Video Demystified
eBook - PDF

Video Demystified

A Handbook for the Digital Engineer

  1. 944 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Video Demystified

A Handbook for the Digital Engineer

About this book

What doesn't have a video component nowadays? IPod, cell phone, computer, they all have video. And, of course, television which is a major source of our entertainment and information. Any engineer involved in designing, manufacturing, or testing video electronics needs this book! Each edition of Video Demystified has sold thousands of copies and answered many questions for electrical engineers across the globe. This fifth edition will keep the engineer up-to-date with next-generation digital video formats - Blu-ray and HD-DVD, development of new audio and video codecs - Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, etc. - along with the all the latest information on HDTV, HDMI and IPTV(TV over the Internet). All broadcast, cable, and satellite standards will be updated to reflect these new codecs and specifications. The book will also aid in the design of devices and infrastructures from analog to digital television transmission - with analog transmission ceasing in early 2009 or before. - The next generation of digital video - Blu-ray and HD-DVD thoroughly introduced - All broadcast and satellite standards completely updated - Essential information for the upcoming transition of television signals from analog to digital

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. About the Author
  6. Chapter 1. Introduction
  7. Chapter 2. Introduction to Video
  8. Chapter 3. Color Spaces
  9. Chapter 4. Video Signals Overview
  10. Chapter 5. Analog Video Interfaces
  11. Chapter 6. Digital Video Interfaces
  12. Chapter 7. Digital Video Processing
  13. Chapter 8. NTSC, PAL, and SECAM Overview
  14. Chapter 9. NTSC and PAL Digital Encoding and Decoding
  15. Chapter 10. H.261 and H.263
  16. Chapter 11. Consumer DV
  17. Chapter 12. MPEG-1
  18. Chapter 13. MPEG-2
  19. Chapter 14. MPEG-4 and H.264
  20. Chapter 15. ATSC Digital Television
  21. Chapter 16. OpenCable™ Digital Television
  22. Chapter 17. DVB Digital Television
  23. Chapter 18. ISDB Digital Television
  24. Chapter 19. IPTV
  25. Chapter 20. Glossary
  26. Index