ABSTRACT

Learn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in Kiosk applications, PDA devices, and mobile phones.

chapter |33 pages

Film

chapter |37 pages

Video

chapter |31 pages

Digital Image Formats

chapter |23 pages

Matters Concerning Audio

chapter |15 pages

Choosing the Right Codec

chapter |7 pages

How Encoders Work

chapter |21 pages

The MPEG-1 Codec

chapter |10 pages

The MPEG-2 Codec

chapter |10 pages

The MPEG-4 Part 2 Codec

chapter |13 pages

The H.264 Codec

chapter |11 pages

Live Encoding

chapter |24 pages

Files and Storage Formats

chapter |5 pages

Tape Formats

chapter |12 pages

Network Delivery Mechanisms

chapter |18 pages

Streaming

chapter |9 pages

Players and Platforms

chapter |10 pages

Windows Media

chapter |13 pages

QuickTime

chapter |10 pages

Real Networks

chapter |7 pages

Other Player Alternatives

chapter |11 pages

Putting Video on the Web

chapter |11 pages

Digital Television

chapter |6 pages

Digital Video on the Move

chapter |11 pages

Temporal Preprocessing

chapter |17 pages

Spatial Preprocessing

chapter |13 pages

Color Correction

chapter |17 pages

Cutting Out the Noise

chapter |8 pages

Encoding Go for It!

chapter |20 pages

Where Shall We Go Next?