Diana Weynand would like to thank:
Vance Piccin, for being the light throughout the tunnel on this project. His willingness to share his vast experience fueled the energy for us to create a truly relevant book.
Marcus Weise, who co-authored the first two versions of How Video Works. Some of his work remains in this edition. Marcus has our deepest appreciation for his generous support of this project over its very long life.
Len Barish, Associate Professor of Electronic Media at Kutztown University, for providing a keen eye as he reviewed this book for technical accuracy and for offering other valuable input and feedback that would benefit his students and a broad audience of readers.
Shirley Craig and Rev Up Tech (www.revuptech.com) for supporting this book’s progress over the past several years. And to Diane Wright for contributing new information on streaming media.
Describing technical concepts is hard to do without images. Thanks to the companies who provided photos for our use. Photos are reprinted with permission and courtesy of: Tektronix, Inc., Flanders Scientific, Inc., XeusMedia Technology, Leader Instruments Corp., Panasonic, Matrix, Paul Kulak, and 2ndSide.com. All rights reserved. Thanks also to Moses Zuasola for creating many of the original graphics.
To Focal Press, especially Emily McCloskey, Elliana Arons, and Abigail Stanley, for guiding this book along its path.