ISBN: 9780240515861    Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Year of publishing: 2000     Format:  Hardback No of Pages: 792        

This book is an acclaimed industry 'bible'. It is used as a standard professional reference work and written by the leading expert in the field, John Watkinson. The information is presented in his usual clear style with the minimum of equations. As the worlds of film, digital imaging and computing converge, constant re-skilling within these industries is vital and the "Art of Digital Video" addresses this need. This third edition takes into account the very latest technology in a converged media age. This book contains new material which includes: more on the computing aspects of digital video; chapters on digital video broadcasting and video principles; more on basic colorimetry and picture principles; and, progressive versus interface scanning. John Watkinson is an international consultant in audio, video and data recording. The author is a Fellow of the AES, a member of the British Computer Society and a chartered information systems practitioner. He presents lectures, seminars, conference papers and training courses worldwide.
He is the author of many other Focal Press books, including: the Kraszna-Krausz award winning "MPEG-2"; "The Art of Digital Audio"; "An Introduction to Digital Video"; "The Art of Sound Reproduction"; and, "TV Fundamentals and Audio for Television". He is also co-author, with Francis Rumsey, of "The Digital Interface Handbook", and contributor to the "Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook, 3rd Edition".
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