Students shall become familiar with multimedia technologies on the examples of multimedia content authoring and processing (text, audio, images, video), web technologies and the basics of computer networks.This is the accompanying lab class to the lecture "180.810 (24S) Introduction to Multimedia Technology (DMS)". Students are adviced to attend both courses, as lecture and hands-on exercises will be blended.

On-site hands-on classes and assignments between classes, group project.Please note that lab and lecture sessions will be blended during the class hours.Exercises, lecture and learning materials, as well as further readings will be provided over Moodle. The practical content consists of exercises during the semester and a final project.

Practical hands-on sessions and exercises on the contents of the lecture.Introduction to (multi-)media and related technologyContent authoring and processingText: unstructured vs. structured, hypertext, markdown, examples of human readable vs machine readableAudio: Recording, compressionImages: File types, compression,  limitations, future developmentVideos: Codecs and containers, compressionWeb technologiesWebsite authoring and management (HTML + CSS, CMS ... Content Management Systems )Web security (basics)Computer network basics, the Internet and the WWWUse case: "Which technologies does opening and displaying a website include?"Network layers and protocolsIP, TCP, DNS, HTTP, ...

Individual assignments and implementation of a group project with adjoint project report. Topics for the project can be selected from a predefined list including the lecture's topics or discussed individually.

Practical exercices in the context of the lecture.

Point-based grading system on the assignments, the project and project report.