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DBMS - Multimedia Database
DBMS - Multimedia Database
DBMS - Multimedia Database
Multimedia database is the collection of interrelated multimedia data that includes text,
graphics (sketches, drawings), images, animations, video, audio etc and have vast amounts of
multisource multimedia data.
Requirements of a MDBMS
Multimedia objects are different from traditional text or numerical documents in the way that
multimedia objects usually require a large amount of memory and disk storage.
Also the operations applied to multimedia objects are different (e.g., displaying a picture or
playing a video clip, which is different from displaying a text paragraph).
The multimedia database stored the multimedia data and information related to it. This is
given in detail as follows −
Media data :
• This is the multimedia data that is stored in the database such as images, videos, audios, animation etc.
Documents and record management : Industries and businesses that keep detailed records
and variety of documents. Example: Insurance claim record.
Knowledge dissemination : Multimedia database is a very effective tool for knowledge
dissemination in terms of providing several resources. Example: Electronic books.