Image and Video Technology

3 ECTS credits
90 u studietijd

Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 4016441ENR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een verdiepend master niveau.

Semester

1e semester

Inschrijving onder examencontract

Niet mogelijk

Beoordelingsvoet

Beoordeling (0 tot 20)

2e zittijd mogelijk

Inschrijvingsvereisten

Students of the Master in Electrical Engineering who want to register for this ‘Option package’ course must have successfully accomplished or must at least be registered for 30 ECTS of compulsory courses of the common core.

Onderwijstaal

Engels

Onder samenwerkingsakkoord

Onder interuniversitair akkoord mbt. opleiding

Faculteit

Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen

Verantwoordelijke vakgroep

Elektronica en Informatica

Onderwijsteam

Peter Schelkens (titularis)
Colas Schretter

Onderdelen en contacturen

15 contacturen Hoorcollege
30 contacturen Werkcolleges, practica en oefeningen

Inhoud

This course provides the theoretical background of digital image and video coding and illustrates the use in practical systems such as digital photography, television and cinema. During the exercise sessions the students will apply the aggregated knowledge.

Detailed content:
1. Coding Theory – entropy, lossy and lossless coding, quality measurement, scalar quantisation, rate-distortion optimisation of quantisers, entropy coding (properties of variable length codes, Huffman codes, arithmetic coding, context-dependent entropy coding, adaptive entropy coding, run-length coding, predictive coding, Lempel-Ziv coding), transform coding (DCT transform, subband transforms, wavelet transform, multiresolution decomposition).
2. Still Image Coding – lossless image coding (GIF, PNG, JBIG and JPEG-LS), lossy image coding (JPEG, Embedded zero-tree coding, MPEG-4 Texture coding, JPEG XR, JPEG2000).
3. Video Coding – hybrid video coding (motion compensated hybrid coders, characteristics of interframe prediction signals, quantisation error feedback and propagation, interlaced video coding, "forward, backward, bi-directional and multiframe" prediction, logaritmic and hierachical motion estimation, variable block size motion compensation, sub-pixel accurate motion compensation, global motion compensation), ITU-T (H.261 and H.263) and ISO standards (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MPEG-4 AVC), scalable video coding (Laplacian pyramids, fine-grain scalability MPEG-4 FGS, motion compensated temporal filtering, MPEG-4 SVC), compression of motion vectors.
4. Adaptation to channel characteristics – rate and transmission control, error protection, error concealment.
5. Applications such as MPEG systems, DVD, digital video broadcast (DVB), media production and distribution platforms & digital cinema.

Studiemateriaal

Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Multimedia Communication Technology, Representation, Transmission and Identification of Multimedia Signals, J.-R. Ohm, Springer Verlag, 9783642622779, 2012
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : The JPEG 2000 Suite, P. Schelkens, A. Skodras, T. Ebrahimi, Wiley, 9780470721476, 2009
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Optical and Digital Image Processing, Fundamentals and Applications, G. Cristobal, P. Schelkens, H. Thienpont, Wiley, 9783527409563, 2011
Handboek (Aanbevolen) : Computer Networks, A. S. Tanenbaum, 6de, Prentice Hall, 9780135408001, 2019

Bijkomende info

The course notes of the individual chapters can be downloaded from Pointcarré.

Leerresultaten

Algemene competenties

The Master in Engineering Sciences has in-depth knowledge and understanding of

1. exact sciences with the specificity of their application to engineering

2. integrated structural design methods in the framework of a global design strategy

3. the advanced methods and theories to schematize and model complex problems or processes

The Master in Engineering Sciences can

4. reformulate complex engineering problems in order to solve them (simplifying assumptions, reducing complexity)

5. conceive, plan and execute a research project, based on an analysis of its objectives, existing knowledge and the relevant literature, with attention to innovation and valorization in industry and society

6. correctly report on research or design results in the form of a technical report or in the form of a scientific paper

7. present and defend results in a scientifically sound way, using contemporary communication tools, for a national as well as for an international professional or lay audience

9. work in an industrial environment with attention to safety, quality assurance, communication and reporting

10. develop, plan, execute and manage engineering projects at the level of a starting professional

11. think critically about and evaluate projects, systems and processes, particularly when based on incomplete, contradictory and/or redundant information

The Master in Engineering Sciences has

13. a critical attitude towards one’s own results and those of others

14. consciousness of the ethical, social, environmental and economic context of his/her work and

strives for sustainable solutions to engineering problems including safety and quality assurance

aspects

15. the flexibility and adaptability to work in an international and/or intercultural context

16. an attitude of life-long learning as needed for the future development of his/her career

The Master in Electronics and Information Technology Engineering:

17. Has an active knowledge of the theory and applications of electronics, information and communication technology, from component up to system level.

18. Has a profound knowledge of information and communication technology systems

19. Has a broad overview of the role of electronics, informatics and telecommunications in industry, business and society.

20. Is able to analyse, specify, design, implement, test and evaluate individual electronic devices, components and algorithms, for signal-processing, communication and complex systems.

21. Is able to model, simulate, measure and control electronic components and physical phenomena.

22. Is aware of and critical about the impact of electronics, information and communication technology on society.

Beoordelingsinformatie

De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 60% van het eindcijfer

WPO Praktijkopdracht bepaalt 40% van het eindcijfer

Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

examen met een wegingsfactor 100 en aldus 60% van het totale eindcijfer.

Toelichting: During the oral examination one main question about the content of the course is given in combination with five smaller questions that are covering complementary (i.e. other) parts of the course.

Binnen de categorie WPO Praktijkopdracht dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:

Practical exam met een wegingsfactor 100 en aldus 40% van het totale eindcijfer.

Toelichting: The students are scored based on a number of exercises, including a large one focused on the design of a codec. A written report, as well as a demonstration and an oral reporting are requested for this part of the examination procedure.

Aanvullende info mbt evaluatie

The examination exists out of two parts:

1) An oral examination related to the theoretical content. The oral examination exist out of a few larger questions in combination with smaller questions that are covering complementary (i.e. other) parts of the course.

2) A practical examination related to the exercises: the students are scored based on a number of exercises, including a large one focused on the design of a codec. A written report, as well as a demonstration and an oral reporting are requested for this part of the examination procedure.

Toegestane onvoldoende

Kijk in het aanvullend OER van je faculteit na of een toegestane onvoldoende mogelijk is voor dit opleidingsonderdeel.

Academische context