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Mastering Digital Television: The Complete Guide to the DTV Conversion

1st Edition
0071487123 · 9780071487122
Details and annotates key DTV broadcast standardsCovers the technical parameters that drive DTV system performanceOffers clear explanations of the functions and capabilities of all major DTV components
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Section 1: The Road to Digital Television

A Brief History of Television

Digital Television in the U.S.

Section 2: Fundamental Video Principles

Principles of Color Vision

The CIE Color System

Application of Visual Properties

Essential Video System Characteristics

The Principles of Video Compression

Section 3: Fundamental Audio Principles

The Physical Nature of Sound

Sound Propagation

The Physical Nature of Hearing

Audio Compression Systems

Section 4: Fundamental Transmission Principles

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Propagation

Longley-Rice Propagation Model

Modulation Systems and Characteristics

Section 5: Digital Television Standards

The ATSC DTV System

Video Compression and Decompression

DTV Audio Encoding and Decoding

DTV Transport System

Understanding ATSC/MPEG Syntax Tables

DTV Program and System Information Protocol

Multiple Transmitter Networks

DTV Satellite Transmission

DTV Data Broadcasting

Section 6: DTV Implementation Considerations

Video Production Issues

Audio Production Issues

Digital System Architecture

SUBJECT INDEX

INDEX OF FIGURES AND TABLES

ABOUT THE AUTHOR