Art of Digital Video, Third Edition (Hardcover)

by John Watkinson (Author) "Video signals are electrical waveforms which allow moving pictures to be conveyed from one place to another..." (more)
Key Phrases: optic flow axis, standards convertor, colour difference space, Digital Betacam, Elementary Stream, Audio Eng (more...)

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Reviews of previous editions:

"This is a masterly analysis of everything relating to digitally encoding pictures, from conversion of analogue signals into digital code, through to recording, editing and processing." New Scientist

"As an engineer who is constantly comparing the specification of different machines, I find that the strength of a book like Watkinson's The Art of Digital Video, is that it gives a clear and concise definitions of the terminology used in the measurement of signals and the performance of equipment." Film West -- Review

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Reviews of previous editions:

"This is a masterly analysis of everything relating to digitally encoding pictures, from conversion of analogue signals into digital code, through to recording, editing and processing." New Scientist

"As an engineer who is constantly comparing the specification of different machines, I find that the strength of a book like Watkinson's The Art of Digital Video, is that it gives a clear and concise definitions of the terminology used in the measurement of signals and the performance of equipment." Film West

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 792 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 3 edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240515862
• ISBN-13: 978-0240515861
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,833,961 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What does a proffesional video technician needs, November 20, 2000

By A Customer

A reference book for everything related to digital video. Students and engineers can really benefit from this book. It has a special place on my bookshelf considering that I'm reading it over and over again. The book explains both basic video and digital principles also covers conversion, digital video processing, video compression, digital audio in video, and digital recording. At the end, for a special desert, it has DVE effects explained just as if you were listening classes at the university.

1 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars is it is it wicked, June 22, 2001

By A Customer

dad, i gotta say on the 3rd edition u really excelled u r self, the cover of the book is much more wicked than the other editions. the content is all super accurate and the narrative is great. if you don't buy this book then u definitely need to get u r head checked. buy it. now. cos i say so.... howward w.