How to select one online college about graphics process research?

[toysoldier]

I have read a lot of avisynth and virtauldub filter's source code,
I just know how to make a simple filter with vc++,
but I have a little knowledge about graphics process theory and arithmetic realize with computer language.

Now I want to continue-study in college,but my work is very busy,
not admit my leaving to study in college,
so I want to choice one online college about graphic process ,
and can get accredited degree .

Please give me some idea,
maybe now I am newbie,tomorrow I being a guru after study.
Thank!

[unmei]

One other thing i would look into if you cannot give up daytime work is what we call "evening tech" in my area. I don't know if it exists in your area tho..
You have the normal program, but courses are held only in the evening (and tests/examns on weekends afaik). You DO have contact with teachers and classmates, "dry" lecturing (yes this can be a good thing imo :)) and exercices, probably left for at ahome. My father was teacher for construction engineering sometime on such a school and what i heard from him you need a certain stubbornness to do it, but then again i think you might gain more from it and the danger of falling for a scam/something worthless is smaller than when you sign up for online courses.

PS: these are not private but state schools here..

[MfA]

The term Graphics tend to be used in a different contexts ... what we do here is signal processing, or more specifically image processing.

Its a little too specific for a study of its own, it is usally either part of elective studies/courses in CS ... and usually a slightly more integral part of EE. Dunno about good online colleges, Id look for a normal college which offers online study on the side.

[toysoldier]

@unmei:
@MfA:

Thanks for your helpness.

unmei:

I don't know if it exists in your area tho..


I am from China,but I donn't want to study in locate college,
because there are so many course I donn't like and think it's no use.
So I want to find a online college in USA or European,
and can obtain a Master Degree.

MfA:

The term Graphics tend to be used in a different contexts ... what we do here is signal processing, or more specifically image processing.


I want to study something look like in Hollywood movie's police usually doing,through computer to find criminal face or finger mark
from a large of avi or pic stuffs.
This is only a far away dream.
Now I want to learn is how to process simple pic or avi with vc++.

[b0b0b0b]

online universities (in my opinion) are only interested in taking your money. They are extremely overpriced, their course material may not be good, and their instructors may not be good.

MIT has the notes/assignments/projects from hundreds of classes available for free online.

Carnegie Mellon is starting to do the same.

I would say those are two of the best computer science schools in America.

The topics you described cover:
Data Structures
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Computer Vision
Data Mining
Image Processing / Signals and Systems

To study those things, I think a good basis would be:
Calculus
Statistics / Probability
Discrete Math
Linear Algebra



If you want to sharpen your C++ skills, I'd suggest you have a look at www.topcoder.com

Hope that helps

[toysoldier]

@b0b0b0b :

Great Answer!

Thanks a lot for giving me a serious and honest suggestion.


MIT has the notes/assignments/projects from hundreds of classes available for free online.

Carnegie Mellon is starting to do the same.


I will look for the homesite of these famous universities .


To study those things, I think a good basis would be:
Calculus
Statistics / Probability
Discrete Math
Linear Algebra


I think my calculus study is good in college,
but last three always make me headache.

Now first I have to master vc++ !
thanks again.

[Mug Funky]

I want to study something look like in Hollywood movie's police usually doing,through computer to find criminal face or finger mark

as far as i know, these things are confined to hollywood at the moment (but that doesn't mean you can't research these techniques).

fingerprint analysis, believe it or not, is still mostly done manually. computers are used to enhance the fingerprint images, but can only be used to find endpoints and line-splits, etc. currently they are used to narrow searches down, but are extremely unreliable - lots of false positives, but more disturbingly, there are possible matches that don't make it through the searches.

face recognition research is very much alive though, and of course if you were to develop a reliable technique of fingerprint analysis that would give fast (and court-admissible) matches, it would be a very good thing.

btw, anyone in the know, please feel free to refute anything i've said above. it's all second-hand information on my part, and quite possibly could be inaccurate.

[toysoldier]

[size=5]@Mug Funky:[size]
Thanks giving me a clear-headed suggestion.

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I think it's impossible that after 3 or 5 years later,
some guyes in this site still discussion TV scanline or Denoise filter etc.
We must achieve some useful practicality skill,
but now I donn't know what direction I should forward?
I have look through b0b0b0b friend give me MIT opencourse site,
but I donnt know what course suit me studing.
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