Table of Contents

Introduction to VideoColor SpacesVideo Signals OverviewAnalog Video InterfacesDigital Video InterfacesVideo ProcessingNTSC/PAL/SECAM Overview H.261 and H.263 Video CompressionConsumer DV Video CompressionMPEG-1 Video CompressionMPEG-2 Video CompressionMPEG-4 Video Compression, including H.264Digital Television (SDTV/HDTV, ATSC/DVB)Streaming Video (Video over DSL, Ethernet, etc.)

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About the Author

Keith Jack is Director of Product Marketing at Sigma Designs. Sigma Designs develops and markets high-performance, highly-integrated System-on-a-Chip (SoC) semiconductors for IPTV Set-top Boxes, Blu-ray and HD DVD Players/Recorders, HDTVs, Digital Media Adapters, and Portable Media Players. Prior to joining Sigma Designs, Mr. Jack held various marketing and chip design positions at Harris Semiconductor, Brooktree, and Rockwell International. He has been involved in over 40 multimedia chips for the consumer market.

Reviews

“The book is a strong combination of introductory text and reference work on video. The contents are very academic and technical. It should be useful for practicing hardware developers and engineers and college students in related fields. It is recommended for academic libraries and special libraries serving these audiences.”– Xu Peng, Business Librarian, Michigan State University Gast Business Library “I have never seen such a wealth of useful information about video signals as the author provides in this book. And with today’s emphasis on multimedia computers, video-processing devices, and graphic add-in boards, the book in invaluable, whether you're a test engineering or a designer.”– Test and Measurement World“Since there’s so much to know about video – techniques, coding, formats, protocols, signal shapes, connectors, pinouts and more – I recommend an excellent, comprehensive book that I have seen on this topic. It is Video Demystified … this 900-page book is great to have handy.”— Bill Schweber, Editor, Planet Analog