DTV Survival Guide


Book Description

Successfully navigate the world of DTV If you want to cut through the rampant hyperbole of digital television, and capitalize on the field's real technical opportunities, "DTV Survival Guide" 's informed, point-by-point analysis of facts vs. falsehoods is a real lifesaver. Written by Jim Boston, a digital TV expert and frequent contributor to "Broadcast Engineering" magazine, this no-nonsense book is just what you need to overcome the misconceptions. It's packed with the make-or-break information you need to smoothly handle the federally mandated transition from analog to digital broadcasting, in the best interest of your company--and your career. Offering you page after page of assistance with every key--and costly--decision you must make, the Guide gives you: * All the crystal-clear DSP details and cost analyses you need to handle DTV * Tested methods for keeping your stream away from the "error cliff" * Fail-safe insights into semantic differences among digital languages * Clarifications of key, and often obfuscated, concepts *Pointers on the right technologies for different jobs * Help in making choices that will still work tomorrow




THE INVESTOR'S SURVIVAL GUIDE


Book Description

Most books written on investing cover the topic with terminologies, glossaries, historical data, charts, graphs and theories. What they lack is" How do I get started" ? " Where do I go to get started" ? They leave you with a lot of information that is not actionable. This book does what they don't do. It will empower you to go out and take charge of your financial destiny as soon as you finish reading the last word. The solutions are easy to understand. The complicated market place will be broken down into simple to understand language and enable you to go out and start investing immediately. This book will also show you how to avoid getting into debt and equally important how to get out of debt if you are already there. You will also be introduced to the broker certificate of deposit market. Expanding your horizons and enabling you to reach many more banks with higher yielding CDs. Although the methods are simple to grasp the results are incredibly sophisticated. A book like this is long overdo. Written for the novice investor and the seasoned investor alike. A must read to share with your friends and family.




Samsung Droid Fascinate Survival Guide: Step-by-Step User Guide for Droid Fascinate, Galaxy S, Vibrant, Captivate and Continuum: Hidden Features, photos, ... multitasking, FREE eBooks


Book Description

This concise Samsung Fascinate manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to do everything with your Samsung Fascinate, Galaxy S, Vibrant, Captivate, or Continuum FASTER. Although this book covers all of these models, some directions may slightly vary based upon the model. These phones are highly customizable devices that use the Android operating system. You will unlock hidden secrets on your device, such as how to download FREE eBooks, send email, surf the web, and read news for FREE. This Fascinate guide includes: - Getting Started - Button Layout - Navigating the Screens - Making Calls - Using the Speakerphone During a Voice Call - Staring a Conference Call - Managing Your Contacts - Adding a New Contact - Adding a Favorite Contact (Speed Dial) - Text Messaging - Adding Texted Phone Numbers to Contacts - Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Text - Using Swype - Sending Picture and Video Messages - Using the Internet Browser - Managing Open Browser Windows - Photos and Videos - Taking Pictures - Capturing Videos - Using the Email Application - Changing Email Options - Managing Applications - Sharing an Application - Using the Android Market to Download Applications - Reading User Reviews - Deleting an Application - Reading an eBook on the Incredible - Downloading thousands of free eBooks - Adjusting the Settings - Turning Vibration On and Off - Setting Alert Sounds - Changing the Wallpaper - Setting a Pattern Lock - Changing Keyboard Settings - Changing Photo Settings - Turning Bluetooth On and Off - Turning Wi-Fi On and Off - Turning Airplane Mode On and Off - Tips and Tricks - Using Voice Search - Maximizing Battery Life - Resetting Your Incredible - Viewing the Full Horizontal Keyboard - Calling a Number on a Website - Troubleshooting - List of Droid-friendly websites that save you time typing in long URL addresses




PSIP


Book Description

Making digital and interactive television work depends up on the ATSC's new PSIP standard. This book, written by one of the standard's primary architects, annotates and explains the complex standard document, breaking it down into practical, usable checklists and methods for broadcast, cable, satellite, and product design.




