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Digital Video and HD: Algorithms and Interfaces (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics) 1st Edition

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Rapidly evolving computer and communications technologies have achieved data transmission rates and data storage capacities high enough for digital video. But video involves much more than just pushing bits! Achieving the best possible image quality, accurate color, and smooth motion requires understanding many aspects of image acquisition, coding, processing, and display that are outside the usual realm of computer graphics. At the same time, video system designers are facing new demands to interface with film and computer system that require techniques outside conventional video engineering.

Charles Poynton's 1996 book A Technical Introduction to Digital Video became an industry favorite for its succinct, accurate, and accessible treatment of standard definition television (SDTV). In Digital Video and HDTV, Poynton augments that book with coverage of high definition television (HDTV) and compression systems.For more information on HDTV Retail markets, go to: http://www.insightmedia.info/newsletters.php#hdtv

With the help of hundreds of high quality technical illustrations, this book presents the following topics:* Basic concepts of digitization, sampling, quantization, gamma, and filtering* Principles of color science as applied to image capture and display* Scanning and coding of SDTV and HDTV* Video color coding: luma, chroma (4:2:2 component video, 4fSC composite video)* Analog NTSC and PAL* Studio systems and interfaces* Compression technology, including M-JPEG and MPEG-2* Broadcast standards and consumer video equipment

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    1558607927
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    978-1558607927
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  4. Publisher
    Morgan Kaufmann
  5. Publication date
    December 30, 2002
  6. Part of series
    The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics
  7. Language
    English
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    7.75 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
  9. Print length
    736 pages
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"This is the "Gamma Sutra" ― a guide to the pleasures of understanding electronic pictures. It's like having the world's best teacher giving you a private seminar on whatever you need to know."―Mark Schubin, multiple Emmy Award-winning Fellow of the Society ofMotion Picture and Television Engineers"We are all looking forward to the benefits that will result from the convergence/collision between digital television and computers. This book is an invaluable reference in how digital video is done, both for TV people and for computer graphics people, and it will go a long way toward accelerating the convergence and in minimizing the damage it may cause to either party."―From the Foreword by Jim Blinn, Microsoft ResearchRapidly evolving computer and communications technologies have achieved data transmission rates and data storage capacities high enough for digital video. But video involves much more than just pushing bits! Achieving accurate color, smooth motion, and the best possible image quality requires understanding many aspects of image acquisition, coding, processing, and display that are outside the usual realm of computer graphics. At the same time, video system designers are facing increasing demands to interface with film and computer systems, and they therefore need to understand many of the techniques of computer graphics.Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces covers the theory and engineering of digital video systems in a manner that is equally accessible to video engineers and computer graphics practitioners. It provides succinct and accurate treatment of standard-definition television (SDTV), high-definition television (HDTV), and compression systems. With the help of hundreds of high-quality technical illustrations and an extensive glossary, this book details the following topics:*Basic concepts of digitization, sampling, quantization, gamma, and filtering*Principles of color science as applied to image capture and display*Scanning and coding of SDTV and HDTV*Video color coding: luma, chroma (4:2:2 component video, 4fSC composite video)*Analog NTSC and PAL*Studio systems and interfaces, including SDI, IEEE 1394, and DV-over-1394*Digital videotape recording*Compression technology, including M-JPEG, DV, and MPEG-2*Broadcast standards (including digital television, DTV) and consumer video equipment

About the Author

Charles Poynton is an independent contractor specializing in digital color imaging systems, including digital video, HDTV, and digital cinema. A Fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), Poynton was awarded the Society’s prestigious David Sarnoff Gold Medal for his work to integrate video technology with computing and communications. Poynton is the author of the widely respected book, A Technical Introduction to Digital Video, published in 1996. Engineers (SMPTE), and in 1994 was awarded the Society's David Sarnoff Gold Medal for his work to integrate video technology with computing and communications. He is also the author of A Technical Introduction to Digital Video.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Morgan Kaufmann; 1st edition (December 30, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 736 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1558607927
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1558607927
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.11 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 1.5 x 9.5 inches
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Customers find the book provides a thorough and detailed overview of digital video concepts. They appreciate the clear layout, graphics, and illustrations used throughout the book. The book is described as well-written and beautifully produced.

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Customers find the book provides a good overview of digital video concepts. It is a handy guide for technical people, providing accurate and authoritative information. The book covers the basics in an understandable way, with clear illustrations and equations. It's a good resource for anyone interested in digital TV or the algorithms used in digital video.

