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< span class="secnum">1 Introduction to Oracle interMedia

1.1 Multimedia Object Types and Methods

1.2 Multimedia Storage

2 Ensuring Compatibility with Evolving interMedia Object Types

2.1 When and How to Call the Compatibility Initialization Function

compatibilityInit( )

3 Common Methods for interMedia Object Types

3.1 Embedded ORDSource Object

3.2 Important Notes

3.3 Methods

clearLocal( )

closeSource( )

deleteContent( )

export( )

getBFile( )

getContent( )

getMimeType( )

getSource( )

getSourceLocation( )

getSourceName( )

getSourceType( )

getUpdateTime( )

isLocal( )

openSource( )

processSourceCommand( )

readFromSource( )

setLocal( )

setMimeType( )

setSource( )

setUpdateTime( )

trimSource( )

writeToSource( )

4 ORDAudio

ORDAudio Object Type

ORDAudio Constructors

init( ) for ORDAudio

init(srcType,srcLocation,srcNam e) for ORDAudio

ORDAudio Methods

checkProperties( )

getAllAttributes( )

getAttribute( )

getAudioDuration( )

getCompressionType( )

getContentLength( )

getContentInLob( )

getDescription( )

getEncoding( )

getFormat( )

getNumberOfChannels( )

getSampleSize( )

getSamplingRate( )

import( )

< dd>importFrom( )

processAudioCommand( )

setAudioDuration( )

setCompressionType( )

setDescription( )

setEncoding( )

setFormat( )

setKnownAttribute s( )

setNumberOfChannels( )

setPr operties( )

setSamplingRate( )

se tSampleSize( )

5 ORDDoc

ORDDoc Object Type

ORDDoc Constructors

init( ) for ORDDoc

< a href="mm_docref002.htm#sthref582">init(srcType,srcLocation,srcName) for ORDDoc

ORDDoc Methods

getContentInLob( )

getContentLength( )

getFormat( )

import( )

importFrom( )

setFormat( )

setProperties( )

6 ORDImage and ORDImageSignature

ORDImage Object Type

OR DImage Constructors

init( ) for ORDImage

init(srcType,srcLocation,srcName) for ORDImage

ORDImage Methods

checkProperties( )

copy( )

getCompressionFormat( )

getContentFormat( )

getContentLength( )

getFileFormat( )

getHeight( )

getWidth( )

import( )

imp ortFrom( )

process( )

processCopy ( )

setProperties( )

setPropertie s( ) for foreign images

ORDImageSignature Object Type

ORDImageSignature Constructor

init( ) for ORDImageSignature

ORDImageSignature Methods

evaluateScore( )

generateSignatu re( )

isSimilar( )

ORDI mageSignature Operators

IMGSimilar( )

IMGScore( )

7 SQL/MM Still Image

SQL Functi ons and Procedures

Example Media Table and User Definition

SI_AverageColor Object Type

SI_AverageCol or Constructors

SI_AverageColor(averageColorSpec)

SI_AverageColor(sourceImage)

SI_AverageC olor Method

SI_Score( ) for SI_AverageColor

SI_Color Object Type

SI_ Color Constructor

SI_Color Method

SI_RGBColor( )

SI_ColorHistogram Object Typ e

SI_ColorHistogram Constructors

SI_ColorHistogram(colors, frequencies)

SI_ColorHistogr am(firstColor, frequency)

SI_ColorHistogram(sourceImage)

SI_ColorHistogram Methods

SI_A ppend( )

SI_Score( ) for SI_ColorHistogram

SI_FeatureList Object Type

SI_Feat ureList Constructor

SI_FeatureList( )

SI_FeatureList Methods

SI_AvgClrFtr( )< /a>

SI_AvgClrFtrWght( )

SI_ClrH stgrFtr( )

SI_ClrHstgrFtrWght( )

SI_PstnlClrFtr( )

SI_PstnlClrFtrWght( )

SI_Score( ) for SI_FeatureList

SI_SetFeature(averageColorFeat ure, averageColorFeatureWeight)

SI_SetFeature(colorHistogramFeature, colorHistog ramFeatureWeight)

SI_SetFeature(positionalColorFeature, positionalColorFeatureWe ight)

SI_SetFeature(textureFeature, textureFeatureWeight)

SI_TextureFtr( )

SI_TextureFtrWght( )

