Multimedia modeling using MPEG-7 for authoring multimedia integration

ABSTRACT

In this paper, we describe an approach to audiovisual data modeling for multimedia integration and synchronization. The approach chosen consists in using description tools from Multimedia Description Schemes of standard MPEG-7 to describe audiovisual contents and in integrating these description models into a multimedia integration and synchronization model close to SMIL. The resulting model provides relevant specification tools for the fine integration of multimedia fragments into multimedia presentations. An authoring environment illustrates the authoring features that can be obtained thanks to these integrated models.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
      D.3.3 Language Constructs and Features

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Experimentation, Languages

Keywords:
MPEG-7, Multimedia Description Schemes, content description, fine-grained synchronization, multimedia document authoring