Introduction to Digital Video, [Paperback]

John Watkinson (Author)

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Paperback: 250 pages
Publisher: Focal Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (19 Jun 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0240516370
ISBN-13: 978-0240516370
Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.6 x 0.3 cm
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 405,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #60 in Books > Computers & Internet > New to Computing > Digital Music, Photography & Video > Digital Video

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'An Introduction to Digital Video is an ideal starting point for students and technicians.' Edward Woods, University of Westminster.

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This book 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". This new edition has more on the computing aspects of video includes extra material on digital video broadcasting and video principles. It covers more basic colorimetry and picture principles as well as progressive versus interface scanning.

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The most exciting aspects of digital video are the tremendous possibilities which were not available with analog technology. Read the first page

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful

Not for me... 2 May 2000

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I was looking for an introduction to digital video that would explain basic concepts without assuming an engineering background. In other words, I wanted to know what composite video is and how color is encoded in the video signal, but without timing diagrams and math. This is not that book. It might be an "introduction" for a video engineer, but not for a standard computer user. Had to return it.

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This book is very good tool to begineers 4 Nov 1999

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I have only one cuestion about 4:2:2 Why 4:2:2 and not 5:3:3 or something diferent?

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