SI_PositionalColor Object Type

SI_PositionalColor Constructor

SI_PositionalCol or( )

SI_PositionalColor Method

SI_Score( ) for SI_PositionalColor

SI_StillImage Object Type

SI_StillImage Constructors

SI_StillImage(content)

SI_StillIma ge(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

< a href="mm_stimgref009.htm#sthref1533">SI_Texture Constructor

SI_Textu re( )

SI_Texture Method

SI_Score( ) for SI_Texture

Views

< dd>Internal Helper Types

8 ORDVideo

ORDVid eo Object Type

ORDVideo Constructors

init( ) for ORDVideo

init(srcType,srcLocation,srcName) for ORDVide o

ORDVideo Methods

checkProperties( )

getAllAttributes( )

getAttribute( )

getBitRate( )

getCompressionType( )

getContentInLob( )

getContentLength( )

getDescription( )

getFormat( )

getFrameRate( )

getFrameResolution( )

getFrameSize( )

< a href="mm_vidref003.htm#sthref1741">getNumberOfColors( )

getNumberOfFrames( )

getVideoDuration( )

import( )< /dd>

importFrom( )

processVideoCommand( )

setBitRate( )

setCompressionT ype( )

setDescription( )

setFor mat( )

setFrameRate( )

setFrame Resolution( )

setFrameSize( )

s etKnownAttributes( )

setNumberOfColors( )

setNumberOfFrames( )

setProperties( )

setVideoDuration( )

9 interMedia Relational Interface Reference

Static Methods for the Relational Interface

Static Meth ods Common to All Object Types

export( )

importFrom( )

importFrom( ) (all attributes)

Static Methods Unique to the ORDAudio Object Type Relational Interface

< dd>

getProperties( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

Static Methods Unique to the ORDDoc Object Type Relational Interface

getProperties( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

Static Methods Unique to the ORDImage Object Type Relational Interface

getProperties ( ) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

process( )

processCopy( ) for BLOBs

processCopy( ) for BFILEs

Static Methods Unique to the ORDVideo Object Type Relational Interface

< dd>getProperties( ) for BLOBs

getPropert ies( ) (all attributes) for BLOBs

getProperties( ) for BFILEs

getProperties( ) (all attributes) for BFILEs

10 ORDSource

ORDSource Object Type

ORDSource Methods

< dd>clearLocal( )

close( )

deleteLocalContent( )

export( )

getBFile( )

getContentInTempLob( )

getContentLength( )

getLocalContent( )

getSourceAddress( )

getSou rceInformation( )

getSourceLocation( )

getSourceName( )

getSourceType( )

getUpdateTime( )

import( )

importFrom( )

isLocal( )

open( )

processCommand( )

read( )

setLocal( )

set SourceInformation( )

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 Audio MPEG Data Formats

A.4.1 Suppo rted MPEG1 and MPEG2 Data Formats

A.4.2 Supported MPEG4 Data Formats

A.5 Supported RealNetworks Real A udio Data Format

A.6 Supported WAV Data Formats

B Image File and Com pression Formats

B.1 Image File Formats< /dd>

B.2 Image Compression Formats

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

C Video File and Compression Form ats

C.1 Apple QuickTime 3.0 Data Formats

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

C.3 RealNetworks Real Video Data Format

C.4 Supported Video MPEG Data Formats

C.4.1 Supported MPEG1 and MPEG2 Data Formats

C.4.2 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 Oper ator 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 maxScal e

D.3.9.3 scale

D.3.9.4 xScale

D.3.9.5 yScal e

D.3.10 tiled

D.4 Format-Specific Operators

D.4.1 channelOrder

D.4.2 pix elOrder

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 De scriptions

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 Interleavin g

E.5.4 N-Band Data

E.6 Raw Pixel Header - C Language Structure

< span class="secnum">E.7 Raw Pixel Header - C Language Constants

E.8 Raw Pixel PL/SQL Constants

E.9 Raw Pixel Imag es Using CCITT Compression

E.10 Foreign Image Support and th e Raw Pixel Format

F Exceptions and Error Messages

F.1 ORDAud ioExceptions Exceptions

F.2 ORDDocExceptions Exceptions< /dd>

F.3 ORDImageExceptions Exceptions

F.4 ORDVideoExceptions Exceptions

F.5 ORDSourceExceptions Exceptions

F.6 ORDI mageSIExceptions Exceptions

G Deprecated Audio and Video Methods

Index