A Practical Guide to Video and Audio Compression: From Sprockets and Rasters to Macro Blocks (repost)
Cliff Wootton, "A Practical Guide to Video and Audio Compression: From Sprockets and Rasters to Macro Blocks"
English | ISBN: 0240806301 | 2005 | PDF | 801 pages | 10 MB
English | ISBN: 0240806301 | 2005 | PDF | 801 pages | 10 MB
Learn all about Codecs–how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in Kiosk applications, PDA devices, and mobile phones.
Key benefits:
-Learn from an award-winning technologist for a top media company who knows how to explain codecs in terms you can understand
-This entry-level guide contains clear explanations and hundreds of diagrams–no math background needed! Also includes a comprehensive glossary which serves as a useful reference to many technical terms and jargon you will encounter
-Learn how to choose the right technique to get the most out of your compression system–saving both storage space and money