Video Compression Systems: From first principles to concatenated codecs

Digital video compression has revolutionised the broadcast industry. Its implementation has been the vital key to the expansion of video via satellite, cable, internet and terrestrial TV. However, new technologies not only enable new applications, they also create new challenges such as how to measure video quality, and how to maintain video quality in concatenated compression systems.

Video Compression Systems provides an overview on many issues concerning today's complex digital video sys...