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Digital video compression / Peter Symes.

By: Symes, PeterPublisher: New York London : McGraw-Hill,, 2003001: 9557ISBN: 0071424873Subject(s): Video compression | Digital videoDDC classification: 621.382 SYM

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CD-ROM WITH ALGORITHMS, ENCODERS, AND PRACTICE CLIPS

YOUR ONE-STOP GUIDE TO THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DIGITAL VIDEO COMPRESSION!

Without video compression, video streaming -- one of the Internet's great innovations -- would be nothing more than a pipe dream. That's why if digitizing video imagery is part of your work or hobby, here's an info-packed volume you need handy at all times: McGraw-Hill's "Digital Video Compression.

Written by a renowned expert in digital technology, "Digital Video Compression offers comprehensive coverage on a vast range of digital media technologies and standards. It delivers everything you need to understand the techniques, tricks, and confusing protocols of compression, as well as:
* Fundamentals of compression
* MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 compression standards
* JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 -- learn the details of the just-released compression standard
* And much more!

Plus, you get an invaluable CD-ROM of compression tools, encoders, and video clips for practice. With "Digital Video Compression, you're sure to stay out in front of this exploding technology!

COVERAGE INCLUDES:
* What Is Compression?
* An Introduction to Images
* Entropy Coding
* Protective Coding
* Transforms
* Quantization
* JPEG
* Motion Compensation
* MPEG-1
* MPEG-2
* MPEG-4
* JVT / H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10
* MPEG-7 and MPEG-21
* Pro-MPEG and MPEG Operating Ranges
* DV Compression
* Wavelets
* JPEG2000
* Audio Compression
* Streaming Media

Includes CD-ROM.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Chapter 1 What is Compression?
  • Chapter 2 Introduction to Images
  • Chapter 3 Entropy Coding
  • Chapter 4 Protective Coding
  • Chapter 5 Transforms
  • Chapter 6 Quantization
  • Chapter 7 JPEG
  • Chapter 8 Motion Compensation
  • Chapter 9 MPEG-1
  • Chapter 10 MPEG-2
  • Chapter 11 MPEG-4
  • Chapter 12 Joint Video Team (JVT)
  • Chapter 13 Windows Media
  • Chapter 14 Intellectual Property and Licensing
  • Chapter 15 MPEG-7 and MPEG-21
  • Chapter 16 Pro-MPEG Operating Ranges
  • Chapter 17 DV Compression
  • Chapter 18 Wavelets
  • Chapter 19 JPEG2000
  • Chapter 20 Audio Compression
  • Chapter 21 Streaming Media
  • Chapter 22 Closing Thoughts
  • A Glossary
  • B Bibliography
  • C Internet Resources
  • D About the CD-Rom
  • Index

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