Multimedia Database Management Systems

Download or read book Multimedia Database Management Systems written by Guojun Lu and published by Artech House Computing Library. This book was released on 1999 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditional database management systems can't handle the demands of managing multimedia data. with the rapid growth of multimedia platforms and the world wide web, database management systems must now process, store, index, and retrieve alphanumeric data, bitmapped and vector-based graphics, and video and audio clips both compressed and uncompressed. The comprehensive, systematic approach of Multimedia Database Management Systems presents you with current and emerging methods for managing the increasing demands of multimedia databases and their inherent design and architecture issues.