How to Digitize Video [Paperback]

Keith Weiskamp (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471014400 | ISBN-13: 978-0471014409 | Publication Date: April 22, 1994

Focusing on hardware and software set-up issues, this invaluable source offers practical guidelines on converting video movies into a digital format that can be stored, edited and played back on a Macintosh or PC. Explains how to select the best hardware and software within your budget, integrate high-quality audio and special effects and output PC-produced videos to videotape. Includes CD-ROM with Macintosh and Windows digital video clips.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

How To Digitize Video explains how to use video on both Macs and MS Windows machines, thanks to a CD-ROM with clips in Quick Time and Microsoft AVI formats. This book asks you why you might consider digital video in your programs. If you think video is the way to go, you're then guided to the different kinds of systems you'll need to make it work for you. In the last section, you get down to practicalities in creating desktop movies and using them in your multimedia inventions. There's lots of detail here for even the most experienced artist, programmer, or designer and plenty of advice for the beginner, too. If it's time for you to investigate the realm of digital video, How To Digitize Video will answer your questions and help you avoid many problems along the way.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

Focusing on hardware and software set-up issues, this invaluable source offers practical guidelines on converting video movies into a digital format that can be stored, edited and played back on a Macintosh or PC. Explains how to select the best hardware and software within your budget, integrate high-quality audio and special effects and output PC-produced videos to videotape. Includes CD-ROM with Macintosh and Windows digital video clips.

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 22, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471014400
• ISBN-13: 978-0471014409
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,368,263 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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