Broad in scope, this book covers the most important aspects of semantic analysis and processing of multimedia, from algorithms to applications and from trends to future challenges. The editors invited renowned researchers to cover topics such as content creation, semantic web, multimedia content understanding, processing and management, efficiency and scalability, to name just a few. The top-notch editorial team, expert contributors, and breadth of coverage combine to make this book an authoritative reference for the design and the implementation of multimedia systems-- Provided by publisher.