Synopses & Reviews
"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.
*Learn about complex technical concepts such as interlace scanning and digital compression without complex mathematics, diagrams, and drawings
*Understand the potentials and limitations of the various and changing production tools available
Review
Television production technology explained without mathematics or intricate diagrams
Review
"This book, from a respected and well-known figure in the broadcasting community, presents complex concepts in a simple and non-mathematical way." - Direct
Table of Contents
Introduction; History of the development of television technology; Light and the human eye; Generating a television picture; Colour television; Colour video signals; Analogue colour television standards; Digital television; Digital compression as the key to success; Television cameras; Video tape recording; Video tape editing; Server based operations; Computer graphics; Audio systems; Television studios and OB vans; HDTV