Table of Contents

Section I.- Color in Multimedia.- Advances in Video Summarization and Skimming.- New Video Abstractions for Summarisation and Browsing.- Multi-dimensional BPTs for Content Retrieval.- Logarithmic r-? Map for Hybrid Optical Neural Network Filter for Object Recognition within Cluttered Scenes.- 2D-3D Pose Invariant Face Recognition System for Multimedia Applications.- Interfaces That Should Feel Right: Natural Interaction with Multimedia Information.- Section II.- Super Resolution for Multimedia, Image, and Video Processing Applications.- Flexible Motion Models for Scalable and High Definition Video Coding.- Video Transcoding Techniques.- Cross-Layer Approach for Reliable Transmission of Wavelet Coded Images over Portable Multimedia Devices.- HD Video Communication at Very Low Bitrates.- Evolution of IPTV Architecture and Services towards NGN.- Exploring the Characteristics of High Definition Television Systems.- Section III.- Encryption Based Robust Watermarking in Fractional Wavelet Domain.- Multimedia Encryption: A Brief Overview.- The Method for Image Copy Detection Robust to Basic Image Processing Techniques.- An Optimally Robust Digital Watermarking Algorithm for Stereo Image Coding.- Reversible Watermarking for 3D Cameras: Hiding Depth Maps.- Audio Watermarking: More Than Meets the Ear.- Section IV.- A Survey of Music Structure Analysis Techniques for Music Applications.- Examining the Theoretical Schema of Shimpai Muyou! Narrative Learning Environment.- Art – A Perfect Testbed for Computer Vision Related Research.- A Survey of Image Processing Algorithms in Digital Mammography.