Network-based Images

Overview - introduction to images; types - Vector Vs Raster; representation; pixels/pels; gray scale; colour depth; gray scale levels; colorr levels; true ColouR; data storage requirements; the need for compression; transmission problems; storage problems; image file/storage formats: GIF, TIFF, JPEG, PCX, BMP Windows; others; image acquisition techniques - diskette/program inclusion; scanner; digital camera; screen capture programs; collage complete; pizazz plus; hijack; screen grabber - video still images; BBS download; images and the LAN; making image based applications efficient; applications; real estate; telemedicine; personnel records; document storage and retrieval; catalogue viewers; network problems; activity use of bandwidth; print time effect; multicast transmission on corporate Intranet; solutions; image adjustment; use of compression; network segmentation; LAN switches and virtual LAN considerations; automating workstation client viewers; integrating images on web pages: HTML overview; techniques to consider; client pull - slide show images; tag use - IMG tag and options; use of GIF; use of BMP; use of JPEG; strategies; Web page examples; Java considerations; determining the Internet Web connection: page composition; page structure on the server; hypertext links per page; server hits during the busy hour.