This fifth volume, edited and authored by world leading experts, gives a review of the principles, methods and techniques of important and emerging research topics and technologies in image and video compression and multimedia. With this reference source you will:- Quickly grasp a new area of research- Understand the underlying principles of a topic and its application- Ascertain how a topic relates to other areas and learn of the research issues yet to be resolved- Quick tutorial reviews of important and emerging topics of research in Image and Video Compression and Multimedia- Comprehensive references to journal articles and other literature on which to build further, more specific and detailed knowledge- Edited by leading people in the field who, through their reputation, have been able to commission experts to write on a particular topic