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  Efficient kd-tree construction for ray tracing using ray distribution sampling
Liang X., Yang H., Zhang Y., Yin J., Cao Y. Multimedia Tools and Applications 75(23): 15881-15899, 2016.  Type: Article

Raytracing is one of the main rendering methods used to generate 2D images from 3D scenes. When used with other techniques, like texture mapping and photon mapping, it can produce photorealistic images. While raytracing is relatively e...

Mar 23 2017
  Optimizing image processing on multi-core CPUs with Intel parallel programming technologies
Kim C., Kim J., Lee D. Multimedia Tools and Applications 68(2): 237-251, 2014.  Type: Article

A comparison of the use of serial, data, and task parallelism in image processing is presented in this paper. The first part of the paper describes the convolution operations that are used for edge detection during image processing. Th...

Jul 9 2015
  OMUS: an optimized multimedia service for the home environment
Dooms S., De Pessemier T., Verslype D., Nelis J., De Meulenaere J., Van den Broeck W., Martens L., Develder C. Multimedia Tools and Applications 72(1): 281-311, 2014.  Type: Article

There are multiple multimedia devices and multiple users in a house. This paper presents research in media recommendation (movies, TV shows) for users in a home environment. The purpose is to produce the best recommendation based on th...

Jun 29 2015
  Multiple description coding for SNR scalable video transmission over unreliable networks
Choupani R., Wong S., Tolun M. Multimedia Tools and Applications 69(3): 843-858, 2014.  Type: Article

Transmitting low-latency video over best-effort networks where packets can be lost (that is, the Internet) and using protocols that do not provide reliability for the sake of low latency (that is, the user datagram protocol (UDP)) is s...

Mar 26 2015
  Experiencing standardized media fragment annotations within HTML5
Van Deursen D., Van Lancker W., Mannens E., Van de Walle R. Multimedia Tools and Applications 70(2): 827-846, 2014.  Type: Article

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is responsible for defining and maintaining open web standards. Recently, W3C has focused on making content, especially media content, more accessible via the web. Efforts such as Hypertext Markup La...

Mar 19 2015
  Fraud and financial crime detection model using malware forensics
Kim A., Kim S., Park W., Lee D. Multimedia Tools and Applications 68(2): 479-496, 2014.  Type: Article

Fraud involving financial services transactions is on the rise. There are multiple reasons fraud is increasingly a concern. First, the volume of transactions is growing by double digits annually and the transaction volume is huge. In 2...

Nov 12 2014
  HTML5-based system for interoperable 3D digital home applications
Zorrilla M., Martin A., Sanchez J., Tamayo I., Olaizola I. Multimedia Tools and Applications 71(2): 533-553, 2014.  Type: Article

While the research described in this paper is interesting, the content of the paper fails to communicate either the concepts under review or the importance or detail of the research that was conducted due to grammatical and editorial e...

Oct 24 2014
  A survey of techniques for remote access to home networks and resources
Belimpasakis P., Stirbu V. Multimedia Tools and Applications 70(3): 1899-1939, 2014.  Type: Article

This paper was first published online two years ago (in 2012). The development and deployment of home networks supported by the boom of gradually higher capacity broadband Internet access have been extensive, hence the survey should no...

Oct 14 2014
  Scalable video coding using motion-compensated temporal filtering and intra-band wavelet based compression
Fradj B., Zaid A. Multimedia Tools and Applications 69(3): 1089-1109, 2014.  Type: Article

The intended audience of this paper is one intimately familiar with scalable video coding (SVC) using wavelet transforms. In other words, the technical depth of the paper is most appropriate for experts in the field of wavelet-based SV...

Oct 7 2014
  A new DCT audio watermarking scheme based on preliminary MP3 study
Charfeddine M., El’arbi M., Ben Amar C. Multimedia Tools and Applications 70(3): 1521-1557, 2014.  Type: Article

Steganography is the art of hiding extraneous information within data. With the explosion of piracy, content providers look at techniques such as digital watermarking as a way to protect their intellectual property (IP) rights by taggi...

Jul 25 2014
 
 
 
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