| A Practical Guide to Video and Audio Compression: From Sprockets and Rasters to Macro Blocks Contributor(s): Wootton, Cliff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0240806301 ISBN-13: 9780240806303 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $95.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2005 Annotation: Learn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in Kiosk applications, PDA devices, and mobile phones. Key benefits: * Learn from an award-winning technologist for a top media company who knows how to explain codecs in terms you can understand * This entry-level guide contains clear explanations and hundreds of diagrams--no math background needed! Also includes a comprehensive glossary which serves as a useful reference to many technical terms and jargon you will encounter * Learn how to choose the right technique to get the most out of your compression system--saving both storage space and money |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Television & Video - Technology & Engineering | Acoustics & Sound - Computers | Interactive & Multimedia |
| Dewey: 621.389 |
| LCCN: 2005276537 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 7.5" W x 9.2" (3.38 lbs) 800 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Learn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in Kiosk applications, PDA devices, and mobile phones. |