CSE 471 Media Processing and Multimedia

Fall, 2009

Charles B. Owen, instructor, cbowen@cse.msu.edu

This is the home page for CSE 471: Media Processing and Multimedia. CSE 471 is taught in the fall of each year. 

This course will study the use of media in computer applications.  Students will study basic signal and image processing and the manipulation of audio, images, and video content. We will learn how to acquire, process, and organize multimedia information.  This will include the use of tools and packages as well as creating your own programs to access and process multimedia data.  Students will also study some artistic and perceptual/cognitive principles relevant to presentation of multimedia information. 

Step 7 Lecture 13

The course syllabus is available in PDF format.

Course resources

• Course syllabus pdf
• Software requirements
• Variable delays tutorial
• Gnuplot plotting program

Written materials

• Digital Filters
• Gaussian Image Filters
• Image Compositing

Example materials

• Notes.h - This is a "char" version. See the Synthie application for a Unicode version.
• The Harmonics program (Windows installer)
• The PoleZero program (Windows installer)
• The ImageWarp program (Windows installer)
• The ImageComposite program (Windows installer)

Lecture sets

1. CSE 471 Media Processing and Multimedia 9-02-09 Powerpoint
2. Sounds, Sinusoids, and Spectrum 9-09-09 Powerpoint
3. Sampling and Quantization 9-14-09 Powerpoint
4. Lots of practical audio technigues 9-16-09 Powerpoint
5. Phasors 9-23-09 Powerpoint
6. Digital Filters 9-28-09 Powerpoint
7. Feedback Filters Powerpoint 10-5-09
8. Introduction to Digital Images Powerpoint 10-12-09
9. Audio Techniques and Effects Powerpoint 10-12-09
10. Introduction to Digital Image Processing Powerpoint 10-14-09
11. Image Warping Powerpoint 10-21-09
12. Image Compositing Powerpoint 10-28-09
13. More Image Warping and Morphing Powerpoint 11-02-09

Notice: Some lecture sets are very large because they contain a large number of images.

Steps

1. Introduction to Visual Studio This step is a tutorial and is not turned in.
2. Some Media data and an Introduction to Time Due 9-24-09/9-28-09
3. Audio Processing Due 10-1-09/10-5-09
4. Audio Filtering Due 10-8-09/10-12-09
5. A simple synthesizer Due 10-15-09/no written part
6. Working and an Image Due 10-29-09
7. Heavy Duty Image Processing Due 11-05-09

All Steps are due at 11:59pm on the listed due date.

1. Project 1 - A Five-Component Music Synthesizer Due 11-2-09
• Tutorial: Making instrument information persistent.
• Tutorial: Loading and playing a wave