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Video Engineering (McGraw-Hill Video/audio Engineering) [Hardcover]

Arch Luther (Author), Andrew Inglis (Author)
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0071350179 978-0071350174 August 6, 1999 3
Fine-tune your skills to meet today's digital video challenges. The all-new Third Edition of Video Engineering, by Arch Luther and Andrew Inglis, gives you instant access to formats, standards and technology for capturing, storing, editing, transmitting and reproducing all kinds of video. From cutting-edge digital postproduction technology to streaming video on the Internet, this desktop database of essential video knowledge puts your professional career in high gear! You'll master the techniques required for flawless operation of next-generation technology, including: digital HDTV; computer & internet video formats; digital cameras and recorders; receivers and monitors; CATV & satellite TV systems; and more.

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An up-to-the-minute new edition of the leading video engineering sourcebook Vastly expanded to provide full coverage of the many growing nonbroadcast applications of video such as computer display systems and multimedia applications, this Second Edition is an invaluable all-in-one reference for video professionals and a useful textbook for anyone studying video engineering. Particular attention is given to pathbreaking HDTV technology that will revolutionize television broadcasting, as well as uses of digital video technology in the generation and display of computer images. Other key sections address fundamentals of both analog and digital video systems . . basic criteria for specifying image quality. . and application of colorimetric theory to video systems. You'll also find the most current information on:Home and semiprofessional VCRs; Video cameras; Television receivers and video monitors; CATV systems; Satellite video communications; Fiber-optic transmission systems; Professional video recorders; Video postproduction systems; Video signal formatting for computers; And much more! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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  • Hardcover: 549 pages
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 3 edition (August 6, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0071350179
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071350174
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #790,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, January 2, 2000
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The subject matter is presented in superb technical detail, but in a straight-ahead style that should be readily understood by any reader with a good grounding in basic electronics. The emphasis is on what the equipment does and why; and although there are no schematics or discussions of particular circuit details, this information is readily available from other sources and its omission is not a flaw in the case of this book. This book takes more of a "systems" approach and discusses the video and audio waveforms, the type of equipment used to generate, process, transmit and receive them, and the various technical standards used in television and computer video. As an audio/radio engineer starting a new career in the television field, I chose this book to help get me up to speed on video technology, and it has not disappointed me.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is it!, July 20, 2002
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I finally found "THE" book to meet our needs. I am an assistant teacher at the Electronics Engineering School at Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Lima, Peru. For years we have been trying to find a book on which to rely on for the complete course of Television Engineering. Our choice has been made, this is the book. Despite the few differences between the second and third edition, which we celebrate, the contents of this books is a condensed coverage of all topics related to television in a modern view. Our goal is to teach our students the widest range of knowedge about television systems, starting from analog TV up to DTV, and happily, this books covers it all. My favorite chapter is the one related to CATV systems, I found a lot of material previously unknown to me, good to know, if you find that I have been in the television business for the last 10 years and I have been Technical Manager of one of the most popular stations in my country. I recommend you to buy this book, read it deeply and you will learn a lot about the most innovative technologies of the new "vision" of "Television".
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4.0 out of 5 stars Video Engneer, April 13, 2009
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The book was in excellent condition and is very detailed in its explanation of techncial terms. It is very easy to understand.
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Everyone knows what video is-it is another word for television. Read the first page
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horizontal limiting resolution, aperture response, active scanning lines, small area flicker, photoconductive tubes, vertical aperture correction, viewing ratios, tube imagers, automatic scan tracking, display adaptor, adaptation header, visual carrier, differential phase distortion, camera imager, large area flicker, aural carrier, camera chain, azimuth recording, color video systems, professional recorders, playback electronics, assemble editing, color subcarrier, analog video systems, frame rate conversion
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United States, New York, Electronic Communications Handbook, Grand Alliance, San Francisco, Dolby Digital, Artech House, Television Engineering Handbook, Television Line Number Figure, Chromaticity Diagram, Compact Disc, Digital Versatile Disc, White Plains, World War, Blair Benson, Bell Syst, Photoconductive Film
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