
Introduction to MPEG-7 audio
By Hyoung-Cook Kim
Subjects: Digital techniques, Nonfiction, Recording and reproducing, Sound, Video technology, Multimedia technology - general & miscellaneous, Video - multimedia technology, Acoustics & sound technology, Multimedia systems, Standards, Mpeg (video coding standard), Computer Technology, Music technology - recording & reproduction, MPEG (Video coding standard)
Description: Advances in technology, such as MP3 players, the Internet and DVDs, have led to the production, storage and distribution of a wealth of audio signals, including speech, music and more general sound signals and their combinations. MPEG-7 audio tools were created to enable the navigation of this data, by providing an established framework for effective multimedia management. MPEG-7 Audio and Beyond: Audio Content Indexing and Retrieval is a unique insight into the technology, covering the following topics: the fundamentals of MPEG-7 audio, principally low-level descriptors and sound classification and similarity; spoken content description, and timbre, melody and tempo music description tools; existing MPEG-7 applications and those currently being developed; examples of audio technology beyond the scope of MPEG-7. Essential reading for practising electronic and communications engine...
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