Learn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in Kiosk applications, PDA devices, and mobile phones.

Discover how to create professional-quality digital videos--faster than you can say "lights, camera, action" Digital video cameras are everywhere--even on our phones! But cameras don't make great movies; filmmakers do. Written by a seasoned pro with 40 years of teaching experience, Digital Filmmaking for Beginners is your fully illustrated introduction to all technical aspects of digital filmmaking. Featuring clear, concise instruction--accompanied by online video demonstrations--this comprehensive guide covers the best methods and techniques to plan and script projects; set up lighting, microphones, and cameras; and shoot, edit, and apply postproduction effects and other finishing touches. Whether you're an amateur film buff or an aspiring professional videographer, this is the source for everything you need to bring your ideas from the page to the screen. Coverage includes: Best practices to ensure smooth operations in all project phases, from planning to post production Recommendations on selecting and purchasing cameras, filming gear, and the best editing and effects software to fit your budget and needs Advice on planning, shooting, editing, and other technical elements Fully illustrated tutorials on composition, framing, and other visual storytelling techniques Exclusive bonus online content, including finished video demonstrations of key filmmaking techniques and informative articles

Learn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in Kiosk applications, PDA devices, and mobile phones.

Here's what every TV engineer needs to know about JPEG and MPEG!Digital television, Internet video, DVD, and videoconferencing; allrequire a solid practical and theoretical understanding of videocompression options, both for storage and transmission. This guide, written by a video engineer for video engineers, gives you theexpertise you need to stay on top in the field. It reviews JPEG, MPEG-1, and MPEG-2\=today's most widely used image compressionstandards - and presents an intriguing glimpse at other systemscurrently in development. From the fundamentals of the sampled imagesthat form the actual input to any compression system to the availablecompression tools and performance considerations, the material isclear, concise, and richly relevant. Each chapter covers the basicsfirst, and then goes into greater detail, making the book easilyaccessible to readers at all levels of familiarity with the topic.MPEGtransport schemes, switching of MPEG, and audio compression schemesare also covered. This practical guide will be helpful to any video, audio, or broadcast engineer interested in maintainingtransmission/storage quality or in being able to more reliablydiagnose compression-related problems.

This book is the most up-to-date introduction to digital video and television. It is very suitable to university/college/arts students and video enthusiasts, by providing an accurate presentation, without too many mathematical/technical details. It covers all technologies related to video shooting/acquisition, editing, compression, optical storage, broadcasting and display. To this end, various video compression methods (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, HEVC) and broadcasting systems (ATSC, DVB, DTMB, ISDB) are overviewed. Novel trends in video streaming, webcasting and mobile video are presented. An overview of the latest trends in production, post-production and visual effects is presented for movie and TV content creation. Human perception of video and quality enhancement through video processing are detailed. Video analysis, description and archiving for fast video search are overviewed. Finally, novel trends in 3DTV and digital cinema are presented.

Focuses on standards-based approaches to planning, executing and managing projects in which libraries and other cultural institutions digitize material and make it available on the web. The topics include evaluating material for digitization, intellectual property issues, metadata standards, digital library content management systems, and more.

Provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the current powers of entry, seizure and search in civil and criminal procedures. This updated edition includes significant legislative developments in the field, and there is extensive recent case law on the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

The Most Complete, Up-to-Date CTS Exam Study System Published with InfoComm International, CTS Certified Technology Specialist Exam Guide, Second Edition provides comprehensive coverage of all objectives on the latest release of the InfoComm Certified Technology Specialist exam—the leading internationally recognized audiovisual (AV) certification. You’ll get learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter, best practices, checklists, diagrams, photos, chapter review questions with in-depth explanations, and a full-color insert. Designed to help you prepare for the CTS exam, this authoritative resource also serves as an essential on-the-job reference. Electronic content includes: One all-new CTS practice exam Covers all current CTS exam objectives, including how to: Conduct a site survey Gather customer information Evaluate and recommend changes to a site environment Develop a functional AV scope Design, provide, and sell AV solutions Conduct a vendor selection process Operate AV solutions Conduct maintenance activities Manage AV solutions and operations Project manage AV projects Perform AV finance and job costing activities Troubleshoot and repair AV solutions