- Paperback: 394 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; Pap/Cdr edition (1 Oct 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0071424873
- ISBN-13: 978-0071424875
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 18.6 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
-
Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
1,021,174 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #10 in Books > Computers & Internet > Computer Science > Algorithms > Compression
- #20 in Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Engineering > Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering > Television Technology
- #36 in Books > Study Books > Undergraduate & Postgraduate > Arts & Humanities > Photography, Film, Video & Animation > Digital Video
- See Complete Table of Contents
Digital Video Compression (Digital Video/Audio)
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Product details |
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
This CD-ROM with algorithms, encoders, and practice clips is your one-stop guide to the art and science of digital video compression! Without video compression, video streaming - one of the Internet's great innovations - would be nothing more than a pipe dream. That's why if digitizing video imagery is part of your work or hobby, here's an info-packed volume you need handy at all times: McGraw-Hill's "Digital Video Compression." Written by a renowned expert in digital technology, "Digital Video Compression" offers comprehensive coverage on a vast range of digital media technologies and standards. It delivers everything you need to understand the techniques, tricks, and confusing protocols of compression, as well as: fundamentals of compression; MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression standards; JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 - learn the details of the just-released compression standard; and much more!Plus, you get an invaluable CD-ROM of compression tools, encoders, and video clips for practice. With "Digital Video Compression", you're sure to stay out in front of this exploding technology! The book covers: What Is Compression? An Introduction to Images; Entropy Coding; Protective Coding; Transforms; Quantization; JPEG; Motion Compensation; MPEG-1; MPEG-2; MPEG-4; JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10; MPEG-7 and MPEG-21; Pro-MPEG and MPEG Operating Ranges; DV Compression; Wavelets; JPEG2000; Audio Compression; and Streaming Media.
From the Back Cover
CD-ROM WITH ALGORITHMS, ENCODERS, AND PRACTICE CLIPS YOUR ONE-STOP GUIDE TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DIGITAL VIDEO COMPRESSION! Without video compression, video streaming -- one of the Internet's great innovations -- would be nothing more than a pipe dream. That's why if digitizing video imagery is part of your work or hobby, here's an info-packed volume you need handy at all times: McGraw-Hill's Digital Video Compression. Written by a renowned expert in digital technology, Digital Video Compression offers comprehensive coverage on a vast range of digital media technologies and standards. It delivers everything you need to understand the techniques, tricks, and confusing protocols of compression, as well as:
* Fundamentals of compression
* MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression standards
* JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 — learn the details of the just-released compression standard
* And much more! Plus, you get an invaluable CD-ROM of compression tools, encoders, and video clips for practice. With Digital Video Compression, you're sure to stay out in front of this exploding technology! COVERAGE INCLUDES:
* What Is Compression?
* An Introduction to Images
* Entropy Coding
* Protective Coding
* Transforms
* Quantization
* JPEG
* Motion Compensation
* MPEG-1
* MPEG-2
* MPEG-4
* JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10
* MPEG-7 and MPEG-21
* Pro-MPEG and MPEG Operating Ranges
* DV Compression
* Wavelets
* JPEG2000
* Audio Compression
* Streaming Media
* Fundamentals of compression
* MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression standards
* JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 — learn the details of the just-released compression standard
* And much more! Plus, you get an invaluable CD-ROM of compression tools, encoders, and video clips for practice. With Digital Video Compression, you're sure to stay out in front of this exploding technology! COVERAGE INCLUDES:
* What Is Compression?
* An Introduction to Images
* Entropy Coding
* Protective Coding
* Transforms
* Quantization
* JPEG
* Motion Compensation
* MPEG-1
* MPEG-2
* MPEG-4
* JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10
* MPEG-7 and MPEG-21
* Pro-MPEG and MPEG Operating Ranges
* DV Compression
* Wavelets
* JPEG2000
* Audio Compression
* Streaming Media
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
First Sentence
Compression is the science of reducing the amount of data used to convey information. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Compression is the science of reducing the amount of data used to convey information. Read the first page
Explore More
Concordance
Browse Sample PagesConcordance
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I am an amateur video editor and needed something to open up this mystery world of formats, containers and standards.
This book is not it. It deals with how the different compression techniques work, although it is an older book with a few light touches in 2003. I found it interesting, but it didnt answer my question about real-world codecs and things like the difference between containers, formats, levels etc. Maybe that is my fault. I wanted to know the answer to what is the difference between H264 and VC1 and MPEG-4, I cant find it in this book.
If you DO want to know the ins and outs of compression techniques, then it is fine, but may not have the very latest stuff covered well like H264.
