Dtv: The Revolution I Electronic Imaging

by Jerry C. Whitaker

The electronics industry is on the verge of the most dramatic advance in imaging technology since the color television. Under the banner of High Definition Television, telecommunications, broadcasting, and computer are being merged into a single digital imaging system with a wide range of exciting new applications. This timely book brings the digital "Grand Alliance," and its role as the HDTV standard, into sharp focus. One of the best respected names in the field provides an engrossing account of the technology-including key aspects of video compression-and details late breaking developments in the effort to bring this emerging technology to market.

350 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996