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Information Theory and Data Compression ISNM Luebeck Winter 2006 Overview Slides References |
Qualification Objectives: Understanding the principles of information theory Learning principles and standards for audio, image, and video compression The course consists of lectures and home assignments. Details will be given in slides. Examination: Please note, that the examination will take between 20-40 minutes. You can express your preferred area to start with. We will discuss concepts, algorithms and principles. No numbers will be necessary, nor do you have to perform calculations during the exam. No materials are allowed. Pen and paper will be provided. The following parts of the lectures will be covered in the oral examination:
The following parts of the lectures will NOT be covered in the oral examination. Of course you can speak about these topics during the examination, but no explicit questions will be asked.
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Content: Introduction to information theory Markoff Processes Lossless and lossy compression algorithms Audio, image, and video compression algorithms and standards Material: All course material will be available as *.pdf files which can be viewed in a freely available Acrobat pdf-viewer from Adobe, the »Acrobat Reader«: Please look at  »Acrobat Reader«.
The *.zip files are compressed files. You have to install »WinZip« on your machine to open it. »WinZip« can also be downloaded at http://www.winzip.com.
For those of you, who want to print several slides on one page to save paper and printer ink (good idea!) I would recommend to use any free printer tool like fineprint: http://www.fineprint.com.
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