Multimedia Communications Engineering ENSC 424 (4)

Covers the technical basis for multimedia communications systems. The main topics are as follows: the underlying theories for key techniques in audio and visual signal compression and processing, including transform, quantization, and entropy coding; Popular image and video compression standards such as JPEG and H.264/265/266; Introduction to deep learning and its applications in multimedia. Prerequisite: ENSC 380 or MSE 280, with a minimum grade of C- and a minimum of 80 units.