 |
|
| HOW VIDEO WORKS
| |
| | |
|
|
 To order this title, and for more information, click here
Second Edition
By
Marcus Weise, Los Angeles, CA
Diana Weynand, Diana Weynand is an award winning producer, director, editor, and co-founder of Weynand Training International (www.weynand.com), an Apple
Authorized Training Center and leader in training and curriculum development for emerging technologies. Diana was supervising editor
for "The Barbara Walters Specials," directed and co-produced the Emmy nominated PBS series, ?Cinematic Eye,? and was online editor for
"Real World." She is author of four best selling books on Final Cut Pro and co-author of "The Secrets of Videoblogging." Diana also writes
on High Definition production.
Description
How Video Works has been a bible for professionals in the video world since 1985. It offers easy to understand explanations of the entire
world of video. A complete guide from analog video to all the new digital technologies, including HD, compression, and encoding. This
book is a must-have for any broadcast or video production department. It is also perfect for the new video technician or non-tech creative
professional who is just beginning to discover the digital world. Update your library with the brand new version of an industry standard.
Audience
Any videotape operator, videographer, engineer, producer, editor or director that needs video recording to be high quality or who needs
to understand video theory. Students taking courses on video basics, or as a secondary text for video production.
Contents
Weynand: How Video Works Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Video Evolution
Analog and Digital
Video Applications
About This
Book
Chapter 2 – Electronic Photography
Tube Cameras
Scanning the Image
Displaying the Image
CCD Cameras
Camera Chips
Chapter 3 – Scanning
Video Lines
Blanking
Fields
Black and White Specifications
Chapter 4 - Synchronizing the Analog Signal
Synchronizing Generators
Synchronizing
Pulses
Drive Pulses
Blanking Pulses
Horizontal Blanking
Vertical Blanking
Vertical Synchronizing Pulses
Color Subcarrier
Cross Pulse
Display
Other Signal Outputs
Vertical Interval Signals
Chapter 5 – The Transmitted Signal
Chapter 6 – Color Video
Additive and Subtractive
Primary and Secondary Colors
The Color System
Harmonics
NTSC Color Transmission
NTSC Color Frame Rate
Vectors
Color Burst
Chrominance
and Luminance
Color Difference Signals
I and Q Vectors
Other Color Standards
Chapter 7 - Monitoring the Color Image
The Human Eye
Color
Bars
The Monochrome Image
PLUGE Bars
Color Image
Video Displays
DLP
LCD
LCoS
SED
Plasma
Chapter 8 - Analog Waveform Monitors
Graticule
Signal Components on Graticule
Waveform Display Controls
Signal Measurement
Filters
Reference
Inputs
Display
Combining Setups
Viewing
Color Bars
Viewing an Image
Chapter 9 - Analog Vectorscopes
Graticule
Axes
Vector Readings
Setup Controls
Input Selections
Calibration
Active Video
PAL Signal
Other Scopes
Chapter 10 – The Encoded Signal
Analog and Digital Encoding
Analog Encoding Process
Analog Composite
Signal
Analog Component Signal
Digital Encoding Process
Digital Composite Signals
Digital Component Signal
Transcoding
Encoding and Compression
Chapter 11 – Digital Theory
Analog Video
Digital Video
Sampling Rate
Computer Processing
Binary System
Digital Stream
Serial Digital
Interface
Chapter 12 - Digital Television Standards
Standards Organizations
Standards Criteria
Image Resolution
Aspect Ratios
Pixel
Aspect Ratio
Interlace and Progressive Scan Modes
Frame Rate
Standards Categories
Conventional Definition Television (CDTV)
Digital Television
Categories (DTV)
High Definition Television (HDTV)
Standard Definition Television (SDTV)
Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV)
Digital
Television Standards
Chapter 13 - High Definition Video
Non-Picture Data
Vertical Ancillary Data (VANC)
Horizontal Ancillary Data (HANC)
Metadata
Chapter 14 - Digital Scopes
Digital Signal
Dual Digital Scope Overview
WFM601 Monitor Overview
Video Display
Video In
Sweep
Reference
Menu Section
Chapter 15 – Compression
Lossless Compression
Lossy Compression
Data Reduction
Intraframe Compression
Data Transmission
Limitations
Bit Rates
Constant Bit Rates
Variable Bit Rates
JPEG Compression
JPEG 2000
Motion JPEG Compression
MPEG Compression
The MPEG
Process
I Frames
P Frames
B Frames
The Group of Pictures (GOP)
IP Method
IBP Method
Profiles and Levels
Main Profile at Main Level
Video
Encoding and Compression
MPEG Variations
MPEG 1
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 Compression Process
Problems Introduced During Compression
Compression
Artifacts
Compression for Broadband, Cell Phones, and Handheld Devices
DVB-S and DVB S-2
DVB-C
DVB-T
DVB-H
DMB
ISDB
Wi-Fi and WiMAX
Chapter 16 - Image Acquisition and Recording Formats
Magnetic Recording
Control Track
Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Magnetic Tape
Metal Tape
Modulation and Demodulation in Analog Recording
Erasing Media
Magnetic Video Recording Formats
Other Recording Formats
Hard Drives and
RAID Systems
RAID Levels
Servers
Computer Generated Images (CGI)
Chapter 17 - Optical Media
Optical Recording
Optical Reproduction
Optical
Formats
Types of Optical Media
CD
DVD
Chapter 18 – Timecode
Chapter 19 - Audio for Video
Chapter 20 - Overview of Operations
VTR and
VCR Components
Operational Controls
Analog Tape Playback
Analog Playback Procedures
Horizontal Blanking
Vertical Blanking
Video Recording
Signal Timing
Insert and Assemble Editing
Digital Playback and Recording
Chapter 21 - Test Signals, Displays, and Media Problems
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 320 pages, publication date: MAR-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80933-5
ISBN-10: 0-240-80933-5
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
|
| Price and Ordering |
Price:
EUR 34.95
GBP 22.99
USD 39.95
|  |
Books and book related electronic products are priced in US dollars (USD), euro (EUR), and Great Britain Pounds (GBP). USD prices apply to the Americas and Asia Pacific. EUR prices apply in Europe and the Middle East. GBP prices apply to the UK and all other countries.
|
See also information about conditions of sale & ordering procedures, and links to our regional sales offices.
|
036/343
Last update: 27 Sep 2008
|
|
| |
| | |
|
|
| |
