HDTV and the transition to digital broadcasting understanding new television technologies
HDTV and the Transition to Digital Broadcasting bridges the gap between non-technical personnel (management and creative) and technical by giving you a working knowledge of digital television technology, a clear understanding of the challenges of HDTV and digital broadcasting, and a scope of the ram...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Focal Press
c2007.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009628351906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; HDTV and the Transition to Digital Broadcasting: Understanding New Television Technologies; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Author Biography; Introduction; Who Should Read this Book; Executive Summary; Transition to Digital; Chapter 1. The Dawn of HDTV and Digital Television; Analog and Digital TV Compared; Going HiDef; Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology; Summary; Chapter 2. A Compressed History of HDTV; The Road to HDTV; The Grand Alliance; A DTV Standard at Last; Producing HDTV; HD Goes Coast-to-Coast; DTV Conversion; Summary; Chapter 3. DTV Fundamentals
- Engineering BasicsPresentation; Compression; MPEG-2 Video Compression; Audio Compression; Compressed Data Streams; Packetized Transport; Transmission; Summary; Chapter 4. The DTV Receiver; Reception and Demodulation; Transport Stream Demultiplexing; Decoding and Decompression; Program Assembly and Presentation; Receiver Issues; Presentation Concerns; Summary; Chapter 5. HDTV and DTV Standards; Standards Bodies; The ATSC Standards; SMPTE Standards; The Audio Engineering Society; Cable DTV Standards; Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers; The Consumer Electronics Association
- Other Societies and OrganizationsSummary; Chapter 6. The Transition to Metadata; The Origins of Metadata in Broadcasting; Content-Related Metadata; Control Metadata; Summary; Chapter 7. Emerging Technologies and Standards; Technology and Standards Development; Presentation; Compression; Delivery and Distribution; MPEG and Metadata; Enhanced, Interactive and Personalized; Virtual Product Placement; Multiplatform Emergency Alert System; Summary; Chapter 8. The Future and Digital Broadcasting; Government Involvement in the Transition; Technology; Consumers and DTV Availability
- Global TransitionsWhat Will Tomorrow Bring?; Summary; Index
