Digital Television Fundamentals (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780071355810)

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!

Author: Michael Robin, Michel Poulin
ISBN-10: 0071355812
ISBN-13: 9780071355810
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
Language: English
Published: 07/21/2000
Pages: 730
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.18lbs
Size: 9.46h x 7.56w x 1.82d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2000 pg. 153