ABSTRACT

What do we measure and why? Peter Hodges explains the answer to this question in approachable language and with clear illustrations. Newcomers to the video industry, as well as those already established, will find this uniquely readable guide to the basics of a complex subject. Building on the success of the two previous editions of this popular title and covering both analog and digital video, the third edition includes new sections on audio measurement, high definition video, and innovative techniques of test and measurement.

part One|87 pages

The Foundation

chapter Chapter 1|11 pages

Circuits and Signals

chapter Chapter 2|14 pages

Time and the Complex Signal

chapter Chapter 3|13 pages

What Is Video?

chapter Chapter 4|17 pages

Measuring Video

chapter Chapter 5|17 pages

Adding Colour

chapter Chapter 6|13 pages

New Technology

part Two|115 pages

In Practice

chapter Chapter 7|27 pages

First Steps—the Camera

chapter Chapter 8|22 pages

The Studio

chapter Chapter 9|9 pages

Recording

chapter Chapter 10|14 pages

Distortions and Test Signals

chapter Chapter 11|5 pages

Digital Specialities

chapter Chapter 12|5 pages

Using the Picture

chapter Chapter 13|13 pages

More on Pictures

chapter Chapter 14|14 pages

Introducing Audio

chapter Chapter 15|4 pages

Hints, Tips and Hang-Ups

chapter |1 pages

And Finally…