Author: Jerry C. Whitaker Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing ISBN: Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 664
Book Description
The electronics industry is on the verge of the most dramatic advance in imaging technology since the color television. Under the banner of High Definition Television, telecommunications, broadcasting, & computer are being merged into a single digital imaging system with a wide range of exciting new applications. This timely book brings the digital "Grand Alliance," & its role as the HDTV standard, into sharp focus. One of the best respected names in the field provides an engrossing account of the technology-including key aspects of video compression-& details late breaking developments in the effort to bring this emerging technology to market.
Author: Whitaker Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 9780071371704 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 796
Book Description
Exhaustive compendium of DTV details Now there’s an up-to-the-minute edition of the #1 guide to digital television. And none too soon, because in the two years since the last edition was published, DTV has undergone dizzying technical and regulatory changes. You’ll find them all covered in Jerry Whitaker’s DTV: The Revolution in Digital Video, Third Edition.This engineering-level guide to the ATSC DTV standard and its impact on the television broadcast industry is loaded with examples, detailed diagrams and schematics. It’s a tutorial for all ATSC and SMPTE standards and FCC regulations guiding DTV licensing and applications. This timely edition explores the implications of datacasting and interactive television…harmonizing DTV with the European DVB system…and the bristling controversy over the ATSC standard’s suitability for urban broadcast. A dedicated Website, updated monthly, ensures that you’ll stay on top of all fast-breaking news and developments in the field.
Author: Kim H. Veltman Publisher: University of Calgary Press ISBN: 1552381544 Category : Computers Languages : en Pages : 714
Book Description
This book outlines the development currently underway in the technology of new media and looks further to examine the unforeseen effects of this phenomenon on our culture, our philosophies, and our spiritual outlook.
Author: Xiudian Dai Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1351724320 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 322
Book Description
This title was first published in 2000. This text examines the politics of the digital age, looking at topics including new industrial policies, the implications of the Internet and global governance of innovation.
Author: Robert L Hartwig Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1136068139 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 207
Book Description
Basic TV Technology is the essential basic guide to the fundamentals underlying all television and video systems, written for students and nontechnical professionals. You don't need to have a math or science background in order to understand this explanation of how the principal pieces of equipment work, what their functions are, and how they are integrated to form a complex video system. An understanding of this material will be necessary for you to succeed in the real world, where one person often has to perform many different roles and functions within a production. Armed with some basic technical background information, you'll be more effective at figuring out new applications and at problem-solving. The fourth edition of Basic TV Technology has been updated to reflect the industry shift to digital video and includes new information on compression, television standards, LCD displays, HD, and equipment. This book features the accessible Media Manual format, in which every topic is covered in two pages: one of explanatory text and one of figures. For more information on TV technologies, go to: http://www.insightmedia.info/news/
Author: Ken Pender Publisher: Taylor & Francis ISBN: 1136135251 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 221
Book Description
Practical introduction to creating and editing high quality video on the desktop. Using examples from a variety of video applications, benefit from a professional's experience, step-by-step, through a series of workshops demonstrating a wide variety of techniques. These include producing short films, multimedia and internet presentations, animated graphics and special effects. The opportunities for the independent videomaker have never been greater - make sure you bring your understanding fully up to date with this invaluable guide. No prior knowledge of the technology is assumed, with explanations provided in an easy to understand manner. Ken Pender provides an overview of the hardware and software needed and describes how to output completed projects to the Internet, CD-ROMs, Zip and Jaz discs and videotape. The following software is covered: · Realtime compression: Codecs · Editing, including transitions and special effects: Adobe Premiere, Ulead MediaStudio, Corel Lumiere · 2D Animation: Corel PHOTO-PAINT, Fractal Design Painter, Power Goo · 3D Animation: Ray Dream Studio, MetaCreations Poser and Bryce 3D · Frame stack editing: Adobe Photoshop, Fractal Design Painter · Still image frame editing: CorelDRAW, Fractal Design Painter · Audio creation, editing and mixing: Cool Edit, Goldwave and Multiquence The accompanying CD-ROM provides sample software for Adobe Premiere 5.0, Cool Edit 96, Goldwave 4.02 and Multiquence 1.02. (For further information on Goldwave and Multiquence, see http://www.goldwave.com; for information on Cool Edit, see http://syntrillium.com.)
Author: Jim Owens Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1136066780 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 297
Book Description
Television sports production is difficult, and producing a remote sports event is arguably the most complicated to orchestrate. Many factors can adversely affect your production, including weather, lighting, and natural sound. A successful production is dependent on extensive planning, from budgets, technology and location to the intricacies of the sport itself. With so much at stake, why not learn from the experts? Learn television sports production from the ISB, producers of the Olympics, who rely on the very same guide to train their own production staff. "Television Sports Production" walks you through the planning, set-up, directing, announcing, and editing involved with producing an event. Detailed descriptions of mobile units/OB vans, cameras, audio equipment and lighting requirements enable you to produce live or taped coverage of sporting events like an expert. You'll learn about the special considerations involved with producing various types of sports--from camera placement in figure skating to where to put the microphone during a tennis match. Whether producing a local high school football game, the Super Bowl, or something as complex as the Olympics, this book will give you an inside look at how a remote production operates and the role of each participant.
Author: Marcelo S. Alencar Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 113947913X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 287
Book Description
Digital television is a multibillion-dollar industry with commercial systems now being deployed worldwide. In this concise yet detailed guide, you will learn about the standards that apply to fixed-line and mobile digital television, as well as the underlying principles involved. The digital television standards are presented to aid understanding of new systems in the market and reveal the variations between different systems used throughout the world. Discussions of source and channel coding then provide the essential knowledge needed for designing reliable new systems. Throughout the book the theory is supported by over 200 figures and tables, whilst an extensive glossary defines practical terminology. This is an ideal reference for practitioners in the field of digital television. It will also appeal to graduate students and researchers in electrical engineering and computer science, and can be used as a textbook for graduate courses on digital television systems.
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