DIGITAL VIDEO TRANSCODING FOR TRANSMISSION AND STORAGE

Professionals in the video and multimedia industry need a book that explains industry standards for video coding and how to convert the compressed information between standards. This book answers this demand while also supplying the theories and principles of video compression and transcoding technologies. Emphasizing digital video transcoding techniques, the text summarizes its content via examples of practical methods for transcoder implementation. It relates almost all of its featured transcoding technologies to practical applications. This volume takes a structured approach, starting with basic video transcoding concepts and progressing toward the most sophisticated systems.