Digital Television Fundamentals: Design And Installation Of Video And Audio Systems (mcgraw-hill Video/audio Engineering Series)

Make the leap from analog to high performance digital TV! Current digital developments in video and audio are anchored in existing analog systems,requiring television and broadcast engineers to have a solid grasp of the basics of both technologies to effect a smooth transition from analog to digital. Digital Television Fundamentals provides these engineers with the comprehensive understanding they need. Essential chapters on data multiplexing,compression,signal processing,and multimedia are written in terms accessible enough for digital novices. Digital Television Fundamentals also clarifies: Basic analog signal concepts that serve as the foundation for digital signal generation and processing; Scientific and technical basis of standards that help ensure equipment compatibility in analog,digital,and hybrid systems; Specific characteristics of production equipment that is designed to meet relevant standards; Measurement concepts used to determine the performance of analog,digital,and hybrid equipment and systems; Roles of JPEG and MPEG compression schemes in current and future television technologies. Unrivaled in its coverage of the video and audio aspects of analog and digital applications,here's an indispensable guide to the design and operation of high-performance digital television technologies