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Synopsis
This is an engineering level guide to the ATSC DTV standard and it's impact upon all aspects of the television broadcast industry. Filled with examples, detailed diagrams, and schematics, the book describes, in tutorial fashion, all ATSC and SMPTE standards and FCC regulations guiding DTV licensing and applications. New material in this edition will deal with the implications of datacasting and interactive television, the European DVB system, and the bristling controversy over the ATSC standard's suitability for urban broadcast. The CD-ROM will contain over 1000 pages of DTV-related ATSC standard documents and FCC regulations, organized according to their relevance to book chapters.
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Review
"A "must have" reference for DTV and DVD practitioners November 10, 1998 With a forward by Joe A. Flaherty, this tome covers the history, fundamentals and applications of digital television including transceivers, displays, codecs, compression and measurement. Audio encoding/decoding as well as transmission and implementation issues relating to the ATSC DTV system have their own chapters. A reference section and glossary are included. As a valuable part of the McGraw-Hill Video/Audio Engineering series, this is a "must have" for DTV and new media practitioners alike. - Amazon.com Customer Review
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Updated Information in the Second Edition
The Second Edition of this book contains a considerable amount of new information in the area of standards, implementation, and production systems for high-definition television. All of the new and proposed standards relating to DTV are covered. The book has been expanded by 100 pages to permit added coverage of a number of important technologies and developments in the realm of DTV. Among the new elements is an Afterword written by Dr. Robert Hopkins of the Sony Pictures High-Definition Center.
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