The Encyclopedia of Multimedia provides easily accessible coverage of the
important concepts, issues and technology trends in the field of multimedia
technologies, systems, techniques, and applications. It is a comprehensive
collection of more than 250 entries from hundreds of leading researchers and
world experts. With over 1000 heavily-illustrated pages, the Encyclopedia of
Multimedia presents concise overviews of all aspects of software, systems, web
tools and hardware that enable video, audio and developing media to be shared
and delivered electronically.
The Editor-in-Chief, Borko Furht, in collaboration with an Editorial Board,
surveyed and divided the field of multimedia into specific topics that
collectively encompass the foundations, technologies, applications, and emerging
elements