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1 Introduction to Oracle interMedia

1.1 Multimedia Object Types and Methods

1.2 Multimedia Storage

2 Common Methods for interMedia Object Types

2.1 Embedded ORDSource Object

2.2 Important Notes

2.3 Methods

clearLocal( )

closeSource( )

deleteContent( )

export( )

getBFile( )

getContent( )

getMimeType( )

getSource( )

getSourceLocation( )

getSourceName( )

getSourceType( )

getUpdateTime( )

isLocal( )

openSource( )

processSourceCommand( )

readFromSource( )

setLocal( )

setMimeType( )

setSource( )

setUpdateTime( )

trimSource( )

writeToSource( )

3 ORDAudio

ORDAudio Object Type

ORDAudio Constructors

init( ) for ORDAudio

init(srcType,srcLocation,srcName) for ORDAudio

ORDAudio Methods

checkProperties( )

getAllAttributes( )

getAttribute( )

getAudioDuration( )

getCompressionType( )

getContentLength( )

getContentInLob( )

getDescription( )

getEncoding( )

getFormat( )

getNumberOfChannels( )

getSampleSize( )

getSamplingRate( )

import( )

importFrom( )

processAudioCommand( )

setAudioDuration( )

setCompressionType( )

setDescription( )

setEncoding( )

setFormat( )

setKnownAttributes( )

setNumberOfChannels( )

setProperties( )

setSamplingRate( )

setSampleSize( )

4 ORDDoc

ORDDoc Object Type

ORDDoc Constructors

init( ) for ORDDoc

init(srcType,srcLocation,srcName) for ORDDoc

ORDDoc Methods

getContentInLob( )

getContentLength( )

getFormat( )

import( )

importFrom( )

setFormat( )

setProperties( )

5 ORDImage and ORDImageSignature

ORDImage Object Type

ORDImage Constructors

init( ) for ORDImage

init(srcType,srcLocation,srcName) for ORDImage

ORDImage Methods

checkProperties( )

copy( )

getCompressionFormat( )

getContentFormat( )

getContentLength( )

getDicomMetadata( )

getFileFormat( )

getHeight( )

getMetadata( )

getWidth( )

import( )

importFrom( )

process( )

processCopy( )

putMetadata( )

setProperties( )

setProperties( ) for foreign images

ORDImageSignature Object Type

ORDImageSignature Constructor

init( ) for ORDImageSignature

ORDImageSignature Methods

evaluateScore( )

generateSignature( )

isSimilar( )

ORDImageSignature Operators

IMGSimilar( )

IMGScore( )

6 SQL/MM Still Image

SQL Functions and Procedures

Example Media Table and User Definition

SI_AverageColor Object Type

SI_AverageColor Constructors

SI_AverageColor(averageColorSpec)

SI_AverageColor(sourceImage)

SI_AverageColor Method

SI_Score( ) for SI_AverageColor

SI_Color Object Type

SI_Color Constructor

SI_Color Method

SI_RGBColor( )

SI_ColorHistogram Object Type

SI_ColorHistogram Constructors

SI_ColorHistogram(colors, frequencies)

SI_ColorHistogram(firstColor, frequency)

SI_ColorHistogram(sourceImage)

SI_ColorHistogram Methods

SI_Append( )

SI_Score( ) for SI_ColorHistogram

SI_FeatureList Object Type

SI_FeatureList Constructor

SI_FeatureList( )

SI_FeatureList Methods

SI_AvgClrFtr( )

SI_AvgClrFtrWght( )

SI_ClrHstgrFtr( )

SI_ClrHstgrFtrWght( )

SI_PstnlClrFtr( )

SI_PstnlClrFtrWght( )

SI_Score( ) for SI_FeatureList

SI_SetFeature(averageColorFeature, averageColorFeatureWeight)

SI_SetFeature(colorHistogramFeature, colorHistogramFeatureWeight)

SI_SetFeature(positionalColorFeature, positionalColorFeatureWeight)

SI_SetFeature(textureFeature, textureFeatureWeight)

SI_TextureFtr( )

SI_TextureFtrWght( )

SI_PositionalColor Object Type

SI_PositionalColor Constructor

SI_PositionalColor( )

SI_PositionalColor Method

SI_Score( ) for SI_PositionalColor

SI_StillImage Object Type

SI_StillImage Constructors

SI_StillImage(content)

SI_StillImage(content, explicitFormat)

SI_StillImage(content, explicitFormat, height, width)

SI_StillImage Methods

SI_ClearFeatures( )

SI_InitFeatures( )

SI_ChangeFormat( )

SI_Content( )

SI_ContentLength( )

SI_Format( )

SI_Height( )

SI_RetainFeatures( )

SI_SetContent( )

SI_Thumbnail( )

SI_Thumbnail(height,width)

SI_Width( )

SI_Texture Object Type

SI_Texture Constructor

SI_Texture( )

