IEEE多媒體包含了涵蓋多媒體系統和應用中廣泛問題的技術信息。文章討論了硬件/軟件方面的研究和先進實踐，預計將涵蓋從理論到工作系統的各個領域。特別鼓勵討論新的或先進的系統和子系統經驗的論文。為避免與現有出版物不必要的重疊，可接受的論文必須重點關注多媒體系統和應用程序特有的方面。與其他電子數據相比，這些方面可能與多媒體信息的特殊需求有關，例如，數字媒體的規模要求以及時間在此類媒體表示中的重要性。以下列表并不詳盡，但代表了所涵蓋的主題：用于媒體壓縮、編碼和處理的硬件和軟件；用于存儲、編輯、交換、傳輸和演示的媒體表示和標準；支持多媒體應用的硬件平臺；適合多媒體應用的操作系統；多媒體信息的存儲設備和技術；用于多媒體的網絡技術、協議、架構和交付技術；同步問題；多媒體數據庫；多媒體信息系統和應用程序的形式化；多媒體的編程范式和語言；多媒體用戶界面；媒體創建、集成、編輯和管理；多媒體應用程序的創建和修改。該雜志的主要目標是為研究人員和從業者提供一個論壇，介紹新的發現并討論多媒體系統和應用的經驗。此外，該雜志還讓讀者了解多媒體領域的最新技術，包括技術趨勢和研究方向。

IEEE MultiMedia contains technical information covering a broad range of issues in multimedia systems and applications. Articles discuss research as well as advanced practice in hardware/software and are expected to span the range from theory to working systems. Especially encouraged are papers discussing experiences with new or advanced systems and subsystems. To avoid unnecessary overlap with existing publications, acceptable papers must have a significant focus on aspects unique to multimedia systems and applications. These aspects are likely to be related to the special needs of multimedia information compared to other electronic data, for example, the size requirements of digital media and the importance of time in the representation of such media. The following list is not exhaustive, but is representative of the topics that are covered: Hardware and software for media compression, coding & processing; Media representations & standards for storage, editing, interchange, transmission & presentation; Hardware platforms supporting multimedia applications; Operating systems suitable for multimedia applications; Storage devices & technologies for multimedia information; Network technologies, protocols, architectures & delivery techniques intended for multimedia; Synchronization issues; Multimedia databases; Formalisms for multimedia information systems & applications; Programming paradigms & languages for multimedia; Multimedia user interfaces; Media creation integration editing & management; Creation & modification of multimedia applications. The primary goal of the magazine is to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to present new findings and discuss experiences with multimedia systems and applications. In addition, the magazine keeps readers informed of the state of the art in the multimedia arena, including technical trends and research directions.