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ELEC5306: Video Intelligence and Compression

This unit of study introduces digital image and video compression algorithms and standards. This course mainly focuses on fundamental and advanced methods for digital video compression. It covers the following areas: digital video fundamentals, digital image and video compression standards, and video codec optimization.

Code ELEC5306
Academic unit Electrical and Information Engineering
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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None
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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Basic understanding of digital signal processing (filtering, DFT) and programming skills (e.g. Matlab/Java/Python/C++)

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. report results in a professional manner
  • LO2. demonstrate basic teamwork and project management skills through a group project
  • LO3. apply the techniques to solve real world applications
  • LO4. use appropriate software platforms and tools for a given image/video compression and understanding task
  • LO5. understand the fundamental theory of digital image/video compression and understanding algorithms
  • LO6. use the existing image/video compression and understanding methods.