2K6 EC 705(F): DATA COMPRESSION

Module I (15 hours)
Data Representations – Fundamental Concepts in Video and Digital Audio – Storage Requirements for Multimedia Applications – Need for Compression – Taxonomy of Compression Techniques –Scalar and Vector Quantization Theory – Text compression – Adaptive Huffman Coding – Arithmetic Coding – Dictionary Techniques – LZW Family Algorithms .
Module II (13 hours)
Audio Compression Techniques – μ–Law and A–Law Companding – Frequency Domain and Filtering – Basic Sub Band Coding– Application to Speech Coding MPEG Audio – Progressive Encoding for Audio – Silence Compression – Speech Compression Techniques – Basics of Formant and CELP vocoders.
Module III (12 hours)
Predictive Techniques – DM– PCM –DPCM – Optimal Predictors and Optimal Quantization – Contour Based Compression – Transform Coding – JPEG Standard – Sub Band Coding Algorithms: Design of Filter Banks – Basics of JPEG 2000 Standards .
Module IV (12 hours)
Video compression techniques and standards- Motion estimation and compensation techniques – MPEG video coding – MPEG 1 and 2 standards – MPEG 4 – H.264 standards – Basics of DVI technology – Packet Video.

Text books
1. Khalid Sayood, “Introduction to Data Compression”, 2nd Edition, Morgan Kauffman Harcourt, India,
2. Watkinson J., “Compression in Video and Audio”, Focal Press, London, 1995.
Reference books
1. David Salomon, “Data Compression The Complete Reference”, 2nd Edition, Springer Verlag, New York Inc., 2001.
2. Peter Symes , “Digital Video Compression” , McGraw Hill Pub, 2004.
3. Mark Nelson, “Data compression BPB”, Publishers, New Delhi, 1998.
4. Yun Q. Shi Huifang, “Sun Image and Video Compression for Multimedia Engineering Fundamentals Algorithms & Standards”, CRC press,