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"...Poynton covers all of the basics in a very understandable and readable fashion. Video is a complicated topic, and one that is not well understood...." Read more

"...books are always full of accurate, authoritative and helpful information for technical people. His square pixel crusade is legendary in the industry." Read more

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"...Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces is very well written, and is a must-read for any serious video professional or hobbyist." Read more

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  • calvinnme
    5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for the algorithms and equations of digital video
    Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2006
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    Poynton presents a comprehensive treatise on digital video and HDTV in 50 chapters and two appendices. Although this is a comprehensive work and some topics are presented in complete detail, other equally important topics are discussed in a few pages. The concepts of color, NTSC and PAL encoding, colorimetry, and other topics of image presentation are strongly emphasized. However, the topics of quantization, digital filtering, general signal processing, and methods of compression are treated more briefly. This is a very good resource for anyone interested in digital TV or the computer display of images. It is probably not a good choice for general engineering study by readers without a good background in digital signal processing. The differences between computer displays and commercial television displays are well presented, provided along with some history of both disciplines and how, with the decreasing restriction on bandwidth, these interests are merging.

    Part one of the book stresses digital video basics. This is pretty similar to Poynton's previous book on digital video with the exception that he has added some introductory material on HDTV, but that chapter is only a few pages long.

    Part two, "Principles", is a very nondescript title for this section. That is probably because it discusses such a large group of diverse topics as filtering, sampling, visual perception, color science for video, NTSC and PAL, videotape recording, 2-3 pulldown, and deinterlacing. This is the section that is the most mathematical, however, it is still not as complex as most signal processing books you'll encounter.

    Part three, "Video Compression", consists of three very short chapters on JPEG, motion-JPEG, and MPEG-2. It's a good overview of the concepts, but don't expect to be able to build a codec based on the information in this section.

    Part four, "Studio Standards", also has a very specific subject matter. The standards discussed are 480i, 576i, 1280x720 HDTV, and 1920x1080 HDTV. Scanning, timing, sync structure, and picture structures are discussed in each case.

    Part five, the final section, discusses broadcast and studio standards. NTSC, PAL, and digital television broadcast standards are discussed.

    If you are the type of person who is interested in the algorithms of digital video more than you are the hardware of digital video systems, you'll probably enjoy this book. The author makes frequent use of illustrations and block diagrams to illustrate what is being presented, and I have gotten a great deal of use from it over the years. If you are looking for a book on digital video systems hardware, might I recommend "Video Demystified" by Keith Jack.
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  • Tom
    5.0 out of 5 stars The best video book out there
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2006
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    I have several excellent books on video, and I have to say that this book is easily the best. Charles Poynton covers all of the basics in a very understandable and readable fashion. Video is a complicated topic, and one that is not well understood. There are many facets of video that are commonly confused, such as the differences, benefits and drawbacks of interlaced versus progressive scan video, or the difference between pixels and lines of resolution. Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces is very well written, and is a must-read for any serious video professional or hobbyist.
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  • Alberto Vargas
    4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive and dense
    Reviewed in the United States on April 15, 2008
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    Not an easy read for beginners. If you are serious about video (i.e. work related), get this, it is recommended reading in the field.
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  • Hobbyist
    5.0 out of 5 stars As always, Mr. Poynton has generated a great publication.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016
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    Mr. Poynton is one of the gurus of digital imaging. His papers and books are always full of accurate, authoritative and helpful information for technical people. His square pixel crusade is legendary in the industry.
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  • M. Biegert
    5.0 out of 5 stars First Rate Book on Digital Video
    Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2007
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    My favorite book on video. It is the most thorough and careful development of digital video I have seen.

    While you won't hear this often, it is a beautifully produced book. It contains very clear illustrations, its equations are clearly presented, and the text is nicely organized.
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  • Santa
    3.0 out of 5 stars Very useful, but ...
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2008
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    This book is undoubtedly useful for any practicing video engineer and for anyone seeking to familiarize themselves with video standards and technology. It covers a broad range of topics under one cover. Depth is lacking in most parts, but then this book is not intended to be used for theoretical study. It is a handy guide to have at one's desk.

    My biggest and only complaint is about the way the material is presented, which, in my opinion, is highly unstructured and makes the book much more difficult to read than it needs to be. In almost every chapter, the author asks the reader to refer to the material in both future as well past chapters for details. As an example, the section on nonlinear image coding, on p.12, refers to the material in different chapters on pages, 197, 198, 203 and 257!

    Nonetheless, despite this writing flaw, the book is recommended.
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  • Amazing Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quite A Fine Text
    Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2007
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    If only more tech authors could write as clearly and with such consideration for the reader as does Mr. Poynton. The layout of the text and graphics is superb. The attention to content accuracy is highlighted by the many helpful, and sometimes amusing, notes in the margins.
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  • hkhandel
    1.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book if you already know about digital imaging and Video
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2007
    I wanted to learn about Digital Video and bought this book. I had some very basic understanding of related concepts. Even with that I found it difficult to follow this book.

    I think Charles Poynton knows about his subject well but the way back and forth references are used without explaining a concept completely makes you feel you have not understood something completely. For example,

    Page 50 of book will start introducing a concept on lets say interlacing. And then it will have a note saying that "I will explain more on page 400". When you go to page 400, it will have a note saying based on the fact on page 300....

    So if you want to buy this book and read it, better make sure that you have good basics on Digital Video and related concepts.

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  • Rémi Gestalt
    5.0 out of 5 stars Classic book for video professionals
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 18, 2018
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    A classic, although an updated version exists
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