Digital Television Fundamentals: Design and Installation of Video and Audio Systems

Robin, Michael; Poulin, Michel

ISBN 10: 0071355812 / ISBN 13: 9780071355810

Published by McGraw-Hill, New York, 2000

About this Item

v-xv, 730pp, b/w illustrated; black, red and orange boards with title in orange to black spine. Some shelfwear, corners rubbed and bumped. Some scratches/indents to boards, small marks to page edges. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Digital Television Fundamentals: Design and Installation of Video and Audio Systems
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071355812
• ISBN 13: 9780071355810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Book

About this title

Synopsis

Plain-talking intro to television's newest technology. Digital Television Fundamentals, Second Edition, by Michael Robin and Michel Poulin, is the ideal guide for everyone who deals with digital video production or equipment design - or who just wants to know how this new phenomenon works. Fully detailed and heavily illustrated, this easy-reading reference covers it all--from video and audio fundamentals...to bit-serial distribution and ancillary data multiplexing...to digital signal compression and distribution methods of coding and decoding. In this edition you'll find: multimedia television treatment covering technologies, hardware, systems, workstations, A/V signal processing, disk storage, servers, cameras, VCRs, CD-ROM, DVI--plus interconnections, multimedia software, systems, and applications and standardization activities; late-breaking information on the DTV standard and how it affects broadcasting equipment and operations; a focus on the importance of relevant SMPTE and CCIR-ITU standards; details on digital/analog equipment compatibility issues; much more!

About the Author

Michel Poulin has gained his knowledge in the CBC Engineering laboratories, working for 14 years as a Technology Evaluation Engineer, then as a Supervising Engineer in charge of the Technology Evaluation Group. He is now with Leitch Technology International, in charge of the R & D laboratories and the Standards Compliance Group. He is an active participant in the SMPTE and IEEE standardization committee activities. He is a Fellow of the SMPTE. He is also co-author of the first edition of Digital Television Fundamentals, and lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.