This document provides an overview of an introduction to multimedia technology course. The course will cover representation of graphics, images, audio and video; compression algorithms and standards like JPEG, H.261 and MPEG; digital rights; and state-of-the-art multimedia technologies like VoIP and video conferencing. It will also discuss multimedia processing, coding, systems, tools, and applications. Key topics include compression techniques that remove data redundancy and leverage human perception, as well as lossless and lossy compression methods.