Abstract
Media synchronization is a core research area in multimedia systems. This chapter introduces the area by providing key definitions, classifications, and examples. It also discusses the relevance of different types of media synchronization to ensure satisfactory Quality of Experience (QoE) levels and highlights their necessity, by comparing the magnitudes of delay differences in real scenarios to the tolerable limits to the human perception. The chapter concludes with a brief description of the main aspects and components of media synchronization solutions, with the goal of providing a better understanding of this timely research area.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | MediaSync |
Subtitle of host publication | Handbook on Multimedia Synchronization |
Editors | Mario Montagud, Pablo Cesar, Fernando Boronat, Jack Jansen |
Place of Publication | Cham |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 3-31 |
Number of pages | 29 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-65840-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-65839-1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 26 Mar 2018 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asynchrony
- Delays
- Inter-destination media synchronization
- Inter-device synchronization
- Inter-media synchronization Hybrid synchronization
- Intra-media synchronization
- QoE