This book is not it. It deals with how the different compression techniques work, although it is an older book with a few light touches in 2003. I found it interesting, but it didnt answer my question about real-world codecs and things like the difference between containers, formats, levels etc. Maybe that is my fault. I wanted to know the answer to what is the difference between H264 and VC1 and MPEG-4, I cant find it in this book.
If you DO want to know the ins and outs of compression techniques, then it is fine, but may not have the very latest stuff covered well like H264.
Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com (beta)
Amazon.com:
8 reviews
75 of 75 people found the following review helpful
"Buy Together" recommendation not appropriate
26 April 2004
Format:Paperback
I am the author of "Digital Video Compression" and I have to caution you that Amazon's "Buy Together" recommendation is NOT appropriate. "Video Compression Demystified" is an earlier version of the same book, and everything in there (except for a few mistakes!) is in the 2003 "Digital Video Compression". You would waste your money buying both!
Enjoy!
Peter Symes, author
Enjoy!
Peter Symes, author
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Not an h.264 Book
17 Aug 2004
Format:Paperback
Richardson book (H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression) is the best book on h.264 -- by virtue of being the only one.
The cover of Symes' book proclaims "Featuring: JVT/H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10". However, there's one chapter on JVT, and it is somewhat sketchy. The only level of real detail is on the transform. The rest of the AVC/h.264 standard receives brief and superficial coverage. The coverage of WMV-9, an analogous next gen codec, is even sketchier. It doesn't mention the SMPTE VC-9 standardization effort, based on WMV-9.
Next gen codecs aside, it's not a bad book as a general overview of compression. It has a breezy style that's easy to read. While some sections are quite thorough, it doesn't consistently dig past the surface.
Here's an example:
"Context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) is a development of arithmetic coding mentioned in Chapter 3."
-- page 243, Chapter 12, JVT
"Explanation of the arithmetic coding process is beyond the scope of this book."
-- page 47, Chapter 3, Entropy Coding
In a nut shell, this book is a good addition to the video processing bookshelf, but it won't stand as a definitive reference to this new protocol. Maybe next edition.
The cover of Symes' book proclaims "Featuring: JVT/H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10". However, there's one chapter on JVT, and it is somewhat sketchy. The only level of real detail is on the transform. The rest of the AVC/h.264 standard receives brief and superficial coverage. The coverage of WMV-9, an analogous next gen codec, is even sketchier. It doesn't mention the SMPTE VC-9 standardization effort, based on WMV-9.
Next gen codecs aside, it's not a bad book as a general overview of compression. It has a breezy style that's easy to read. While some sections are quite thorough, it doesn't consistently dig past the surface.
Here's an example:
"Context-based adaptive binary arithmetic coding (CABAC) is a development of arithmetic coding mentioned in Chapter 3."
-- page 243, Chapter 12, JVT
"Explanation of the arithmetic coding process is beyond the scope of this book."
-- page 47, Chapter 3, Entropy Coding
In a nut shell, this book is a good addition to the video processing bookshelf, but it won't stand as a definitive reference to this new protocol. Maybe next edition.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Very Comprehensive
5 Aug 2008
Format:Paperback
This is probably the best overall book on video compression on Amazon. I gave it five stars because of that. The only down side is that it is now a bit dated, with the creation of newer and better MPEG4 compression schemes (like H264) since the book was written (2003). If the author came out with a 2nd edition of the book that would be great and I would buy it immediately. Still, this book gave me a very good understanding of the fundamentals of video compression and was well worth it.
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
- Books > Computing & Internet > Digital Lifestyle > Online Shopping > Amazon
- Books > Computing & Internet > Digital Video
- Books > Computing & Internet > Programming > Algorithms > Compression
- Books > Computing & Internet > Programming > Graphics & Multimedia
- Books > Computing & Internet > Software & Graphics > Graphics & Multimedia > Animation & Multimedia
- Books > Computing & Internet > Software & Graphics > Graphics & Multimedia > Image Manipulation & Creation
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Production & Technology > Bestsellers
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Production & Technology > Computers & Film
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Film > Production & Technology > Direction & Production
- Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Television > TV Genres > Animation
- Books > Science & Nature > Engineering & Technology > Electronics & Communications Engineering > Electronics Engineering
- Books > Science & Nature > Engineering & Technology > Electronics & Communications Engineering > Television Technology
- Books > Science & Nature > Engineering & Technology > Production, Manufacturing & Operational > Systems
- Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Engineering > Electronics & Telecommunications Engineering > Television Technology
- Books > Study Books > Undergraduate & Postgraduate > Arts & Humanities > Photography, Film, Video & Animation > Digital Video
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
