Basic TV Technology : Digital and Analog (Paperback, 4 ed)

CONTENTSIntroductionAcknowledgements The Atom & Electricity The parts of the atom The flow of electrons through metalsBasic Circuits Direct current (DC) Alternating current (AC)Units of Measurement (1) Voltage Current Power Resistance and impedance Mathematical symbols and formulasUnits of Measurement (2) Frequency AC frequency CapacitanceFields (Induction) and Noise Induction Noise Signal-to-noise ratioAbbreviations Kilo Mega Giga milli micro nano ConversionsCathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) Interlace Scanning Progressive ScanningNeed for interlace scanning Blanking Horizontal blanking Vertical blankingWaveform Display Charge Coupled Devices CCD layout and operation Broadcast-quality requirements An Introduction to Digital (1) What is digital? What Computers doAn Introduction to Digital (2) Bits & Bytes (binary numbering system)Analog and Digital A to D conversion Sampling and quantizing D to A conversionColor system Color verses black and white Additive and subtractive colors Complementary colors How the Eye Sees Light (1) Color temperatureHow the Eye Sees Light (2) Filters Black Balance White balanceDigital Encoding Ratios From black and white to color Digital responses to this situationCODECs Composite Encoding Home video camerasColor CRTs ConvergencePlasma Display Screens How it worksLCD Screens Analog Sync Generators Analog Sync Generator Signals (1) Drive pulses Blanking pulses Sync pulses Color burstAnalog Sync Generator Signals (2) Combining sync with videoVectorscope Reading the vectorscope Color bar displayPAL Analog Sync Flow Diagrams (1) Distribution amplifiersCamera Flow Diagram Combining Sync and Camera Flow Diagrams Out-of-phase cameras Timing the systemVideo Switchers Vertical interval switchers Component switchers Digital Switchers Special effectsSwitcher Applications Production and editing switchers On-air switchers Routing switchersProduction Switcher Flow Diagram Switcher buses Switcher outputsSwitcher Transitions and Special Effects WipesSpecial Effects Keys--Luminance Keys Linear or transparent keysSpecial Effects Keys--Chroma Keys Composite Versus Component Video Problems of composite video Component video Y/CColor Difference Component Video Digital Special Effects Compressions Pushes Flips Rotations Other special effectsDigital Interpolation Manipulation InterpolationAnalog Videotape Recording Technology Recorders Videotape Recording headsAnalog Video Recording Standards & Formats Audio versus video recording Helical video recordingOther Tracks and Lockup (1) Sound and control tracks VTR Lockup Capstan lockOther Tracks and Lockup (2) Vertical lock Frame lock Horizontal lockTime Base Error External Causes of Time Base Error Gyroscopic time base errorTime Base Error Correction Time Base Correctors (1) What a time base corrector does How a TBC works Horizontal sync as a clockTime Base Correctors (2) D-to-A conversion Video proc amp Window of correctionLarger Analog Sync Problems & Solutions Nonsynchronous sources Frame synchronizerOther Advantages of TBCs & Frame Synchronizers Dynamic tracking heads Freeze frames TBCs, VTRs, and productionDigital Videotape Recorders DV videoDigital Video Servers Problems of videotape Video serversDisc Based Recorders Editing Analog Videotape Physical cutting and splicing Electronic editingThe Editing Process (1) The Editing Process (2) Types of Edits 117 Assemble edits Insert editsEditing Methods-Manual editing Editing Methods-Control track counters SMPTE Time Code Editing Off-Line and On-Line Editing Off-line editing On-line editingEditing by Computers Drop frame/non-drop frame editingProblems of Traditional Editing Non Linear Editing Video Compression Spatial Compression Entrophy reduction Entrophy encodingTemporal Compression MPEG Compression Standard Computer Graphics for Video Originating computer graphics Interface between people and machinesCharacter Generators Creating Imagery & Effects Computer-generated imagery (CGI) Digital Video effectsThe Digital Studio Open Architecture vs. Dedicated Equipment Drawbacks of Open Architecture Equipment High-Definition TV Production HDTV standards versus broadcast HDTV standardsATSC High Definition Broadcast Standard Standard Definition Digital Television (SDTV) Audio For Video The early years Mono and stereoSurround Sound 5.1 StereoProfessional and Consumer Audio Impedance Balanced and unbalanced audioCombining Audio Components Line and mic levels Analog and digital Professional and consumer equipmentMicrophones, Mixers, and Loudspeakers Microphones Mixers LoudspeakersSound Recording for Video DAT Solid State RecordersDigital Audio Workstations Further Reading Glossary