IV. Multimedia Content Indication

Content Indication: the process of explicitly presenting some part of the content for its better comprehension by the user.

• Requirements
  fig. 7-5: Interfacing multimedia contents.
  
  Human's Observation Modes:
  • Glancing
  • Grazing
  • Browsing
  • Watching
  • Smooth Stage Transition
    -transition should correspond to the continuous human thinking process
  • Sense of Overview
    -cover a wide range of the related contents
  • Sense of Positioning
  • Effective Representation
    -not easy when content has temporal material
  • Responsiveness
  • Attractiveness


• Content Indication Basics
  -description of multimedia content should be separated into the content and attribute information
  -The core part contains the actual media information.
  -The attribute information part can contain coding information, content structure information, content profile information.
  
  • Indication Granularity
  • Poster
  • Browser
  • Viewer
  • Magnifier