Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction

2 Creating a Video Image

3 Video Scanning

4 Synchronizing Signals

5 The Transmitted Signal

6 Color Video

7 Monitoring the Image

8 Signal Monitoring

9 Digital Scopes

10 The Encoded Signal

11 Digital Theory

12 Television Standards

13 High Definition Video

14 Compression

15 MPEG Compression

16 Audio for Video

17 Metadata and Timecode

18 Video Workflows and Computer Networking

19 Managing Video Files

20 Recording and Storage Formats

21 Streaming Media

Glossary

Index

Plates