Introduction to Digital Video
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Introduction to Digital Video

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Introduction to Digital Video

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Covers the essential fundamentals of digital video: from video principles, to conversion, compression, coding, interfaces and output. Written for television professionals needing to apply digital video systems, equipment and techniques to multimedia and /or digital TV applications, as well as for computer system designers, engineers, programmers, or technicians needing to learn how to apply digital video to computer systems and applications. The text is based on the acclaimed industry `bible' The Art of Digital Video, but covers only the essential parts of this larger reference work. It starts right from the basics from what a digital signal is to the how digital video can be applied. John Watkinson is an international consultant in Audio, Video and Data Recording. He is a fellow of the AES, a member of the British Computer Society and Chartered Information Systems Practitioner. He presents lectures, seminars, conference papers and training courses worldwide. He is author of many other Focal press books including MPEG2, Art of Digital Video, Art of Digital Audio, Art of Sound Reporduction, Introduction to Digital Audio, Television Fundamentals and Audio for Television. He is also co-author of the Digital Interface Handbook and a contributor to The Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook.

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Publisher
Focal Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9781136027611
Edition
2
Topic
Languages & Linguistics
Subtopic
Communication Studies
Index
Languages & Linguistics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Halftitle
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Introducing digital video
  8. 2. Video principles
  9. 3. Conversion
  10. 4. Digital video processing
  11. 5. Video compression and MPEG
  12. 6. Digital coding principles
  13. 7. Disks in digital video
  14. 8. Introduction to the digital VTR
  15. 9. Digital communication
  16. Glossary
  17. Index