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About the Author
Keith Jack is Director of Product Marketing at Sigma Designs, a leading supplier of Digital Media Processors that provide high-quality processing of MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MPEG-1 and Microsoft® Windows, Media® 9 content.
Prior to Joining Sigma Designs, Mr Jack held various marketing and chip design positions at Harris Semiconductor, Brooktree and Rockwell International. He has been involved in over 30 multimedia chips for the consumer market.
What's on the CD-ROM?
The included CD-ROM contains documents and tools to assist in designing, testing and evaluating various video subsystems.
A fully searchable eBook version of the text in Adobe PDF format.
Test images to enable the evaluation of a video subsystem. They are primarily used to test color accuracy and filter design. The sharper the transitions are without ringing, the better the filters. Since the images are computer-generated, there may be flicker along horizontal edges when viewed on an interlaced display. Unless the video signal is RF modulated, these images should pass through a system with no problems.
Links to associations, licensing authorities and standards organizations. Before starting any design, and several times during the design process, verify the latest specifications are being used since they are continually updated. The list of licensing authorities should be consulted before starting any chip or system design, since several licenses are required prior to purchasing chips.
Features of the books:
- This essential reference is the "bible" for digital video engineers and programmers worldwide
- Contains all new chapters on MPEG-4, H.264, SDTV/HDTV, ATSC/DVB, and Streaming Video
- Completely revised with all the latest and most up-to-date industry standards
Recently we have seen the introduction of many new
and exciting consumer video products, including:
- HDTVs with integrated tuners, MPEG decoding,
networking and DVD playback
- DVD players with integrated networking and
upscaling to HD resolution
- Portable Media Players that enable movies, music
and photos to be enjoyed anywhere
- IPTV set-top boxes for receiving HD content over a DSL or other IP network
- DMB-s, DMB-T and DVB-H multimedia broadcasting for portable and mobile markets
These cutting-edge developments and more upcoming products have been made possible by the many
new and updated standards. For example, within a
few months of being finalized, the H.264 video codec
was supported by many terrestrial, satellite, cable
and IP standards
This thoroughly revised fourth edition of Keith Jack's
classic reference will bring the reader up to speed on
all the latest technological advances. Brand new
chapters with up-to-the-minute coverage of IPTV,
MPEG-4/H.264, OpenCable, DVB, and ISDB Digital
Television ensure that this is the most comprehensive
and timely book on video available anywhere. The
accompanying CD-ROM contains hard-to-find test
files and a fully searchable eBook version of the text.
Rave reviews for prior editions:
| Somewhere within…is the answer to nearly every conceivable question involving analog and digital video. The author has not only assembled a tremendous amount of information, but also structured it in a manner that enables easy navigation. |
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| If you want to do custom video interfacing, get [this book]. |
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This is king of engineer's source book you wish publishers would do more often. It contains a vast amount of information…all of it explained in a clear, easy-to-understand language and richly illustrated with diagrams, waveforms, and tables.
I have never seen such a weather of useful information about video signals as the author pro video in this book. And with today's emphasis on multimedia computers, video-processing devices, and graphic add-in-boards, the book is invaluable, whether you're a test engineer or a designer.
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-Test and Measurement World
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| Video demystified is a one-of-a-kind book. Anyone who designs multimedia or digital- video products will most certainly benefit from Reading it |
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Table of Contents H.261
Video Coding layer
- Video Bitstream
- Still Image Transmission
- H.263
- Video Coding Layer
- Video Bitstream
- Optional H.263 Modes
References
Chapter 11. Consumer DV 519
- Audio
- IEC 61834
- SMPTE 314M
- Audio Auxiliary Data (AAUX)
Video
DCT Blocks
- Macroblocks
- Super blocks
- Compression
- Video Auxiliary Data (VAUX)
Digital Interfaces
100 Mbps DV Differences
References
Chapter 12. MPEG-1 543
- MPEG vs. JPEG
- Quality Issues
- Audio Overview
- Sound Quality
- Background Theory
Video Coding layer
Interlaced Video
- Encode Preprocessing
- Coded Frame Types