Multimedia and Interactive Digital TV


Book Description

"Addressing the issues that managers in the multimedia industry have confronted while developing and implementing this innovative technology, this book focuses on the latest research and findings in digital television technologies. Covered are the major issues surrounding digital convergence including the digital metamarket and new digital media devices and their potential for IT convergence at the macro level. Also addressed are multimedia and interactive digital television and the economic implications of these technologies. Additionally, the managerial implications of interactive digital television are covered, including branding strategies for digital television channels and the critical role of content media management."




WAN Survival Guide


Book Description

Ensure that your WAN can handle the latest technologies with this must-have strategy guide If a Wide Area Network (WAN) isn't set up properly, it won't be able to meet the needs of the applications being used in the Local Area Network (LAN). And with the emergence of new technologies such as VPNs, multi-service networks, and the mobility of corporate users, the costs involved with running a WAN have changed dramatically. Written by an expert on WAN design, this book provides a comprehensive strategy for choosing the best technologies available for your WAN. It includes analysis of business requirements for WANs, end-user and service provider requirements, and the capabilities and tradeoffs of the available technologies. The book also covers the realities and limitations of QoS, security, multi-service networks, virtual networks, VPNs, multi-homing, roaming, and mobility.




Standard Handbook of Video and Television Engineering


Book Description

* THE industry standard reference for video engineering, completely updated with more than 50% new material * New chapters on video networking and digital television systems in the USA and Europe * CD-ROM contains over 1000 pages of bonus material, linked by icon to relevant sections of the handbook so readers can expand their research




Principles of Digital Audio


Book Description

Ken Pohlmann's Classic--Completely Updated From the basics to the cutting edge, Ken Pohlmann's Principles of Digital Audio is packed with vital information. Through three editions, this popular text has illuminated the frontiers of digital audio science. Now this completely updated and substantially revised Fourth Edition brings you the tools you need to capitalize on the explosive expansion of digital audio technologies. Widely used as a college text, and as a professional reference by computer and audio designers and enthusiasts, this comprehensive and highly readable sourcebook helps you: ⬢ Stay up-to-speed in a fast-moving field ⬢ Enter or advance a career in digital audio design, new media development, music recording, sound engineering, broadcasting, and related areas ⬢ Master the newest options in DVD, Internet and PC audio, compact disc, workstations, perceptual coding, digital radio, digital television, and more ⬢ Get insider information on new developments available nowhere else ⬢ Apply creative new insights on theory and applications ⬢ Understand complex material through crystal-clear presentations from an award-winning professor and leading digital audio engineer The premier information source in the field, Principles of Digital Audio is the #1 choice of digital audio professionals. NEW IN THIS EDITION ⬢ DVD ⬢ Internet and PC Audio Technologies ⬢ Downloadable and Streaming Music ⬢ Data Compression Standards ⬢ Multichannel Audio Coding ⬢ Digital Broadcasting ⬢ Interconnection and Networking ⬢ DSP Updates ⬢ Additional Chapters and Illustrations




Digital Video and Television


Book Description

This book is the most up-to-date introduction to digital video and television. It is very suitable to university/college/arts students and video enthusiasts, by providing an accurate presentation, without too many mathematical/technical details. It covers all technologies related to video shooting/acquisition, editing, compression, optical storage, broadcasting and display. To this end, various video compression methods (MPEG-2, MPEG-4, HEVC) and broadcasting systems (ATSC, DVB, DTMB, ISDB) are overviewed. Novel trends in video streaming, webcasting and mobile video are presented. An overview of the latest trends in production, post-production and visual effects is presented for movie and TV content creation. Human perception of video and quality enhancement through video processing are detailed. Video analysis, description and archiving for fast video search are overviewed. Finally, novel trends in 3DTV and digital cinema are presented.




The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook


Book Description

In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie.