Two books on MPEG. Find them at thomson.com
Here are two books:
First book . . .
MPEG Video Compression Standard
Joan L. Mitchell, Research Staff Member, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center,
USA
William B. Pennebaker
Chad Fogg, Cascade Design Automation, USA
Didier J. LeGall, C-Cube Microsystems, Milpitas, California, USA
Published by Chapman & Hall
Hardback c 1997
ISBN/ISSN: 0-412-08771-5
Price: US $69.95
Price: UK œ55.00
For all those interested in high definition television, multimedia, and image compression,
this
unique reference will be an essential tool. It provides the first comprehensive
introduction to
this field, incorporating material ranging from basic concerns of newcomers to the field
through
sophisticated reviews of cutting edge technical issues.Written by acknowledged
experts in the
field, MPEG Video Compression Standard offers important benefits to readers
including:
Detailed information on MPEG modes of operation, signalling conventions, and
structure of
MPEG compressed data. Each section of the book is labeled by level of technical
difficulty,
allowing less technical readers to skip higher level sections and still gain a broad
understanding
of the subject while guiding advanced readers to the in-depth coverage they require
With its
comprehensive coverage of MPEG video compression, this important book meets the
needs
of those working to develop the standard as well as those who use MPEG in their
work.
Electrical engineers, multimedia producers, computer scientists, as well as all those
interested in
this fast and growing field will find MPEG Video Compression Standard essential in
their
work.
First book on an international standard that is of tremendous importance to video
designers and manufacturers-- the MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), standard
defining high definition TV.
Offers detailed information on the MPEG modes of operation, signalling conventions,
and structure of MPEG compressed data.
Each section of the book is labeled by level of technical difficulty so that less technical
readers can readily skip the more detailed sections and still gain a broad understanding
of the standard, while implementors can gain the in depth knowledge they require.
Table of Contents
Introduction. Overview of MPEG. The discrete cosine transform. Aspects of visual
perception. MPEG coding principles. Pseudocode and flowcharts. MPEG system
syntax.
MPEG-1 video syntax. MPEG-2 Overview. MPEG-2 main profile syntax. Motion
compensation. Pel reconstruction. Motion estimation. Variable quantization. Rate
control in
MPEG. MPEG patents. MPEG vendors and products. MPEG history. Other video
standards.
MPEG-1 Part 2 Notes. Bibliography. Index.
Author(s)
Dr. Joan L. Mitchell is a Research Staff member at the IBM Thomas J. Watson
Research
Center. She is co-author of JPEG: Still Image Data Compression Standard and has
spoken
and written extensively on data compression topics inside and outside of IBM.
Dr. William B. Pennebaker is a consultant and former Research Staff Member at the
IBM
Thomas J. Watson Research Center. He is co-author of JPEG: Still Image Data
Compression
Standard and has spoken and written extensively on data compression topics inside
and
outside of IBM.
Didier LeGall, of C-Cube Microsystems, is chair of the ISO Video subgroup
that is writing the
MPEG standrad and has an insider's knowledge of the workings of the
standard.
512 pages
Dimensions: 7 x 10 INCHES
Status: Available
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Another book....
Digital Video
An introduction to MPEG-2
Barry G. Haskell, AT&T Labs, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA
Atul Puri, AT&T Labs, Holmdel, New Jersey, USA
Arun Netravali, Vice President, Research, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs, Murray
Hill,
New Jersey, USA
Published by Chapman & Hall
Paperback c 1997
ISBN/ISSN: 0-412-08411-2
Price: US $59.95
Price: UK œ45.00
Price: Canada $83.95
Digital Video offers comprehensive coverage of the MPEG-2 audio/visual digital
compression
standard. The treatment includes the specifics needed to implement an MPEG-2
Decoder,
including the syntax and semantics of the coded bitstreams. Since the MPEG-2
Encoders are
not specified by the standard, and are actually closely held secrets of many vendors,
the book
only outlines the fundamentals of encoder design and algorithm optimization. Building
on its
coverage of the fundamentals in the opening chapters, Digital Video proceeds to
explore
specific applications, including digital video delivery media, interactive television,
high-definition
television, three-dimensional stereoscopic television, and VLSI implementation
architectures.
The book concludes with a progress report on MPEG-4, keeping readers abreast of
this
fast-changing field.This outstanding volume will be essential to all those involved in
audio/visual
digital compression. Engineers in communications, computers, and electrical industries
will all
find an abundance of practical information unavailable from other sources.
This book discusses video compression within the framework of MPEG-2, one of the
most important International Standardization activity in this field.
This book addresses the general area of electrical engineering and computer science
and
more specifically relates them to compression of digital video.
Table of Contents
Dedication. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction to digital multimedia,
Compression, and
MPEG-2. Anatomy of MPEG-2. MPEG-2 systems. Audio. Video basics. Digital
compression: fundamentals. Motion compensation modes in MPEG. MPEG-2 video
coding
and compression. MPEG-2 scalability techniques. Video stream syntax and semantics.
Requirements and profiles. Digital networks. Interactive television. High definition
television
(HDTV). Three-dimensional TV. Processing architecture and implementation - Dr
Horng-Dar
Lin. MPEG-4 and the future. Appendix A: resource guide. Appendix B: MPEG
committee.
Index.
441 pages
Dimensions: 7 x 10 INCHES
Status: Available |
