Principles Of Digital Audio And Video / Edition 1

by Arch Luther

Overview

Video markets, including television, telecom, and computers are experiencing an exciting transition from analog to digital technology. TV-style motion video, now digital, is appearing in new venues such as the digitally interactive Internet. This comprehensive, clearly written book provides practicing and future system engineers with a firm grounding in digital technology — focusing on digital audio and video in particular — and shows how it applies to all fields.

Principles of Digital Audio and Video helps you strengthen your grasp of the underlying principles and practical applications of digital A/V, and lets you see where the technology will take us into the next century. With this book in hand, you quickly learn how to screen and select A/V system components, and how to choose the best design approaches for a particular system.

Broadcast and computer system-design engineers can turn to this well organized reference for a clear understanding of analog-digital conversion, video cameras, digital transmission and processing, compression, recording and storage, postproduction, and much more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780890068922
Publisher:	Artech House, Incorporated
Publication date:	05/01/1997
Series:	Communications Engineering Series
Pages:	428
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.06(d)

About the Author

Arch Luther is president of Arch Luther Associates, an audio and video consulting company. He is the author of six books, holds 32 patents, and has won the SMPTE David Sarnoff Gold Medal and the RCA David Sarnoff Gold Medal for outstanding Technical Achievement. Mr. Luther holds a B.S.E.E. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Table of Contents

Contents: Digital Concepts. Video Fundamentals. Audio Fundamentals. Audio-Video Systems. Analog-to-Digital Conversion. Video Cameras. Digital Transmission. Digital Signal Processing. Data Compression. Video Displays. Digital Recording. Postproduction Systems. Digital Multimedia. A Digital World. Glossary.

Editorial Reviews

Provides practicing and student system engineers with background in digital technology, explaining fundamentals, practical applications, and future directions. Shows how to screen and select A/V system components and how to choose the best design approaches for a particular system, and covers analog-digital conversion, video cameras, digital transmission and processing, compression, recording and storage, and postproduction. Includes a glossary and b&w diagrams. Assumes background in electrical engineering or computer science. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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