Distributed Multimedia Systems
Distributed Multimedia Systems
Distributed Multimedia Systems
MULTIMEDIA
UNIT-V
HYPERMEDIA
Networks
APPLICATION SOFTWARE
It creates, edits or render multimedia objects.
It determines how multimedia objects are
manipulated and the extend to which the user can
control the rendering of the multimedia objects.
It performs number of tasks related to a
specific business process.
It consists of a series of actions that may be
performed by one or more users.
This series of actions is based on the individual
tasks to performs a function of business process.
The basic tasks are
Object selection-user selects a record from file
systems, dbms or file server
Object retrieval- retrieves the base objects and
displayed
Object component display- some components
displayed automatically when the user moves
pointer to the field
User initiated display-requires user action
before play back or display
Object display management and editing –
which allows a user to control or edit.
CONTAINER OBJECT STORE
A document store is essential for applications that require
storage of large volumes of documents.
Container object store is used to store container objects in a
network object server.
The container may be a hypermedia document or a
database record.
Multimedia objects are embedded in or linked to a container
object and it is referred when the application starts.
Typical repositories for container object include relational
databases, object-oriented databases.
Characteristics are
Primary document storage- contains primary documents
Linked object storage – contains embedded and linked
documents.
Linked object management – contains information about
linked documents(name, type, size, duration of play h/w
and s/w requirements for rendering)
IMAGE AND STILL VIDEO STORE
It is a mass storage component for images
and still video.
Such as X-rays are stored for long duration
and are not editable.
They can be stored on WORM(write once
read many)servers
Characteristics are
Compressed information
Multi image documents
Related annotations
Large volumes
Shared access
Migration between high volume media and high
speed media
AUDIO AND FULL MOTION VIDEO
STORE
It is a storage resource used for storing audio
and video objects.
The life of a video objects depends on the
type of database for which it is being used.
Characteristics are
Large capacity file system
Temporary or permanent storage
Migration to high volume/ lower cost media
Playback isochronicity – constant stream mode
without break
Multiple shared access
OBJECT DIRECTORY SERVICE
AGENT(DSA)
It is responsible for assigning identification for all
multimedia object types managed by that agent.
The identification must be unique for the network.
EMBEDDING LINKING