Books about Video compression (found 209 titles)

The H.264 Advanced Video Compression Standard

H.264 Advanced Video Coding or MPEG-4 Part 10 is fundamental to a growing range of markets such as high definition broadcasting, internet video sharing, mobile video and digital surveillance. This book reflects the growing importance and implementation of H.264 video technology. Offering a detailed overview of the system, it explains the syntax, tools and features of H.264 and equips readers with practical advice on how to get the most out of the standard.

• Packed with clear examples and illustrations to explain H.264 technology in an accessible and practical way.
• Covers basic video coding concepts, video formats and visual quality.
• Explains how to measure and optimise the performance of H.264 and how to balance bitrate, computation and video quality.
• Analyses recent work on scalable and multi-view versions of H.264, case studies of H.264 codecs and new technological developments such as the popular High Profile extensions.
• An invaluable companion for developers, broadcasters, system integrators, academics and students who want to master this burgeoning state-of-the-art technology.

"[This book] unravels the mysteries behind the latest H.264 standard and delves deeper into each of the operations in the codec. The reader can implement (simulate, design, evaluate, optimize) the codec with all profiles and levels. The book ends with extensions and directions (such as SVC and MVC) for further research."  Professor K. R. Rao, The University of Texas at Arlington, co-inventor of the Discrete Cosine Transform

Data Compression In Imaging (Synthesis Lectures on Image, Video, and Multimedia Processing)

Frame Rate: Persistence of vision, Federal Standard 1037C, MIL- STD- 188, Movie projector, Moving image formats, List of film formats, Telecine, Film- out, Video compression, 24p, Refresh rate

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Frame rate, or frame frequency, is the measurement of the frequency (rate) at which an imaging device produces unique consecutive images called frames. The term applies equally well to computer graphics, video cameras, film cameras, and motion capture systems. Frame rate is most often expressed in frames per second (FPS) and in progressive-scan monitors as hertz (Hz).

Compression for Great Video and Audio, Second Edition: Master Tips and Common Sense (DV Expert)

Learn how to compress video and audio with optimal quality and minimal hassles. Renowned expert Ben Waggoner teaches you to improve the quality of your final content and develop effective workflows. Understand the basic concepts of vision and hearing, apply that knowledge in the context of compression, then move onto practical, applicable information for creating, editing, and compressing the best video and audio, whether you're delivering for the web, DVD, Blu-ray, phones, or beyond.

• Clear examples of how to make the best choices in real-world projects
  


• Covers Mac and Windows products for a complete look at today's compression technologies: all the different tools, codecs, and formats for different kinds of deliverables are described, focusing on how to pick the right options for particular projects, players, and sources

Formats

• Windows Media








• QuickTime








• Flash FLV and F4V








• MPEG-4 and H.264








• MPEG-2








• Ogg Vorbis and Theora








• Silverlight and Smooth Streaming

Devices

• iPod and iPhone








• Zune HD








• Playstation Portable








• Playstation 3








• Xbox 360








• DVD and Blu-ray

Customes reviews 1

Essential resource for anyone wanting to do Video or Audio (2009-12-15)

This is particularly good for folks doing Web work but is a great overall reference. Lots of interesting resources e.g. WMV9 registry tweaks via WMV9 PowerToy from alexzambelli.com/WMV/. Ben does show a little MS bias but he principal video strategist for Silverlight.

A couple of inconsequential errors in fact: i.e. DVCPRO is a Panasonic format not JVC.

Lots and lots of excellent information and references a must have for anyone who compresses video especially for the Web!

Lossy Compression: Transcode, Data compression, Multimedia, Sound recording and reproduction, Video, Streaming media, Voice over Internet Protocol Lossless data compression, Compression artifact

A lossy compression method is one where compressing data and then decompressing it retrieves data that is different from the original, but is close enough to be useful in some way. Lossy compression is most commonly used to compress multimedia data (audio, video, still images), especially in applications such as streaming media and internet telephony. By contrast, lossless compression is required for text and data files, such as bank records, text articles, etc. In many cases it is advantageous to make a master lossless file which can then be used to produce compressed files for different purposes; for example a multi-megabyte file can be used at full size to produce a full-page advertisement in a glossy magazine, and a 10 kilobyte lossy copy made for a small image on a web page.

MPEG-2: Lossy compression, Video compression, Audio compression (data), ATSC (standards), MPEG transport stream, MPEG-1 Audio Layer II, H.262/MPEG-2 Part 2, MPEG-4, Advanced Audio Coding

MPEG-2 is a standard for "the generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information". It describes a combination of lossy video compression and lossy audio data compression methods which permit storage and transmission of movies using currently available storage media and transmission bandwidth.

The VC-1 and H.264 Video Compression Standards for Broadband Video Services

The MPEG committee standardized the MPEG AVC (H.264) video coding standard in May 2003. The standard has since seen strong interest and adoption from the industry. A competing standard developed by Microsoft, referred to as VC-1, was standardized in SMPTE in April 2006. VC-1 is essentially a standardized version of Microsoft's Windows Media Video (WMV-9). Both H.264 and VC-1 are highly efficient compression standards that enable high-quality video services such as IPTV and Blu-ray Disc. H.264 and VC-1 are both mandated for high definition video services on Blu-ray Disc. These two standards are expected to form the basis for a new generation of high-quality broadband video services.

