Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer
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...
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What doesn't have a video component nowadays? i-Pod, 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 engineers across the globe. This fifth edition will keep you up-to-date on the use of next-generation video and audio codecs—H.264, VC-1, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, etc.—along with the all the latest information on how to convey and process related data, such as closed captioning, aspect ratio information, and the new xvYCC color space being widely adopted. All broadcast, cable, and satellite specifications are being updated to take advantage of these new codecs and standards.Key Features*Latest information on how the new audio and video codecs are being used*All broadcast, cable, and satellite standards completely updated*Essential information for the upcoming transition of television signals from analog to digitalAbout the Author Keith Jack is Director of Product Marketing at Sigma Designs. Sigma Designs develops and markets high-performance, highly-integrated System-on-a-Chip (SoC) semiconductors for IPTV Set-top Boxes, Blu-ray and HD DVD Players/Recorders, HDTVs, Digital Media Adapters, and Portable Media Players. Prior to joining Sigma Designs, Mr. Jack held various marketing and chip design positions at Harris Semiconductor, Brooktree, and Rockwell International. He has been involved in over 40 multimedia chips for the consumer market. Booknews A guide to the intricacies of video-computer system design, covering the essentials of video standards and applications, design architectures, video processing requirements, color space conversion, digital encoding/decoding techniques, and video data compression/decompression standards. Published by HighText Publications Inc., 125 N. Acacia Ave., Suite 110, Solano Beach, CA 92075. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Introduction to Video Chapter 3: Color Spaces Chapter 4: Video Signals Overview Chapter 5: Analog Video Interfaces Chapter 6: Digital Video Interfaces Chapter 7: Digital Video Processing Chapter 8: NTSC, PAL, and SECAM Overview Chapter 9: NTSC and PAL Digital Encoding and Decoding Chapter 10: H.261 and H.263Chapter 11: Consumer DV Chapter 12: MPEG-1Chapter 13: MPEG-2Chapter 14: MPEG-4 and H.264Chapter 15: ATSC Digital Television Chapter 16 OpenCable Digital Television Chapter 17: DVB Digital Television Chapter 18: ISDB Digital Television Chapter 19: IPTV Chapter 20: Glossary
\ BooknewsA guide to the intricacies of video-computer system design, covering the essentials of video standards and applications, design architectures, video processing requirements, color space conversion, digital encoding/decoding techniques, and video data compression/decompression standards. Published by HighText Publications Inc., 125 N. Acacia Ave., Suite 110, Solano Beach, CA 92075. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
