Digital video files that have been professionally composited and rendered with special effects can be huge. Compression of these files is an essential process for CDROM and DVD production as well as Web delivery. File compression processes require complex mathematical and algorithmic functions that intimidate many video professionals. Nevertheless, video artists must understand the principles of compression because the first of many components in successful compression is the shooting of the video. Further, commercially available tools have made compression a much more accessible science.This book is for anyone who needs to make professional-quality digital video. Novices will enjoy a clear introduction to the subject, and advanced users will appreciate a cogent, all-in-one place description of all the elements of encoding useful to experts.
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Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Introduction Why Digital Video? Chapter 2: What We See and Hear, and What We Don't Vision Sound Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Compression Digital Images Compression Color Space RLE DCT Wavelet Vector Quantization Fractal Differencing Motion Estimation Bidirectional Encoding Bit Depth Sample Rate Data Compression Perceptual Coding Chapter 4: The Digital Video Workflow Digitization Preprocessing Compression Integration Chapter 5: Digitization Kinds of Source Material Digitization Hardware Composite S-Video Component Unbalanced Audio Balanced Audio Capturing with Other Products Chapter 6: Preprocessing Video Brightness and Contrast Gamma Adaptive Noise Reduction Black and White Restore Audio Chapter 7: CDROM/DVD-ROM Principles of Disc-Based Media Formats Integrating Video Chapter 8: Web Video Principles of Web Video Multicasting Formats Integrating Video into a Website Hosting Making Sure Users Can See Your Content Chapter 9: Video Codecs in General Compression Systems Hardware Software Optimization Hardware Software Optimization Conceptualizing Compression Compression Efficient Compression Efficient Workflow Chapter 10: Audio Codecs in General Sample Rates Never 8-bit Chapter 11: Media Architectures Overview What Is a Media Architecture Comparing the Big Four Picking a Media Architecture Chapter 12: QuickTime Overview Using QuickTime Player Pro QuickTime Streaming Server Interactive QuickTime Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 13: Windows Media Overview Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 14: RealSystem Overview Servers SMIL Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 15: MPEG-1 Overview MPEG-1 Video MPEG-1 Audio General MPEG-1 VideoCD Chapter 16: MPEG-2 Overview Video General DVD Authoring HDTV Audio Chapter 17: MPEG-4 Introduction The Profiles Authoring Deploying Video Codecs Audio Codec Chapter 18: AVI Overview For Delivery For Authoring Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 19: Miscellaneous Formats Bink Smacker IVF Vivo VXtreme Chapter 20: DVD Video Introduction to DVD Video Authoring, and Why We Won't Talk About It Software v. Hardware Encoding Excellent MPEG-2 Excellent AC-3 Path to a VOB File Chapter 21: Interactive Media What Is Rich Media? Why Rich Media? Authoring Rich Media with EventStream Chapter 22: Compression Applications Premiere After Effects Avid Media 100 iFinish CineStream Xpress DV Discreet Edit AppleScript Squeeze RealProducer Windows Media Encoder Chapter 23: Workflow Optimization Why Workflow Matters Capturing Storage Management Multimachine Rendering Intermediate Files Metadata Scripting Chapter 24: The Annotated Cleaner Walkthrough Preferences Source Window Wizard Advanced Settings Output Window Batch Window Chapter 25: Tutorials: Tutorial 1 - Instructional Video for CDROM Tutorial 2 - 30 TV Commercials for the Web Tutorial 3 - Feature Film on the Web Tutorial 4 - Video Game Cut Scene Tutorial 5 - Short Film on DVD-Video Tutorial 6 Marketing Video with EventStream Chapter 26: Appendix One: Software on the CDROM Samples on the CDROM Chapter 27: Glossary Chapter 28: Index
Table of contents:
Table of Contents:Chapter 1: Introduction Why Digital Video? Chapter 2: What We See and Hear, and What We Don't Vision Sound Chapter 3: Fundamentals of Compression Digital Images Compression Color Space RLE DCT Wavelet Vector Quantization Fractal Differencing Motion Estimation Bidirectional Encoding Bit Depth Sample Rate Data Compression Perceptual Coding Chapter 4: The Digital Video Workflow Digitization Preprocessing Compression Integration Chapter 5: Digitization Kinds of Source Material Digitization Hardware Composite S-Video Component Unbalanced Audio Balanced Audio Capturing with Other Products Chapter 6: Preprocessing Video Brightness and Contrast Gamma Adaptive Noise Reduction Black and White Restore Audio Chapter 7: CDROM/DVD-ROM Principles of Disc-Based Media Formats Integrating Video Chapter 8: Web Video Principles of Web Video Multicasting Formats Integrating Video into a Website Hosting Making Sure Users Can See Your Content Chapter 9: Video Codecs in General Compression Systems Hardware Software Optimization Hardware Software Optimization Conceptualizing Compression Compression Efficient Compression Efficient Workflow Chapter 10: Audio Codecs in General Sample Rates Never 8-bit Chapter 11: Media Architectures Overview What Is a Media Architecture Comparing the Big Four Picking a Media Architecture Chapter 12: QuickTime Overview Using QuickTime Player Pro QuickTime Streaming Server Interactive QuickTime Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 13: Windows Media Overview Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 14: RealSystem Overview Servers SMIL Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 15: MPEG-1 Overview MPEG-1 Video MPEG-1 Audio General MPEG-1 VideoCD Chapter 16: MPEG-2 Overview Video General DVD Authoring HDTV Audio Chapter 17: MPEG-4 Introduction The Profiles Authoring Deploying Video Codecs Audio Codec Chapter 18: AVI Overview For Delivery For Authoring Video Codecs Audio Codecs Chapter 19: Miscellaneous Formats Bink Smacker IVF Vivo VXtreme Chapter 20: DVD Video Introduction to DVD Video Authoring, and Why We Won't Talk About It Software v. Hardware Encoding Excellent MPEG-2 Excellent AC-3 Path to a VOB File Chapter 21: Interactive Media What Is Rich Media? Why Rich Media? Authoring Rich Media with EventStream Chapter 22: Compression Applications Premiere After Effects Avid Media 100 iFinish CineStream Xpress DV Discreet Edit AppleScript Squeeze RealProducer Windows Media Encoder Chapter 23: Workflow Optimization Why Workflow Matters Capturing Storage Management Multimachine Rendering Intermediate Files Metadata Scripting Chapter 24: The Annotated Cleaner Walkthrough Preferences Source Window Wizard Advanced Settings Output Window Batch Window Chapter 25: Tutorials: Tutorial 1 - Instructional Video for CDROM Tutorial 2 - 30 TV Commercials for the Web Tutorial 3 - Feature Film on the Web Tutorial 4 - Video Game Cut Scene Tutorial 5 - Short Film on DVD-Video Tutorial 6 Marketing Video with EventStream Chapter 26: Appendix One: Software on the CDROM Samples on the CDROM Chapter 27: Glossary Chapter 28: Index