perceptual (lossy) coding

System characterization voice/ears, image/vision

Transform coding and perceptual quantization of coefficients

Linear systems basics (filters, estimation techniques)

Differential and predictive systems DPCM, ADPCM, Delta, Block Matching, Optical Flow

Vocoder

MUSICAM/MP3/AAC

Predictive coders for video signals

Video standards

rate control

Course entry requirements

Elements of signal theory

Course structure and teaching

Lectures (hours/year in lecture theatre): 45
Practical class (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0
Practicals / Workshops (hours/year in lecture theatre): 0

Suggested reading materials

Notes and references will be given during the course

Testing and exams

One final oral test