ABSTRACT

"Television Technology Demystified" is written for non-technical television production professionals. Journalists, program producers, camera persons, editors, and other television professionals need to know how equipment works, which performance levels are achievable, how to evaluate the technical quality of picture and sound, and other aspects of production; this book presents these and other essential concepts in a simple and non-mathematical way. Aleksandar-Louis Todorovic, a highly respected and well-known figure in the broadcasting community, has succeeded in making complex technology understandable.

chapter |11 pages

Light and the Human Eye

chapter |10 pages

Generating a Television Picture

chapter |21 pages

Color Television

chapter |17 pages

Digital Television

chapter |24 pages

Digital Compression as the Key to Success

chapter |14 pages

Digital Audio Compression Methods

chapter |24 pages

9 Television Cameras

chapter |38 pages

Video Recording

chapter |15 pages

Video Editing

chapter |16 pages

The Networked Production

chapter |13 pages

Television Graphics

chapter |12 pages

HDTV

chapter |10 pages

Acronyms and Selected Abbreviations