by: Iain E. G. Richardson publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc released: 2008-12-30 ISBN: 0470516925 Price: $106.11 Buy Now!
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Fully revised and updated, this book reflects the growing importance and implementation of H.264. It provides a clear overview of the H.264 system, covering the basic video coding concepts, information on video formats and qualities, as-well as the extensions published since 2003. The book discusses the current work that is being performed on a scalable version of H.264 and the new implementation areas. It gives the reader a practical view of the standard, including case studies of H.264 codecs and comparisons of the capabilities and performance of H.264 with other popular standards. Buy Now!
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.
Video is the Internet these days and as the growing trend toward viewing video on mobile devices increases too, the attention is turning toward creating a good user experience for downloading and viewing that video. One of the keys to this is delivering video in the correct format with the proper compression for that delivery. Real World Video Compression is one of the first books on this topic to demystify the various approaches to compression. It begins by describing the basic concepts of video compression, explains why you might choose a particular compression tool over another, and covers important workflow practices. After the groundwork is laid, readers will learn how to compress their video according to the specific requirements of their projects and will learn some best practices by following the author's own tips and recipes. Experts in the field lend their own solutions in several sidebars throughout the book, making this a valuable learning tool for anyone learning to encode video, whether they are bloggers, DVD authors, video editors, or students.
Contents at a Glance Chapter One: Understanding Video and Audio. Chapter Two: The Language of Compression Chapter Three: Best Practices Chapter Four: Preprocessing Interview with a Compressionist: John Howell Chapter Five: Compression Tools Interview with a Compressionist: Nico Puertollano Chapter Six: Compressing for DVDs Interview with a Compressionist: Ben Waggoner Chapter Seven: Compressing for the Web Interview with a Compressionist: Jim Rohner Chapter Eight: Compressing for Mobile Interview with a Compressionist: Ryanne Hodson Chapter Nine: Compressing for Set-Top Boxes Interview with a Compressionist: Andy Beach
"In the highly accessible REAL WORLD VIDEO COMPRESSION, Andy Beach illuminates the dark-art of encoding and provides candid insight from working professionals. Andy's fluid style and easy prose decode this often misunderstood and often misinformed world...he is the Carl Sagan of compression."
Brian Gary Filmmaker, Compressionist Author of the COMPRESSOR 3 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
Not really what I was expecting for. I guess it answers the needs of those looking for better performance on compression jobs without having to go too deep, serving as well as a good introduction to video and audio compression. I found the conceptual and analytical part of the matter too shallow on codec differences and performances, standards, etc. But the recipes for getting quickly started on compression processes for different purposes, using different softwares can be quite useful. Buy Now!
Great for beginners and experienced pros. July 29, 2008
Andy Beach's "Real World Video Compression" is a must-read for all media professionals who deal with video, and is a great primer for novices getting into podcasting, home movie editing, or web video posting. Andy takes a highly complex subject and converts it into an easy-to-read format, demystifying the shroud of confusion that normally surrounds the subject of video compression. Historical overviews of video on the web, compression programs, and media players help the reader gain a better understanding and appreciation for where the market has been and where it is going. Sprinkled throughout the book, there are little gems that every reader will want to note- things like bit budgeting, links to free downloadable aspect ratio calculators, and tips for the "handoff" between your non-linear editor and compression program, which can assist even the most advanced users in streamlining their processes.
If you have ever tried to find a simple and up-to-date book on the basic how-to's of video compression, your search was probably unsuccessful. Andy found the same thing and decided to do something about it. Fortunately, he is well qualified to do exactly what needed to be done about it. Although the permanency of a physical book is maybe not the best delivery mode suited for the kind of information contained in "Real World Video Compression," he still provides some great content that will be useful until the realm of video compression changes drastically. And that is nowhere in the foreseeable future. Until then those who have wasted hours of time compressing and re-compressing their videos in order to get the file size under ten megs (My hand is raised) can pick up Andy's book and learn better techniques to help them reach their goals. Buy Now!
The art of video compression. May 13, 2008
Great book. What jumps out is that there is an art to video compression -- this is more than a how to book or compression for dummies book or a long tome that recites MPEG standards. What I really liked about it was the way the author describes things in language that is easy to understand. Another great feature of the book is the section on compressionists today. Great interview with Ben Waggoner, a national expert from Microsoft who really understands what it takes to bring digital video to the web... Highly recommend this book. Buy Now!
Great overview of video compression. May 12, 2008
This book provides an excellent overview of video compression. For someone just entering the field of video compression or for an experienced professional looking for a refresher covering just about all facets of the technology, this is a great book. There are many useful references to the various compression software packages that are currently available. The content is comprehensive and reasonably detailed and the writing style is such that reading this book is quite enjoyable. I highly recommend this book. Buy Now!
The Latest Must Have . May 12, 2008
If you are new to video compression or simply looking for the latest in the industry, this book is a must have. For all of the technical issues that are discussed, it is surprisingly easy reading. Resources are abundantly identified, and the flow of content is superb. How soon until we get the sequel? Buy Now!
Multimedia hardware still cannot accommodate the demand for large amounts of visual data. Without the generation of high-quality video bitstreams, limited hardware capabilities will continue to stifle the advancement of multimedia technologies. Thorough grounding in coding is needed so that applications such as MPEG-4 and JPEG 2000 may come to fruition.
