Objectives

Know:

How the main compression methods work
How the main compression standards work
How to represent time and time-based relationships in multimedia and hypermedia systems
How to represent anchors, links and composites in hypertext and hypermedia systems
How to model and design hypertext and hypermedia systems
How to relate existing hypertext system to the most important models

Be Able To:

Compress still images using JPEG software.
Identify sound, image and video files that are uncompressed vs. compressed at various quality levels.
Navigate through HyperCard (Nielsen's trip report, Hypertext on Hypertext) and KMS (ACM Hypertext Compendium) collections and be able to use them as reference works.