Digital Pictures: Representation, Compression, and Standards (Applications of Communications Theory) - Softcover

Netravali, Arun N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1489968202 ISBN 13: 9781489968203

Publisher: Springer, 1995

Synopsis

For thousands of years mankind has been creating pictures which attempt to portray real or imagined scenes as perceived by human vision. Cave drawings, paintings and photographs are able to stimulate the visual system and conjure up thoughts of faraway places, imagined situations or pleasant sensations. The art of motion picture creation has advanced to the point where viewers often undergo intense emotional experiences. On-the spot news coverage gives the impression of actually witnessing events as they unfold. Relatively recently, other forms of visual information have been invented which do not, in themselves, stimulate the eye. For example, vol tage variations in an electrical signal, as in television, can represent in analogous fashion the brightness variations in a picture.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1489968202
• ISBN 13: 9781489968203
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 705