Image and Video Compression for Multimedia Engineering provides a solid, comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals and algorithms that lead to the creation of new methods for generating high quality video bit streams. The authors present a number of relevant advances along with international standards.
New to the Second Edition
· A chapter describing the recently developed video coding standard, MPEG-Part 10 Advances Video Coding also known as H.264
· Fundamental concepts and algorithms of JPEG2000
· Color systems of digital video
· Up-to-date video coding standards and profiles
· An CD-ROM containing illustrative examples of image and video compression
Visual data, image, and video coding will continue to enable the creation of advanced hardware, suitable to the demands of new applications. Covering both image and video compression, this book yields a unique, self-contained reference for practitioners tobuild a basis for future study, research, and development. Buy Now!
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Wow.... September 2, 2005
Wonderfully complex reading, the kind of thing if you grasp the concepts will make you smile at the brilliance of the science. Unfortunately, I'm not there yet and still struggle to understand it all.
More for the scientist in you, not for practical day to day use or, knowledge. Buy Now!
a nice book to have. January 15, 2004
i read the block matching(video compression) chapter of this book, and was impressed by its clarity. the authors explained this topic neatly; the same convincing explanation i failed to find in 10+ other papers. the scope/depth of image/video compression covered in the book is sufficient for one or two semesters' study, or good as reference book.
the only regrettful thing is, the price is too expensive for a poor graduate student. Buy Now!
A nice book to have. September 28, 2003
Learned a lot on video compression by reading this book. I give 3 star because I didn't get A in my course. Buy Now!
A Well Written Text Book on Multimedia. August 29, 2001
This book contains fundamentals as well as standards including MPEG-4. A very well written book in this subject. Good to have it. Buy Now!
This book needs editing!. February 5, 2001
Throughout this book, there are many serious grammatical mistakes. This becomes increasingly frustrating for the reader when the book progresses to more advanced topics. Also, the reader should have a solid foundation in the topics covered because the book does a very poor job of explaining the material. This book should only be used as a reference or as a companion to a better book on this subject. Buy Now!
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Multimedia, PCM 2007, held in Hong Kong, China, in December 2007.
The 73 revised full papers and 21 revised poster presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 247 submissions. The papers are organized in topical session on image classification and retrieval, the AVS china national standard - technology, applications and products, human face and action recognition, H.264 video coding, video analysis and retrieval, media security and DRM, audio, speech and sound processing, digital watermarking, multimedia information systems for biomedical research, media delivery, video communication and systems, video compression and processing, face and 3D model analysis, multimedia applications, image indexing, identification and processing, as well as multimedia processing.
by: Gale Reference Team publisher: Thomson Gale released: 2008-01-15 Price: $9.95 Buy Now!
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This digital document is an article from Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter, published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2007. The length of the article is 668 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details Title: Broadcast International inks deal with IBM for video compression technology.(CONTRACTS) Author: Gale Reference Team Publication:Wireless Satellite and Broadcasting Newsletter (Newsletter) Date: December 1, 2007 Publisher: Thomson Gale Volume: 17 Issue: 12 Page: 6(2)
by: Lajos Hanzo, Peter Cherriman, Jurgen Streit publisher: Wiley-IEEE Press released: 2007-11-16 ISBN: 0470518499 Price: $152.00 Buy Now!
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Since the publication of Wireless Video Communications five years ago, the area of video compression and wireless transceivers has evolved even further. This new edition addresses a range of recent developments in these areas, giving cognizance to the associated transmission aspects and issues of error resilience.
Video Compression and Communications has been updated and condensed yet remains all-encompassing, giving a comprehensive overview of the subject. Covering compression issues, coding delay, implementational complexity and bitrate, the book also looks at the historical perspective to video communication.
New edition of successful and informative text, Wireless Video Communications
Substantial new material has been added on areas such as H.264, MPEG4 coding and transceivers
Clear presentation and broad scope make it essential for anyone interested in wireless communications
Systematically converts the lessons of Shannon's information theory into design principles applicable to practical wireless systems.
This book is ideal for postgraduates and researchers in communication systems but will also be a valuable reference to undergraduates, development and systems engineers of video compression applications as well as industrialists, managers and visual communications practitioners. Buy Now!
by: IEC TC/SC 100 publisher: Multiple. Distributed through American National Standards Institute (ANSI) released: 2007-08-19 Price: $278.00 Buy Now!
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Applies to video cassette recording of digital component video signals and associated digital audio and related control signals on 12,65 mm magnetic tape. Specifies characteristics of the cassettes, the tape, the recording patterns, the processes of digital audio and video coding, data compression, error protection and channel coding, all required to ensure interchangeability. Buy Now!
by: IEC TC/SC 100 publisher: Multiple. Distributed through American National Standards Institute (ANSI) released: 2007-08-19 Price: $262.00 Buy Now!
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defines the DV-based data structure for the interface of digital audio, subcode data and compressed video with the following parameters: 525/60 system - 4:1:1 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate; 525/60 system - 4:2:2 image sampling structure, 50 Mb/s data rate; 625/50 system - 4:1:1 image sampling structure, 25 Mb/s data rate; 625/50 system - 4:2:2 image sampling structure, 50 Mb/s data rate. Buy Now!
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Recipe Book. October 30, 2008 
Great for beginners and experienced pros. July 29, 2008 
The Latest Must Have . May 12, 2008 
This book needs editing!. February 5, 2001 
