An Introduction to Video and Audio Measurement

An Introduction to Video and Audio Measurement on ScienceDirect(Opens new window)
Paperback, 232 Pages
Published: MAR-2004
ISBN 10: 0-240-80621-2
ISBN 13: 978-0-240-80621-1
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS


By
Peter Hodges, FBIPP, FRPS, IEng., South Staffordshire, United Kingdom Peter Hodges, FBIPP, FRPS, IEng, MIEE, well-recognized in the television, film, and photographic industries, Hodges presents the timeless aspects of measurement with industry authority. While bearing in mind the professional nature of the text, he outlines the concepts of video and audio engineering with expert experience from his many years with the BBC. Hodges is a freelance writer on TV and film, and the author of The Video Camera Operator's Handbook, also published by Focal Press.

Description
What do we measure and why? Peter Hodges explains the answer to this question in approachable language and with clear illustrations. Newcomers to the video industry, as well as those already established, will find this uniquely readable guide to the basics of a complex subject. Building on the success of the two previous editions of this popular title and covering both analog and digital video, the third edition includes new sections on audio measurement, high definition video, and innovative techniques of test and measurement.

Audience:
Video and audio engineers.


 
Last update: 5 Nov 2011