HDTV and the Transition to Digital Broadcasting: Understanding New Television Technologies

by Philip J. Cianci

HDTV and the Transition to Digital Broadcasting bridges the gap between non-technical personnel (management and creative) and technical by giving you a working knowledge of digital television technology, a clear understanding of the challenges of HDTV and digital broadcasting, and a scope of the ramifications of HDTV in the consumer space. Topics include methodologies and issues in HD production and distribution, as well as HDTV's impact on the future of the media business. This book contains sidebars and system diagrams that illustrate examples of broadcaster implementation of HD and HD equipment. Additionally, future trends including the integration of broadcast engineering and IT, control and descriptive metadata, DTV interactivity and personalization are explored.

Genres: Nonfiction

238 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Jeffrey Hart]

A very comprehensive view of the technical side of the transition to digital TV focusing mostly on the United States but also containing much useful information about Western Europe, Japan, and the rest of the world. The narrative is chronological. There is too much technical detail for most readers, but that was what the author intended.

[Hdtvphil]

Presents an excellent description of HDTV transmission and production technology. Particularly interesting is Chapter 2 - "A Compressed History of HDTV." This book is for technologists and techno-philes and is not intended for the general reader.

[Luis1g]

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