Synchronization in the MAEstro multimedia authoring environment

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Synchronization in the MAEstro multimedia authoring environment

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International Multimedia Conference archive
Proceedings of the first ACM international conference on Multimedia table of contents

Anaheim, California, United States

Pages: 331 - 339

Year of Publication: 1993

ISBN:0-89791-596-8

Author

George D. Drapeau

Parallax Graphics, Inc., Santa Clara, CA

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SIGGRAPH: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques
SIGCHI: ACM Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction
SIGCOMM: ACM Special Interest Group on Data Communication

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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	A. Ghomari , M. K. Rahmouni, A time Petri net-based approach for synchronization, analysis and management of multimedia scenarios, International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems, v.22 n.6, p.451-466, November 2007

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
I. Computing Methodologies
I.7 DOCUMENT AND TEXT PROCESSING
I.7.2 Document Preparation
Subjects: Multi/mixed media

Additional Classification:
C. Computer Systems Organization
C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
C.2.4 Distributed Systems
Subjects: Distributed applications

H. Information Systems
H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
H.5.1 Multimedia Information Systems
Subjects: Evaluation/methodology

General Terms:
Design, Documentation, Measurement, Performance

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Drapeau describes the techniques used in the MAEstro environment to achieve synchronization during the playback of distinct components of a multimedia document by distributed resources. The paper provides some background on the MAEstro system more...

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