Digital Video Compression by Peter Symes

Digital Video Compression by Peter Symes

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Offers coverage on a range of digital media technologies and standards. This book delivers the techniques, tricks, and confusing protocols of compression, as well as: fundamentals of compression; MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression standards; and JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4.

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Digital Video Compression by Peter Symes

This CD-ROM with algorithms, encoders, and practice clips is your one-stop guide to the art and science of digital video compression! Without video compression, video streaming - one of the Internet's great innovations - would be nothing more than a pipe dream. That's why if digitizing video imagery is part of your work or hobby, here's an info-packed volume you need handy at all times: McGraw-Hill's "Digital Video Compression." Written by a renowned expert in digital technology, "Digital Video Compression" offers comprehensive coverage on a vast range of digital media technologies and standards. It delivers everything you need to understand the techniques, tricks, and confusing protocols of compression, as well as: fundamentals of compression; MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression standards; JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 - learn the details of the just-released compression standard; and much more!Plus, you get an invaluable CD-ROM of compression tools, encoders, and video clips for practice. With "Digital Video Compression", you're sure to stay out in front of this exploding technology! The book covers: What Is Compression? An Introduction to Images; Entropy Coding; Protective Coding; Transforms; Quantization; JPEG; Motion Compensation; MPEG-1; MPEG-2; MPEG-4; JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10; MPEG-7 and MPEG-21; Pro-MPEG and MPEG Operating Ranges; DV Compression; Wavelets; JPEG2000; Audio Compression; and Streaming Media.
Peter Symes is Manager of Advanced Technology at Grass Valley Group. He is an SMPTE Fellow, a Senior Member of the IEEE, and the author of Video Compression. At the time of writing, he served as the Engineering Director, Television for SMPTE.
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ISBN 13 9780071424875
ISBN 10 0071424873
Title Digital Video Compression
Author Peter Symes
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Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Year published 2003-10-16
Number of pages 394
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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