<p>Compression codecs and methods are also based extensively in the field of Psychoacoustics.  For this, I thoroughly recommend the books available from the <a href="http://www.focalpress.com/audio.aspx" rel="nofollow">Focal Press</a>, such as <a href="http://textbooks.elsevier.com/web/product_details.aspx?isbn=9780240521756&amp;Search=978-0-240-52175-6&amp;SearchCriteria=Keyword" rel="nofollow">this one</a></p>

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2011-10-17T15:35:17.167Z
2011-10-17T15:35:17.167Z
JayP
<p>If anyone else is interested, Coursera just started a "Fundamentals of Digital Image and Video Processing" in partnership with Northwestern University. From the syllabus, it looks like many relevant topics will be explored.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.coursera.org/course/digital" rel="nofollow">https://www.coursera.org/course/digital</a></p>

<p>The course started on March 31, 2014. Here is the general course outline:</p>

<ul>
<li>Introduction, Image and Video Processing vs Image and Video
Analysis vs Computer Vision, the electromagnetic spectrum,
applications of image and video processing</li>
<li>2D and 3D signals and systems, linear and shift invariant systems (convolution) •    2D and 3D Fourier transform, 2D and 3D discrete-Fourier transform, uniform
sampling (rectangular, arbitrary geometry)</li>
<li>Motion estimation and
its applications </li>
<li>Image and video enhancement (e.g., edge detection,
noise filtering, histogram equalization, inpainting)</li>
<li>Image recovery
(restoration, super-resolution)</li>
<li>Video recovery (restoration,
super-resolution)</li>
<li>Lossless compression</li>
<li>Image compression
techniques and standards</li>
<li><p>Video compression techniques and standards</p></li>
<li><p>Image and video analysis (e.g., 2D and 3D segmentation, anomaly
detection, clustering)</p></li>
<li>Sparsity-based advances in image and video
processing</li>
</ul>

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2014-04-04T17:47:39.697Z
2014-04-05T19:35:43.430Z
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ZeroFlux
<p>I'm also looking for a comprehensive resource on video/audio codecs.
Wikipedia article <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_codecs" rel="nofollow">Comparison of video codecs</a> is a good start.</p>

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2014-03-28T20:26:40.473Z
2014-03-28T20:26:40.473Z
Ventolinmono
<p>I would recommend Wikipedia. They will have all the information you want, and have links to more information.</p>

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2014-04-07T13:43:58.983Z
This answer is really general and doesn't really help the OP. Could you maybe edit it to make it more specific? Maybe add links to relevant Wikipedia pages.
Saaru Lindestøkke
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2011-07-30T19:10:23.500Z
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Colum
<p>I was quite surprised when <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2002/apr/04/internetnews.maths">I learned</a> the fact that the MP3 codec is extensively based on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_transform">Fourier Transform</a>. I'd like to learn more about these topics in general. When I say more I mean the working principles of these technologies.</p>

<p>For even more clarity, I would prefer something like <a href="http://xiph.org/video/vid1.shtml">this video</a> produced by Xiph.org</p>

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Sources to learn more about Audio/Video compression, codecs, algorithms etc.
Bernhard Heijstek
# Sources to learn more about Audio/Video compression, codecs, algorithms etc.

(Asked by: username_0 on 2011-07-30)

I was quite surprised when [I learned](http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2002/apr/04/internetnews.maths) the fact that the MP3 codec is extensively based on the [Fourier Transform](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourier_transform). I'd like to learn more about these topics in general. When I say more I mean the working principles of these technologies.

For even more clarity, I would prefer something like [this video](http://xiph.org/video/vid1.shtml) produced by Xiph.org

**Tags:** compression


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## 4 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2011-10-17. Score: 4

Compression codecs and methods are also based extensively in the field of Psychoacoustics. For this, I thoroughly recommend the books available from the [Focal Press](http://www.focalpress.com/audio.aspx), such as [this one](http://textbooks.elsevier.com/web/product_details.aspx?isbn=9780240521756&Search=978-0-240-52175-6&SearchCriteria=Keyword)


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### Answer by username_2 on 2014-04-04. Score: 1

If anyone else is interested, Coursera just started a "Fundamentals of Digital Image and Video Processing" in partnership with Northwestern University. From the syllabus, it looks like many relevant topics will be explored.

<https://www.coursera.org/course/digital>

The course started on March 31, 2014. Here is the general course outline:

* Introduction, Image and Video Processing vs Image and Video
  Analysis vs Computer Vision, the electromagnetic spectrum,
  applications of image and video processing
* 2D and 3D signals and systems, linear and shift invariant systems (convolution) • 2D and 3D Fourier transform, 2D and 3D discrete-Fourier transform, uniform
  sampling (rectangular, arbitrary geometry)
* Motion estimation and
  its applications
* Image and video enhancement (e.g., edge detection,
  noise filtering, histogram equalization, inpainting)
* Image recovery
  (restoration, super-resolution)
* Video recovery (restoration,
  super-resolution)
* Lossless compression
* Image compression
  techniques and standards
* Video compression techniques and standards
* Image and video analysis (e.g., 2D and 3D segmentation, anomaly
  detection, clustering)
* Sparsity-based advances in image and video
  processing


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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-03-28. Score: 0

I'm also looking for a comprehensive resource on video/audio codecs.
Wikipedia article [Comparison of video codecs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_codecs) is a good start.


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### Answer by username_4 on 2011-07-30. Score: -1

I would recommend Wikipedia. They will have all the information you want, and have links to more information.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: This answer is really general and doesn't really help the OP. Could you maybe edit it to make it more specific? Maybe add links to relevant Wikipedia pages.  

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