Dr. Andreas Mauthe, Multimedia Communications Lab – KOM, GermanyDr. Peter Thomas, blue order GmbH, GermanyBoth authors have been working in the area of multimedia and content management fora number of years. While working together on the development of content managementsystems and within projects, a lot of knowledge was accumulated about all the issuesrelated to the handling and management of content in a professional production andbroadcast environment.

"For  anyone working in this industry, the book is worth having as a long-term reference." (Computing Reviews.com, September 15, 2005) "…the most complete work in this area…I recommend this book to students, engineers, and managers involved or interested in the handling and management of multimedia content." (Computing Reviews.com, September 16, 2005)

• Preface. 1. Introduction.2. Content-Related Workflows.3. Essence.4. Content Representation and Metadata.5. File Formats.6. Content Management.7. Content Management System Infrastructure.8. System and Data Integration in CMS.9. Applications.10. Future Trends.References.Acronyms.Index.

Dr. Andreas Mauthe, Multimedia Communications Lab – KOM, GermanyDr. Peter Thomas, blue order GmbH, GermanyBoth authors have been working in the area of multimedia and content management fora number of years. While working together on the development of content managementsystems and within projects, a lot of knowledge was accumulated about all the issuesrelated to the handling and management of content in a professional production andbroadcast environment.

"For  anyone working in this industry, the book is worth having as a long-term reference." (Computing Reviews.com, September 15, 2005) "…the most complete work in this area…I recommend this book to students, engineers, and managers involved or interested in the handling and management of multimedia content." (Computing Reviews.com, September 16, 2005)

• Preface. 1. Introduction.2. Content-Related Workflows.3. Essence.4. Content Representation and Metadata.5. File Formats.6. Content Management.7. Content Management System Infrastructure.8. System and Data Integration in CMS.9. Applications.10. Future Trends.References.Acronyms.Index.

Dr. Andreas Mauthe, Multimedia Communications Lab – KOM, GermanyDr. Peter Thomas, blue order GmbH, GermanyBoth authors have been working in the area of multimedia and content management fora number of years. While working together on the development of content managementsystems and within projects, a lot of knowledge was accumulated about all the issuesrelated to the handling and management of content in a professional production andbroadcast environment.

"For  anyone working in this industry, the book is worth having as a long-term reference." (Computing Reviews.com, September 15, 2005) "…the most complete work in this area…I recommend this book to students, engineers, and managers involved or interested in the handling and management of multimedia content." (Computing Reviews.com, September 16, 2005)

• Preface. 1. Introduction.2. Content-Related Workflows.3. Essence.4. Content Representation and Metadata.5. File Formats.6. Content Management.7. Content Management System Infrastructure.8. System and Data Integration in CMS.9. Applications.10. Future Trends.References.Acronyms.Index.