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Guest Editor's Introduction: Standards and the Emergence of Digital Multimedia Systems

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In 1990, several committees completed much of the technical work on
Important standards for digital multimedia. These will have
far-reaching effects as a multibillion-dollar industry unfolds,
expanding the scope of computers and communications systems further into
the worlds of publishing and television.

This introduction provides perspective and a glossary, preparing readers
for articles on JPEG, MPEG, px64 and other standards.

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