SI_Texture Method

SI_Score( ) for SI_Texture

Views

Internal Helper Types

7 ORDVideo

ORDVideo Object Type

ORDVideo Constructors

init( ) for ORDVideo

init(srcType,srcLocation,srcName) for ORDVideo

ORDVideo Methods

checkProperties( )

getAllAttributes( )

getAttribute( )

getBitRate( )

getCompressionType( )

getContentInLob( )

getContentLength( )

getDescription( )

getFormat( )

getFrameRate( )

getFrameResolution( )

getFrameSize( )

getNumberOfColors( )

getNumberOfFrames( )

getVideoDuration( )

import( )

importFrom( )

processVideoCommand( )

setBitRate( )

setCompressionType( )

setDescription( )

setFormat( )

setFrameRate( )

setFrameResolution( )

setFrameSize( )

setKnownAttributes( )

setNumberOfColors( )

setNumberOfFrames( )

setProperties( )

setVideoDuration( )

8 interMedia Relational Interface Reference

Static Methods for the Relational Interface

Static Methods Common to All Object Types

export( )

importFrom( )

importFrom( ) (all attributes)

Static Methods Unique to the ORDAudio Object Type Relational Interface

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

Static Methods Unique to the ORDDoc Object Type Relational Interface

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

Static Methods Unique to the ORDImage Object Type Relational Interface

getDicomMetadata( ) for BFILEs

getDicomMetadata( ) for BLOBs

getMetadata( ) for BFILEs

getMetadata( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

process( )

processCopy( ) for BFILEs

processCopy( ) for BLOBs

putMetadata( ) for BFILEs

putMetadata( ) for BLOBs

Static Methods Unique to the ORDVideo Object Type Relational Interface

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

9 ORDSource

ORDSource Object Type

ORDSource Methods

clearLocal( )

close( )

deleteLocalContent( )

export( )

getBFile( )

getContentInTempLob( )

getContentLength( )

getLocalContent( )

getSourceAddress( )

getSourceInformation( )

getSourceLocation( )

getSourceName( )

getSourceType( )

getUpdateTime( )

import( )

importFrom( )

isLocal( )

open( )

processCommand( )

read( )

setLocal( )

setSourceInformation( )

setUpdateTime( )

trim( )

write( )

A Audio File and Compression Formats

A.1 Supported AIFF Data Formats

A.2 Supported AIFF-C Data Formats

A.3 Supported AU Data Formats

A.4 Supported 3GP Data Format

A.5 Supported Audio MPEG Data Formats

A.5.1 Supported MPEG1 and MPEG2 Data Formats

A.5.2 Supported MPEG4 Data Formats

A.6 Supported RealNetworks Real Audio Data Format

A.7 Supported WAV Data Formats

B Image File and Compression Formats

B.1 Image File Formats

B.2 Image Compression Formats

B.3 Summary of Image File Formats and Image Compression Formats

C Video File and Compression Formats

C.1 Apple QuickTime 3.0 Data Formats

C.2 Microsoft Video for Windows (AVI) Data Formats

C.3 Supported 3GP Data Format

C.4 RealNetworks Real Video Data Format

C.5 Supported Video MPEG Data Formats

C.5.1 Supported MPEG1 and MPEG2 Data Formats

C.5.2 Supported MPEG4 Data Formats

D Image process( ) and processCopy( ) Operators

D.1 Common Concepts

D.1.1 Source and Destination Images

D.1.2 process( ) and processCopy( )

D.1.3 Operator and Value

D.1.4 Combining Operators

D.2 Image Formatting Operators

D.2.1 fileFormat

D.2.2 contentFormat

D.2.3 compressionFormat

D.2.4 compressionQuality

D.3 Image Processing Operators

D.3.1 contrast

D.3.2 cut

D.3.3 flip

D.3.4 gamma

D.3.5 mirror

D.3.6 page

D.3.7 quantize

D.3.8 rotate

D.3.9 Scaling Operators

D.3.9.1 fixedScale

D.3.9.2 maxScale

D.3.9.3 scale

D.3.9.4 xScale

D.3.9.5 yScale

D.3.10 tiled

D.4 Format-Specific Operators

D.4.1 channelOrder

D.4.2 pixelOrder

D.4.3 scanlineOrder

D.4.4 inputChannels

E Image Raw Pixel Format

E.1 Raw Pixel Introduction

E.2 Raw Pixel Image Structure

E.3 Raw Pixel Header Field Descriptions

E.4 Raw Pixel Post-Header Gap

E.5 Raw Pixel Data Section and Pixel Data Format

E.5.1 Scanline Ordering

E.5.2 Pixel Ordering

E.5.3 Band Interleaving

E.5.4 N-Band Data

E.6 Raw Pixel Header - C Language Structure

E.7 Raw Pixel Header - C Language Constants

E.8 Raw Pixel PL/SQL Constants

E.9 Raw Pixel Images Using CCITT Compression

E.10 Foreign Image Support and the Raw Pixel Format

F Metadata Schemas

F.1 XML Schema for DICOM Metadata

F.2 XML Schema for EXIF Metadata

F.3 XML Schema for IPTC-IIM Metadata

F.4 XML Schema for ORDImage Attributes

F.5 XML Schema for XMP Metadata

G Exceptions

G.1 ORDAudioExceptions Exceptions

G.2 ORDDocExceptions Exceptions

G.3 ORDImageExceptions Exceptions

G.4 ORDImageSIExceptions Exceptions

G.5 ORDSourceExceptions Exceptions

G.6 ORDVideoExceptions Exceptions

H Deprecated Audio and Video Methods

I DICOM Encoding Rules

Index