The bestselling digital video guide updated to include video compression and HDTV


Digital Video and HDTV provides a clear and concise tutorial on video technologies central to business applications like teleconferencing, Web-based training, and sales and marketing presentations. It explains the operation and maintenance of video systems with an emphasis on integrating video with computer systems at the desktop and workstation levels. Poynton covers the basics like digital broadcasting and SDTV/HDTV, as well as practical applications like filtering, image reconstruction, color and light control, sync, and how to add videotape to digital video. He also discusses the compression standards that enable digital broadcasting, and covers the current production and broadcast standards.