An Introduction to Digital Video (Paperback, 2nd edition)

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.
new edition has more on the computing aspects of videoincludes extra material on digital video broadcasting and video principlescovers more basic colorimetry and picture principles as well as progressive versus interface scanning

General

Imprint:	Focal Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2001
First published:	2001
Editors:	John Watkinson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	458
Edition:	2nd edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-240-51637-0
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > Special kinds of photography > Video photography Books > Professional & Technical > Electronics & communications engineering > Communications engineering / telecommunications > Television technology Books > Computing & IT > Applications of computing > Image processing > Video Promotions
LSN:	0-240-51637-0
Barcode:	9780240516370

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