Sound Person's Guide to Video

1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-240-51595-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 298 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

An essential guide to all aspects of video technology for sound technicians wishing to broaden their knowledge. It explains in a highly readable and engaging way, the key technologies and issues, as well as the terms, acronyms and definitions. Although intended for the sound professional, this book will also appeal to anyone involved in working with video.
Everything is covered: from how television and video cameras work to digital video recording, electronic news gathering, nonlinear editing, video effects as well as telecine, widescreen technology and the home cinema. The book also takes a look at the impact of digital technology on production methods and examines the technology and rationale behind digital television, High Definition Television, and DVD. It concludes with the use of video in multimedia and the internet.Based on a series of popular articles in Audio Media magazine, this a vital introductory work for students and professionals wishing to broaden their knowledge of video.

Zielgruppe

Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mellor, David

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Professionelle Anwendung Digitales Video
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmproduktion, Filmtechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Sonstige Technologien | Angewandte Technik Akustik, Tontechnik
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Musikalische Akustik, Tontechnik, Musikaufnahme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 The Origins of Television and Video; Chapter 2 The Magic of Television; Chapter 3 Video Recording – the Impossible Dream; Chapter 4 The Electronic Eye; Chapter 5 ENG and Betacam SP; Chapter 6 Digital Video; Chapter 7 Standards Conversion; Chapter 8 The Video Monitor; Chapter 9 Home Cinema; Chapter 10 Nonlinear Editing; Chapter 11 JPEG and MPEG2 Image Compression; Chapter 12 Digital Television; Chapter 13 Film; Chapter 14 Film Stock, Film Laboratories; Chapter 15 Cinema Technology; Chapter 16 IMAX; Chapter 17 Telecine; Chapter 18 Pulldown; Chapter 19 Lighting Technology; Chapter 20 The Art of Bluescreen;

Über Autor(innen)

David Mellor