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Overview
Television today means moving pictures in colour with sound, brought to the viewer by terrestrial or satellite broadcast, cable or recording medium. The technique and processes necessary to create, record, deliver and display television pictures form the major part of this book.Television Fundamentals is written in clear English, with a minimum of mathematics. Readers are taken, in a logical sequence of small steps, through the fundamental principles of the subject, with practical applications and a guide to troubleshooting included. Encoding, decoding, recording and transmission are treated in depth.
John Watkinson is an independent consultant in digital video, audio and data technology. He is a Fellow of the AES and presents lectures, conference papers and training courses worldwide. he is the author of numerous other Focal Press books, including: Compression in Video and Audio, The Art of Digital Audio and The Art of Digital Video (now in their second editions), the Art of Data Recording, An Introduction to Digital Audio, An Introduction to Digital Video, The Digital Video Tape Recorder and RDAT.
Audience: Beginner/professional TV/Video operators/engineers, students on HND/Degree level courses in TV technology/Broadcast engineering.
Synopsis
Television today means moving pictures in colour with sound, brought to the viewer by terrestrial or satellite broadcast, cable or recording medium. The technique and processes necessary to create, record, deliver and display television pictures form the major part of this book.
Television Fundamentals is written in clear English, with a minimum of mathematics. Readers are taken, in a logical sequence of small steps, through the fundamental principles of the subject, with practical applications and a guide to troubleshooting included. Encoding, decoding, recording and transmission are treated in depth.
John Watkinson is an independent consultant in digital video, audio and data technology. He is a Fellow of the AES and presents lectures, conference papers and training courses worldwide. he is the author of numerous other Focal Press books, including: Compression in Video and Audio, The Art of Digital Audio and The Art of Digital Video (now in their second editions), the Art of Data Recording, An Introduction to Digital Audio, An Introduction to Digital Video, The Digital Video Tape Recorder and RDAT.
an excellent authoritative introduction logical step-by step approach aid understanding includes practical applications and a guide to troubleshooting
Booknews
To come home and switch on the television is so commonplace most of us don't even think about what it takes to create, record, deliver, and display our favorite programs. Watkinson, a consultant in digital video, explains the techniques and processes necessary in a systematic format, presenting applications and guides to troubleshooting in video concepts such as scanning and synchronizing, color television, digital video and interfacing, and video recording. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Editorials
From the Publisher
'Television Fundamentals is a comprehensive reference source covering all aspects of digital, video, VTR and non-linear video editing amongst its subjects, and will act as a useful guide to anyone working in the television and broadcast industries.'Lighting and Sound International
"...a valuble resource to those Engineers and Technicians wishing to consolidate their knowledge base..."
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