The Guide to Digital Television, Third Edition
The information contained in The Guide To Digital Television, Third Edition is accurate, to the best of our knowledge, as of March 1, 2000.Table of Contents
Introduction
to the Third Edition
DTV In
The Real World: Chapter 1
From
Yesterday To Today: A Perspective On The Digital Revolution
DTV:
A Brief History
November
1999: Momentum Is Building
Television
News In The Digital Era
The
Future Of Newsgathering Is Now
LPTV
Struggles To Survive
Watching
TV On An HDTV: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
The
DTV Consumer
Understanding
Digital: Chapter 2
Understanding
Digital: The Basics
A Word
About Ratios or Where Did All Those Numbers Come From?
Video
Compression
Error
Management
Understanding
Digital: Advanced Theory
Pre-Production:
Chapter 3
Digital
Can Be Dangerous
Digital
Pre-Production Tools Of The Trade
Production:
Chapter 4
The Lens:
Making The Best Of An Analog Situation
Framing
The Two Worlds
Shooting HD: My
First Time
Real
World Digital And Production Problems
Audio:
Chapter 5
Digital
Audio Production
Digital
Audio Post
To DAW
Or Not To DAW
To Embed
Or Not To Embed? The Pros And Cons Of Embedded Audio
Get
A Feel For Surround
Setting
Up Your Surround Sound Studio
Dolby
Digital-The Missing Pieces
Dolby
Digital (AC-3) and Dolby E
Graphics
& Compositing: Chapter 6
The Art
of Digital
Post Production:
Chapter 7
Nonlinear
Editing: Moving Toward The Tapeless Environment
Digital
Post: The Paradigm Wars
Delivery
& Duplication: Chapter 8
Mass
Duplication
Digital
Be Damned: Consumers Still Love VHS
From
Camera to Desktop: The Distribution and Handling Of Video As Files
Delivering
Video Over The Internet
Internet
Video:Bandwidth, Buzz And Interactivity Deliver A New Medium
The
Realities of Digital Media
Engineering
& Transmission: Chapter 9
DTV Test, Measurement
And Monitoring
Transmission:
Digital Within the Facility
Intra-Facility And
Inter-Facility Transmission: Copper Versus Fiber
Better Cables, Better
Distances For HDTV
Digital Television
Broadcasting
DTV Interference:
New Channels, New Problems
DTV Transmission
Realities
What Exactly Is 8-VSB
Anyway?
The How and Why
of COFDM
QAM In Cable Transmission
Appendix
A: Digital Television Production And Transmission
Production
& Transmission Standards
Sweet
16 And Never Been Missed
MPEG-2
Art: Splicing, Editing and Keying
Appendix
B: Storage And Archiving/Asset Management
Storage
And Archiving In The Age Of Digital
Digital
Asset Management
Maximizing
Digital Assets: A Primer
Metadata
And Content: A Guide For Video Pros
Glossary
Of Digital Television Terms
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