MediaSync

Description

This book provides an approachable overview of the most recent advances in the fascinating field of media synchronization (mediasync), gathering contributions from the most representative and influential experts. Understanding the challenges of this field in the current multi-sensory, multi-device, and multi-protocol world is not an easy task. The book revisits the foundations of mediasync, including theoretical frameworks and models, highlights ongoing research efforts, like hybrid broadband broadcast (HBB) delivery and users’ perception modeling (i.e., Quality of Experience or QoE), and paves the way for the future (e.g., towards the deployment of multi-sensory and ultra-realistic experiences). Although many advances around mediasync have been devised and deployed, this area of research is getting renewed attention to overcome remaining challenges in the next-generation (heterogeneous and ubiquitous) media ecosystem. Given the significant advances in this research area, its current relevance and the multiple disciplines it involves, the availability of a reference book on mediasync becomes necessary. This book fills the gap in this context. In particular, it addresses key aspects and reviews the most relevant contributions within the mediasync research space, from different perspectives. Mediasync: Handbook on Multimedia Synchronization is the perfect companion for scholars and practitioners that want to acquire strong knowledge about this research area, and also approach the challenges behind ensuring the best mediated experiences, by providing the adequate synchronization between the media elements that constitute these experiences. Front Matter ....Pages i-xli Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Media Synchronization (MediaSync) (Mario Montagud, Pablo Cesar, Fernando Boronat, Jack Jansen)....Pages 3-31 Evolution of Temporal Multimedia Synchronization Principles (Zixia Huang, Klara Nahrstedt, Ralf Steinmetz)....Pages 33-71 Theoretical Foundations: Formalized Temporal Models for Hyperlinked Multimedia Documents (Britta Meixner)....Pages 73-104 Time, Frequency and Phase Synchronisation for Multimedia—Basics, Issues, Developments and Opportunities (Hugh Melvin, Jonathan Shannon, Kevin Stanton)....Pages 105-146 Front Matter ....Pages 147-147 Simultaneous Output-Timing Control in Networked Games and Virtual Environments (Pingguo Huang, Yutaka Ishibashi)....Pages 149-166 Automated Video Mashups: Research and Challenges (Mukesh Kumar Saini, Wei Tsang Ooi)....Pages 167-190 MediaSynch Issues for Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (Ketan Mayer-Patel)....Pages 191-208 Front Matter ....Pages 209-209 Perceiving, Interacting and Playing with Multimedia Delays (Ragnhild Eg, Kjetil Raaen)....Pages 211-228 Methods for Human-Centered Evaluation of MediaSync in Real-Time Communication (Gunilla Berndtsson, Marwin Schmitt, Peter Hughes, Janto Skowronek, Katrin Schoenenberg, Alexander Raake)....Pages 229-270 Synchronization for Secondary Screens and Social TV: User Experience Aspects (Jeroen Vanattenhoven, David Geerts)....Pages 271-294 Media Synchronization in Networked Multisensory Applications with Haptics (Pingguo Huang, Mya Sithu, Yutaka Ishibashi)....Pages 295-317 Olfaction-Enhanced Multimedia Synchronization (Niall Murray, Gabriel-Miro Muntean, Yuansong Qiao, Brian Lee)....Pages 319-356 Front Matter ....Pages 357-357 SMIL: Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (Dick C. A. Bulterman)....Pages 359-385 Specifying Intermedia Synchronization with a Domain-Specific Language: The Nested Context Language (NCL) (Marcio Ferreira Moreno, Romualdo M. de R. Costa, Marcelo F. Moreno)....Pages 387-410 Time and Timing Within MPEG Standards (Lourdes Beloqui Yuste)....Pages 411-450 Synchronization in MPEG-4 Systems (Jean Le Feuvre, Cyril Concolato)....Pages 451-473 Media Synchronization on the Web (Ingar M. Arntzen, Njål T. Borch, François Daoust)....Pages 475-504 Media Synchronisation for Television Services Through HbbTV (M. Oskar van Deventer, Michael Probst, Christoph Ziegler)....Pages 505-544 Front Matter ....Pages 545-545 Video Delivery and Challenges: TV, Broadcast and Over The Top (Tim Stevens, Stephen Appleby)....Pages 547-564 Camera Synchronization for Panoramic Videos (Vamsidhar R. Gaddam, Ragnar Langseth, Håkon K. Stensland, Carsten Griwodz, Michael Riegler, Tomas Kupka et al.)....Pages 565-592 Merge and Forward: A Self-Organized Inter-Destination Media Synchronization Scheme for Adaptive Media Streaming over HTTP (Benjamin Rainer, Stefan Petscharnig, Christian Timmerer)....Pages 593-627 Watermarking and Fingerprinting (Rolf Bardeli)....Pages 629-648 Network Delay and Bandwidth Estimation for Cross-Device Synchronized Media (Mu Mu, Hans Stokking, Frank den Hartog)....Pages 649-676 Back Matter ....Pages 677-679