Video Demystified

What does not have a video component nowadays? IPod, cell phone, computer, they all have video. And, of course, television which is a major source of entertainment and information. Any engineer involved in the design, manufacturing, or testing of video electronics needs this book!

Each edition of Demystified has many questions for electrical engineers across the globe. The Blu-ray and HD-DVD, development of new audio and video codecs - Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, etc. - along with the latest information on HDTV, HDMI and IPTV (TV over the Internet). All broadcast, cable, and satellite standards will be updated to reflect new codecs and specifications. The book is also a radio transmission system - with analogue transmission ceilings in early 2009 or before.

* The next generation of digital video - Blu-ray and HD-DVD thoroughly introduced
* All broadcast and satellite standards completely updated
* Essential information for the upcoming transition of television from analog to digital

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Introduction to Video
Chapter 3: Color Spaces
Chapter 4: Video Signals Overview
Chapter 5: Analog Video Interfaces
Chapter 6: Digital Video Interfaces
Chapter 7: Digital Video Processing
Chapter 8: NTSC, PAL, and SECAM Overview
Chapter 9: NTSC and PAL Digital Encoding and Decoding
Chapter 10: H.261 and H.263
Chapter 11: Consumer DV
Chapter 12: MPEG-1
Chapter 13: MPEG-2
Chapter 14: MPEG-4 and H.264
Chapter 15: ATSC Digital Television
Chapter 16 OpenCable Digital Television
Chapter 17: DVB Digital Television
Chapter 18: ISDB Digital Television
Chapter 19: IPTV
Chapter 20: Glossary