Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer, 5th Edition

by Keith Jack

What doesn't have a video component nowadays? IPod, cell phone, computer, they all have video. And, of course, television which is a major source of our entertainment and information. Any engineer involved in designing, manufacturing, or testing video electronics needs this book! Each edition of Video Demystified has sold thousands of copies and answered many questions for electrical engineers across the globe. This fifth edition will keep the engineer up-to-date with next-generation digital video formats - Blu-ray and HD-DVD, development of new audio and video codecs - Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD, etc. - along with the all the latest information on HDTV, HDMI and IPTV(TV over the Internet). All broadcast, cable, and satellite standards will be updated to reflect these new codecs and specifications. The book will also aid in the design of devices and infrastructures from analog to digital television transmission - with analog transmission ceasing in early 2009 or before.

944 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1993

Reviews

[Decklyn]

This is a great technical desk reference but due to lack of commentary, it does not really demystify video at all.
It's a great desk reference but I wouldn't recommend it unless you are writing code in c manipulating transport streams etc.
I do work in this domain and I will likely refer to the book at some point in time but for your average person wanting to learn about the domain there may be a better

[Amar Pai]

If by "demystified" you mean "explained via endless pages of incomprehensible IEEE specs without any useful commentary," then yes.