Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering (Video/Audio) (Hardcover)

~ Jerry C. Whitaker (Author), Jerry Whitaker (Author)

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Product Description

Since its publication in February of 2000, the Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering has becomes its field's standard reference, the one book every engineer and technician in broadcasting needs to own. By carefully tracking the field's movement from monolithic broadcast stations into a complex web of smaller stations and video producers, this book has stayed relevant while its competition has fallen by the wayside.

This new edition features over 50% new material, most crucially multiple chapters on video networking technologies, new digital television and data broadcast standards (for both the US and Europe), and updates on every aspect of video and broadcast equipment and protocols.

From the Back Cover

THE #1 ON-THE-JOB TELEVISION AND VIDEO ENGINEERING REFERENCE

It's a challenge to stay in sync with the fast-paced world of TV and video today. Networking schemes, compression technology, computing systems, equipment, and standards are but a few of the things that seem to change monthly. As the field transitions from analog to hybrid analog/digital to all-digital broadcast networks, stations, video production facilities, and success-minded engineers and technicians stay up to speed with the only reference tracking all the changes in the field: the Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering.

No other source covers such a broad range of video and television technology--with an emphasis on practical applications. Whether you work in design, production, installation, operation, or maintenance of video centers and broadcast stations, Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering gives you easy-to-find answers on:

* Video networking technologies
* Digital television and data broadcast standards
* Digital technologies for production, transport, and storage of video and audio signals
* Digital video formats and production considerations
* Implementation recommendations and practices for DTV
* Video pickup and display devices and systems
* Compression technologies for audio and video
* Production facility design guidelines
* Fundamental principles of light and vision
* Extensive reference documentation
* And much more

Covering everything from basic principles and formulae to dissections of the latest equipment and FCC mandates, the Handbook includes more than 70 topically organized, fully indexed, articles--over 1200 pages, written by dozens of the field's foremost experts. What's more, the accompanying CD includes a compendium of standards, critical background information, in-depth technical material, and high-resolution test images.

This leading-edge resource defines today's video electronics, pulling together wisdom from the entire scope of television technology to deliver a truly useful, field-encompassing volume selected by more professionals than any other.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1200 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing; 4 edition (March 4, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071411798
• ISBN-13: 978-0071411790
• Shipping Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #7,385,780 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good Reference Book, September 16, 2009

By	EdwardR (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering (Hardcover)

I found this book to be very heavy on scientific graphs and formulas. I think this type of information would be more appropriate for electrical engineers or engineering students than for television/video maintenance technicians. That being said, I did find some content useful as a study guide for the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) exam for Certified Broadcast Television Engineer. I used this book as one of my references and did pass the test. I plan to keep it on my shelf as one of my reference texts.

6 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Technology in TV Systems requiered books like this, June 15, 2000

By	Roberto Lam (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering (Hardcover)

For TV Broadcasting Engineers and Technicians, this book is very important for updating all about concerning Technology and Systems. For Engineering Students is the way to learn more the future of the TV systems. Digital Tech on TV is spreading more and more from the broadcasting systems to the consumer equipments.