CA790

GRAPHICS AND MULTIMEDIA

Pre-requisites: Matrix Theory, Analytical Geometry, Trigonometry

Outline:

Graphics: Display Devices – Interactive Input devices – Graphics – Bresenham’s Line Drawing Algorithm – DDA Algorithm – Comparison of Line Drawing Algorithms – Circle Drawing Algorithm.

Two dimensional transformations – Scan Conversion Algorithms – Windowing – Clipping – Segmenting – Viewport Transformations.

Three dimensional transformations – Hidden Surface Elimination Algorithms –

Multimedia: Multimedia Architecture – Multimedia File formats – Compression – Image Compression – Video Compression – Audio Compression – DVI Technology.

Video & Audio Codecs – Virtual Reality – GUI Design - Playback – Hypermedia Linking and Embedding.

Books:

1. Donald Hearn, M. Pauline Baker, "Computer Graphics", 1992, PHI.

2. Fred T. Hofstterm, "Multimedia Literacy", 1995, Mc Graw Hill.