Fundamental Data Compression

Description      

Fundamental Data Compression provides all the information students need to be able to use this essential technology in their future careers. A huge, active research field, and a part of many people's everyday lives, compression technology is an essential part of today's Computer Science and Electronic Engineering courses.

With the help of this book, students can gain a thorough understanding of the underlying theory and algorithms, as well as specific techniques used in a range of scenarios, including the application of compression techniques to text, still images, video and audio. Practical exercises, projects and exam questions reinforce learning, along with suggestions for further reading.

Table of Contents 

Preface

 Acknowledgements

 Introduction

 Coding symbolic data

 Run-length algorithms

 Human coding

 Adaptive Human coding

 Arithmetic coding

 Dictionary based compression

 Prediction and transforms

 Audio compression

 Image Compression

 Video compression

 Appnedix A: Matrices

 Appendix B: Fourier Series and harmonic analysis

 Appendix C: Brief History

 Appendix D: Pseudocode notation

 Index