DTV: The Revolution in Electronic Imaging - Softcover

Whitaker, Jerry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071350217 ISBN 13: 9780071350211

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US, 1999

Synopsis

This text brings video and broadcasting engineers up to speed with all the late-1990s developments in DTV. It provides FCC details on DTV licensing and applications, implementation information relating to the European DVB system, and information on SMPTE standards.

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Review:

"A "must have" reference for DTV and DVD practitioners November 10, 1998 With a forward by Joe A. Flaherty, this tome covers the history, fundamentals and applications of digital television including transceivers, displays, codecs, compression and measurement. Audio encoding/decoding as well as transmission and implementation issues relating to the ATSC DTV system have their own chapters. A reference section and glossary are included. As a valuable part of the McGraw-Hill Video/Audio Engineering series, this is a "must have" for DTV and new media practitioners alike. - Amazon.com Customer Review

From the Author:

Updated Information in the Second Edition
The Second Edition of this book contains a considerable amount of new information in the area of standards, implementation, and production systems for high-definition television. All of the new and proposed standards relating to DTV are covered. The book has been expanded by 100 pages to permit added coverage of a number of important technologies and developments in the realm of DTV. Among the new elements is an Afterword written by Dr. Robert Hopkins of the Sony Pictures High-Definition Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0071350217
• ISBN 13: 9780071350211
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 656