Television Technology Demystified: A Non-technical Guide

by Aleksandar Louis Todorovic

Overview

"Television Technology Demystified" is written for non-technical television production professionals. Journalists, program producers, camera persons, editors, and other television professionals need to know how equipment works, which performance levels are achievable, how to evaluate the technical quality of picture and sound, and other aspects of production; this book presents these and other essential concepts in a simple and non-mathematical way. Aleksandar-Louis Todorovic, a highly respected and well-known figure in the broadcasting community, has succeeded in making complex technology understandable.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136068539
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/07/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Aleksandar Louis Todorovi?

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Development of Television Technology—A Sweep through History; Chapter 2 Light and the Human Eye; Chapter 3 Generating a Television Picture; Chapter 4 Color Television; Chapter 5 Digital Television; Chapter 6 Digital Compression as the Key to Success; Chapter 7 Digital Audio Compression Methods; Chapter 8 Exchanging Program Material as Bitstreams 8; Chapter 9 Television Cameras; Chapter 10 Video Recording; Chapter 11 Video Editing; Chapter 12 The Networked Production; Chapter 13 Television Graphics HDTV Acronyms and Selected Abbreviations;

Editorial Reviews

"This book, from a respected and well-known figure in the broadcasting community, presents complex concepts in a simple and non-mathematical way." - Direct

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