This article will address Multimedia database, a highly relevant topic that has generated interest and debate in various areas. Multimedia database has been the subject of study, analysis and reflection by experts and scholars, who have sought to understand its impact, implications and possible solutions. From different perspectives, an attempt has been made to address Multimedia database in a comprehensive manner, considering its multiple dimensions and complexities. In this sense, the article seeks to contribute to the discussion around Multimedia database, offering a detailed, reasoned and objective analysis, which contributes to the enrichment of knowledge on this topic.
A Multimedia database (MMDB) is a collection of related for multimedia data.[1] The multimedia data include one or more primary media data types such as text, images, graphic objects (including drawings, sketches and illustrations) animation sequences, audio and video.
A Multimedia Database Management System (MMDBMS) is a framework that manages different types of data potentially represented in a wide diversity of formats on a wide array of media sources. It provides support for multimedia data types, and facilitate for creation, storage, access, query and control of a multimedia database.[2]
A Multimedia Database (MMDB) hosts one or more multimedia data types[3] (i.e. text, images, graphic objects, audio, video, animation sequences). These data types are broadly categorized into three classes:
| Medium | Elements | Time-dependence |
|---|---|---|
| Graphic | Vectors, regions | No |
| Image | Pixels | No |
| Audio | Sound, Volume | Yes |
| Video | Raster images, graphics | Yes |
Additionally, a Multimedia Database (MMDB) needs to manage additional information pertaining to the actual multimedia data. The information is about the following:
The last three types are called metadata as they describe several different aspects of the media data. The media keyword data and media feature data are used as indices for searching purpose. The media format data is used to present the retrieved information.
Like the traditional databases, Multimedia databases should address the following requirements:
Multimedia databases should have the ability to uniformly query data (media data, textual data) represented in different formats and have the ability to simultaneously query different media sources and conduct classical database operations across them. (Query support)
They should have the ability to retrieve media objects from a local storage device in a good manner. (Storage support)
They should have the ability to take the response generated by a query and develop a presentation of that response in terms of audio-visual media and have the ability to deliver this presentation. (Presentation and delivery support)
Examples of multimedia database application areas:
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