Format independence of audio and video in multimedia database systems. (26th September 2008)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Suchomski, Maciej; Meyer-Wegener, Klaus
• Is Part Of: International journal of intelligent information and database systems. Volume 2:Number 3(2008)
• Page Start: 297
• Page End: 308
• Publication Date: 2008-09-26
• Subjects: format independence -- transcoding -- real-time conversion -- multimedia databases -- format adaptation -- audio -- video -- continuous data -- metadata based conversion -- data transformation -- data independence; Database management -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Information retrieval -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Artificial intelligence -- Periodicals; Expert systems (Computer science) -- Periodicals; Intelligent agents (Computer software) -- Periodicals; 006.33
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-5858

Abstract

Format independence is a crucial aspect of data independence in databases, but it is rarely offered for continuous media data (such as audio and video) in multimedia databases. It can be provided by a real-time transformation supported by prepared meta-data, which is most suitable for systems with a low frequency of use for certain continuous multimedia data and a high probability of differentiation between clients accessing these data. This paper focuses on such a real-time transformation that is based on the RETAVIC framework. Additionally, the application scenario and requirements for long-term internal storage formats are discussed.