The VC-1 and H.264 Video Compression Standards for Broadband Video Services covers these video coding standards, as well as issues in broadband video delivery. No other book about H.264 or VC-1 covers the standards in such detail.  This book interprets the complex standards specifications and makes these new technologies accessible. Both authors have more than 12 years experience working on video compression and communications.

The VC-1 and H.264 Video Compression Standards for Broadband Video Services is designed for researchers and a professional audience, including video engineers, and practitioners in consumer electronics, telecommunications and media compression industries. This book is also suitable as a secondary text or reference for advanced-level students in computer science and electrical engineering.

Customes reviews 1

Good coverage of the standards (2009-08-15)

This book is one of the more detail on the subject.
It covers both VC-1 and H.264 with an emphasis on their usage in MPEG-2 streams.
This books cover topics than I haven't seen in details in other book. I did particularly found the chapter on HRD, rate control and interlace coding interesting.
This book is probably not the best as an introduction to VC-1 or H.264 and a prior knowledge of those standards is necessary in my opinion.
For those not interested to one of the compression standard, the book is organize in such a way that skipping section related to one standard doesn't affect the reading of the remaining section. I did only read material relative to H.264 in my first reading.

Overall a very good resource.

Compression for Great Video and Audio {DVD}: Master Tips and Common Sense

Video Compression Systems: From first principles to concatenated codecs (Iet Telecommuncations)

-Traces history of video compression systems from low bit rate compression to today's high quality HDTV compression

-Accessible to a wide audience - complicated processes are explained using figures and diagrams with descriptions of the algorithms.

This book gives an overview on many practical aspects of video compression systems used in broadcast TV, IPTV, telecommunication and many other video applications. Although the book concentrates on MPEG real-time video compression systems, many aspects are equally applicable to off-line and/or non-MPEG video compression applications.

After a brief introduction to digital video and video compression principles, the book gives a detailed description of all currently used MPEG video compression algorithms. Apart from the compression algorithms themselves the book also covers pre and post processing functions which are often neglected in compression books, yet they are essential parts of today's state-of-the-art compression systems. Furthermore, the book covers a wide range of important compression topics, such as statistical multiplexing, bit rate changing, splicing and compression concatenation. It does that not just by a thorough description of the processes involved but also by posing direct practical questions and providing example answers, referring to the relevant chapters. It spans the entire range from low bit rate compression for mobile applications to high quality HDTV contribution and distribution systems emphasising the differences in configurations for such diverse applications.

The main part of the book is intentionally written without mathematical equations to make it more readable and accessible to a wider audience. Instead, complicated processes, such as motion estimation in the frequency domain, are explained using figures and diagrams with accurate descriptions of the algorithms. However, mathematically minded engineers can still find relevant mathematical explanations in the appendix.

CONTENTS

Introduction* Digital Video* Picture Quality Assessment* Compression Principles* MPEG Standards* Non-MPEG Compression Algorithms* Motion Estimation* Pre-processing* HDTV* Compression for Mobile Devices* MPEG Decoders & Post-Procession* Statistical Multiplexing* Compression for Contribution and Distribution* Concatenation and Transcoding* Bitstream Processing* Concluding Remarks8 Appendices* Bibliography* Glossary* Answers*

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Visual Media Coding and Transmission

This book presents the state-of-the-art in visual media coding and transmission

Visual Media Coding and Transmission is an output of VISNET II NoE, which is an EC IST-FP6 collaborative research project by twelve esteemed institutions from across Europe in the fields of networked audiovisual systems and home platforms. The authors provide information that will be essential for the future study and development of visual media communications technologies. The book contains details of video coding principles, which lead to advanced video coding developments in the form of Scalable Coding, Distributed Video Coding, Non-Normative Video Coding Tools and Transform Based Multi-View Coding. Having detailed the latest work in Visual Media Coding, networking aspects of Video Communication is detailed. Various Wireless Channel Models are presented to form the basis for both link level quality of service (QoS) and cross network transmission of compressed visual data. Finally, Context-Based Visual Media Content Adaptation is discussed with some examples.

Key Features:

• Contains the latest advances in this important field covered by VISNET II NoE
• Addresses the latest multimedia signal processing and coding algorithms
• Covers all important advance video coding techniques, scalable and multiple description coding, distributed video coding and non-normative tools
• Discusses visual media networking with various wireless channel models
• QoS methods by way of link adaptation techniques are detailed with examples
• Presents a visual media content adaptation platform, which is both context aware and digital rights management enabled
• Contains contributions from highly respected academic and industrial organizations

Visual Media Coding and Transmission will benefit researchers and engineers in the wireless communications and signal processing fields. It will also be of interest to graduate and PhD students on media processing, coding and communications courses.

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