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Image and Audio Coding, 6 ECTS credits.
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 48
Rec. self-study hours: 112
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Electrical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
The course explains the principles behind modern techniques for communicating images and sound. Having fulfilled the course, the student has learned to analyze the performance of predictive and transform-based methods and is also able to explain the design criterias behind methods such as JPEG, MPEG for images and MP3, AAC for audio.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Signal Theory, Linear Algebra. Fourier transforms
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
Project courses or research-oriented courses in the areas of media communication, mobil communication, medical image systems. The course is also suitable as a prerequisite for Master thesis studies in these fields.
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Organisation:
The course consists of lectures, tutorials, and laborations.
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Course contents:
Statistical signal models and Entropy. Lossless coding. Performance bounds when coding analogue signals. Sampling and quantisation. PCM, predictive coding, transform coding, wavelet coding. LPC, CELP and model-based coding. Standardised methods for pictures and sound (JPEG, MPEG, MP3, AAC). Video distribution over networks.
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Course literature:
Khalid Sayood, "Introduction to Data Compression", ISBN 978-0-12-415796-5
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Examination: |
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Written examination
Laboratory work
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4,5 ECTS
1,5 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish/English.
Department offering the course: ISY.
Director of Studies: Klas Nordberg
Examiner: Harald Nautsch
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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