Handbook of Visual Communications
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Overview
This volume is the most comprehensive reference work on visual communications to date. An international group of well-known experts in the field provide up-to-date and in-depth contributions on topics such as fundamental theory, international standards for industrial applications, high definition television, optical communications networks, and VLSI design. The book includes information for learning about both the fundamentals of image/video compression as well as more advanced topics in visual communications research. In addition, the Handbook of Visual Communications explores the latest developments in the field, such as model-based image coding, and provides readers with insight into possible future developments.Key Features
* Displays comprehensive coverage from fundamental theory to international standards and VLSI design
* Includes 518 pages of contributions from well-known experts
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* Presents state-of-the-art knowledge--the most up-to-date and accurate information on various topics in the field
* Provides an extensive overview of international standards for industrial applications
Audience: The primary audience for this book includes engineers, practitioners, and researchers in industry and academics working on all aspects of image capture, processing, and communication. The book can also be used as a supplement for advanced courses in image processing, image communications, image and signal processing, and in a professional-level short course for image and video compression.
Synopsis
Research and product development in visual communciations has advanced quite rapidly in the past two decades. The Handbook of Visual Communications is designed to provide comprehensive coverage of this important technical field. A partial list of topics covered in this book includes image coding and information theory; human vision; bilevel image compression; motion estimation; vector quantization; tranform, subband, hierarchical, and model-based coding; hybrid high-definition television; international standards; video communication networks;; and VLSI for video coding. As a collective contribution from scholars and experts from all over the world, this book provides readers with accurate and state-of-the- art knowledge in this fast-growing field.
Booknews
Provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the rapidly advancing technical field of visual communications. The topics covered include image coding and information theory; human vision; bilevel image compression; motion estimation; vector quantization; transform, subband, hierarchical, and model-based coding; hybrid high-definition television; international standards; video communication networks; and VLSI for video coding. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)