- Motion Compensation
- I Frames
- P Frames
- B Frames
- D Frames
Video Bitstream
Video Sequence
- Sequence Header
- Group of Pictures (GOP) Layer
- Picture Layer
- Slice layer
- Macroblock (MB) Layer
- Block Layer
System Bitstream
- ISO/IEC 11172 Layer
- Pack Layer
- System Header
- Packet Layer
- Video Decoding 579
- Fast Playback Considerations
- Pause Mode Considerations
- Reverse Playback Considerations
- Decode Postprocessing
Real-World Issues
References
Chapter . 13.MPEG-2 581
- Audio Overview
- Video Overview
Levels
- Profiles
- Scalability
Video Coding Layer
- YCbCr Color Space
- Coded Picture Types
- Motion Compensation
- Macroblocks
- I Pictures
- P Pictures
- B Pictures
Video Bitstream
Video Sequence
- Sequence Header
- User Data
- Sequence Extension
- Sequence Display Extension
- Sequence Scalable Extension
- Group of Pictures (GOP) layer
- Picture Layer
- Content Description Data
- Picture Coding Extension
- Quant Matrix Extension
- Picture Display Extension
- Picture Temporal Scalable Extension
- Picture Spatial Scalable Extension
- Copyright Extension
- Camera Parameters Extension
- ITU-T ext. D Extension
- Active Format Description (AFD)
- Slice Layer
- Macroblock Layer
- Block Layer
Motion Compensation
PES Packet
Program Stream
- Pack Layer
- System Header
- Program Stream Map (PSM)
- Program Stream Directory
Transport Stream
- Packet Layer
- Adaptation Field
- Program Specific Information (PSI)
- Program Association Table (PAT)
- Program Map Table (PMT)
- Transport stream Description Table (TSDT)
- Conditional Access Table (CAT)
- Network Information Table (NIT)
- IPMP Control Information table (ICIT)
MPEG-2 PMT/PSM Descriptors
MPEG-4 PMT/PSM Descriptors
ARIB PMT Descriptors
ATSC PMT descriptors
DVB PMT Desciptors
Open Cable PMT descriptors
Closed Captioning
- EIA-708
- ATSC
- Digital Cable SCTE 21
- Digital Cable SCTE 20
- DVB
Teletext
- DVB VBI Standard
- DVB EBU Teletext Standard
Widescreen Signaling (WSS)
Subtitles
- Digital Cable Subtitles
- DVB Subtitles
Enhanced Television Programming
Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP)
MPEG-4 over MPEG-2
H.264 over MPEG-2
SMPTE VC-9 over MPEG-2
Data Broadcasting
- Carousels
- IP Multicasting over MPEG-2 Transport
- Data Broadcasting Mechanisms
Decoder Considerations
- Audio and Video Synchronization
- Testing Issues
References
Chapter 14 MPEG -4 and H.264 736
- Audio Overview
General Audio Object Types
- Speech Object Types
- Synthesized Speech Object Types
- Synthesized Audio Object Types
Visual Overview
YCbCr Color Space
- Visual Objects
- MPEG-4 Part 2 Natural Visual Object Types
- MPEG-4 Part 2 Natural Visual Profiles
Graphics Overview
Visual Layers
Visual Object Sequence (VS)
- Video Object (VO)
- Video Object (VOL)
- Group of Video Object Plane (GOV)
- Video Object Plane (VOP)
Object Description Framework
- Object Descriptor (OD) Stream
- Object Content Information (OCI)
- Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP)
Scene Description
- Synchronization of Elementary Streams
Sync Layer
- DMIF Application Interface
- Multiplexing of Elementary Streams
FlexMux
- MPEG-4 Over MPEG-2
- MP4 File Format
Intellectual Property Management and Protection (IPMP)
MPEG-4 part 10 (H.26) Video
- Profiles and Levels
- Video Coding layer
- Network Abstraction Layer (NAL)
- References
Chapter 15 ATSC Digital Television 760
- Video Capability
- Audio Capability
- Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP)
- Required Tables
- Optional Tables
- Descriptors
- Data Broadcasting
- Data Services Announcements
- Services Description Framework (SDF)
- Terrestrial Transmission Format
E-VSB
- Audio Capability
- Video Capability
- Modulation System
- Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP-E)
- Application Block Diagrams
- References
Chapter 16. Open Cable™ Digital Television 778 - Video Capability
- Audio Capability
- In-Band System Information (SI)
- Required Tables
- Optional Tables
- Descriptors
- Out-of-Band System Information (SI)
In-band Data Broadcasting
- Data Services Announcements
- Services Description Framework (SDF)
- Conditional Access
Related Technologies
- Application Block Diagrams
- References
Chapter 17 DVB Digital Television 796
- Video Capability
- Audio Capability
- System Information (SI)
- Required Tables
- Optional Tables
- Descriptors
- Teletext
- Subtitles
- Widescreen Signaling (WSS)
- Data Broadcasting
- Transmission Format: Terrestrial (DVB-T)
- Transmission Format: Cable (DVB-C)
- Transmission Format: Satellite (DVB-S)
- Transmission Format: Satellite (DVB-S2)
- Transmission Format: Mobile (DVB-H)
- Conditional Access
- Simulcrypt
- Multicrypt
- DVB Common Interface
- Application Block Diagrams
- Application Block Diagrams
- References
Chapter 18 ISDB Digital Television 816
Chapter 19. IPTV 831
- Considerations
- Multicasting
- RTSP-Based Solutions
- ISMA
- Broadcast over IP
- Conditional Access (DRM)
- References
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