Broadcast engineer's reference book / / edited by E.P.J. Tozer with specialist contributors

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Focal Press, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st edition
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1008 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.45; 791.45 22
• Soggetto topico: Television broadcasting; Television - Transmitters and transmission
• Altri autori: TozerE. P. J <1957-> (Edwin Paul J.)
• Note generali: "First published 2004"--T.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Section 1: Supporting Technologies and Reference Material; Chapter 1.1 Quantities and Units; Chapter 1.2 Engineering Mathematics, Formulas and Calculations; Chapter 1.3 Analogue and Digital Circuit Theory; Chapter 1.4 Information Theory and Error Correction; Chapter 1.5 Coaxial Cable and Optical Fibres; Chapter 1.6 TCP/IP Networking; Chapter 1.7 SAN and NAS Technologies; Chapter 1.8 Telco Technologies; Chapter 1.9 Colour Displays and Colorimetry; Section 2: Broadcast Technologies and Standards ; Chapter 2.1 Linear Digital AudioChapter 2.2 Non-linear Audio Systems; Chapter 2.3 Television Standards and Broadcasting Spectrum; Chapter 2.4 Colour Encoding and Decoding Systems; Chapter 2.5 Timecode; Chapter 2.6 Sound in Syncs; Chapter 2.7 VBI Data Carriage; Chapter 2.8 Digital Interfaces for Broadcast Signals; Chapter 2.9 File Formats for Storage; Chapter 2.10 HDTV Standards; Chapter 2.11 MPEG-2; Chapter 2.12 DVB Standards; Chapter 2.13 Data Broadcast; Chapter 2.14 ATSC Video, Audio and PSIP Transmission; Chapter 2.15 Interactive TV ; Chapter 2.16 Conditional Access, Simulcrypt and Encryption SystemsSection 3: Broadcast Components; Chapter 3.1 Sound Origination Equipment; Chapter 3.2 Lens Systems and Optics; Chapter 3.3 Optical Sensors; Chapter 3.4 Studio Cameras and Camcorders; Chapter 3.5 VTR Technology; Chapter 3.6 Television Standards Conversion; Section 4: Studio and Production Systems; Chapter 4.1 Television Studio Centres; Chapter 4.2 Studio Cameras and Mountings - Mounts; Chapter 4.3 Studio Lighting; Chapter 4.4 Talkback and Communications Systems; Chapter 4.5 Mixers and Switchers ; Chapter 4.6 Visual Effects SystemsChapter 4.7 Editing Systems; Chapter 4.8 Telecines; Chapter 4.9 Sound Recording; Chapter 4.10 Sound Mixing and Control; Chapter 4.11 Surround Sound; Chapter 4.12 Working with HDTV Systems; Chapter 4.13 Routers and Matrices; Chapter 4.14 Transmission Systems; Chapter 4.15 Media Asset Management Systems; Chapter 4.16 Electronic Newsroom Systems; Section 5: Outside Broadcast Systems and Hardware; Chapter 5.1 Outside Broadcast Vehicles and Mobile Control Rooms; Chapter 5.2 Microwave Links for OB and ENG ; Chapter 5.3 Electronic News Gathering and Electronic Field ProductionChapter 5.4 Power Generators and Electrical Systems for Outside Broadcast; Chapter 5.5 Battery Systems; Section 6: Transmitter Systems and Hardware; Chapter 6.1 Radio Frequency Propagation; Chapter 6.2 Thermionics, Power Grid and Linear Beam Tubes; Chapter 6.3 Transposers; Chapter 6.4 Terrestrial Service Area Planning; Chapter 6.5 Satellite Distribution; Chapter 6.6 Microwave Radio Relay Systems; Chapter 6.7 Up-link Terminals; Chapter 6.8 Intercity Links and Switching Centres; Chapter 6.9 Transmitter Power System Equipments ; Chapter 6.10 Masts, Towers and Antennas
• Sommario/riassunto: The current and definitive reference broadcast engineers need!Compiled by leading international experts, this authoritative reference work covers every aspect of broadcast technology from camera to transmitter - encompassing subjects from analogue techniques to the latest digital compression and interactive technologies in a single source.Written with a minimum of maths, the book provides detailed coverage and quick access to key technologies, standards and practices. This global work will become your number one resource whether y
• Titolo autorizzato: Broadcast engineer's reference book
• ISBN: 1-136-02417-4; 1-136-02418-2; 1-281-00570-3; 9786611005702; 0-08-049056-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817266803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II