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AIMS
and SCOPE
Until a few years ago, Image Communication was distributed among Universities
and Telecommunications or Broadcasting Company Labs, each addressing
a component of the field. Now, the techniques and applications of
image processing, television, graphics and graphic arts are converging.
Emerging processing, distribution, and storage technologies are fostering
widespread industrial attention. Narrow and Broadband ISDN, Satellite
Channels, Digital Storage Media, Electronic Printing, the World Wide
Web and the availability of inexpensive digital processing hardware
are blurring the distinction between various aspects of visual communication
and information systems. More powerful systems and new user needs,
notably associated to higher levels of interactivity, motivate the
coming out of new technology. The increasing amount of video information
available requires analysis and description technology allowing to
quickly and efficiently identifying visual content. |
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| "Image
Communications" aims to create a forum for the advancement of
theory and practice of image communication and stimulate cross-fertilisation
between areas of a similar nature, which have traditionally remained
separated. It will feature original research work, tutorial and review
articles, and accounts of practical developments. Its scope extends
to application areas as diverse as: interpersonal communication, TV
and HDTV broadcasting, 3-D TV, telepresence, interactive visual communication,
graphics communication, graphic arts, access to image data bases,
image manipulation, image indexing and retrieval, etc. Technologies
that allow practical implementation are also considered. They include:
imaging technology, VLSI and special purpose processors, sensors and
displays, image processing for new networks and recording media, etc. |
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