Table of Contents

Copyright

Chapter 1. Video Overview

Video today

Video data

Digital Video

Technology trade-offs

Video timing

Interlaced vs. Progressive

Video resolution

Standard-Definition

Enhanced-Definition

High-Definition

Video and audio compression

Other video applications

DVD Players

Digital Media Adapters

Digital Television Set-Top Boxes

Standards organizations

Instant summary

Chapter 2. Color Spaces

Rgb Color Space

Technology Trade-offs

Yuv Color Space

Yiq Color Space

Ycbcr Color Space

Hsi, Hls, and Hsv Color Spaces

Chromaticity Diagram

Non-rgb Color Space Considerations

Gamma Correction

Technology Trade-offs

Early NTSC Systems

Early PAL and SECAM Systems

Current Systems

Non-CRT Displays

Instant summary

Chapter 3. Video Signals

Digital component video background

Coding Ranges

SDTV Sample Rate Selection

Technology Trade-offs

EDTV Sample Rate Selection

HDTV Sample Rate Selection

480i and 480p Systems

Interlaced Analog Composite Video

Interlaced Analog Component Video

Progressive Analog Component Video

Interlaced Digital Component Video

Progressive Digital Component Video

576i and 576p Systems

Interlaced Analog Composite Video

Interlaced Analog Component Video

Progressive Analog Component Video

Interlaced Digital Component Video

Progressive Digital Component Video

720p Systems

Progressive Analog Component Video

Progressive Digital Component Video

1080i and 1080p Systems

Interlaced Analog Component Video

Progressive Analog Component Video

Interlaced Digital Component Video

Progressive Digital Component Video

Instant summary

Chapter 4. Video Interfaces

Analog video interfaces

Technology Trade-offs

S-Video Interface

SCART Interface

SDTV RGB Interface

HDTV RGB Interface

SDTV YPbPr Interface

HDTV YPbPr Interface

D-Connector Interface

Other Pro-Video Analog Interfaces

VGA Interface

Digital Video Interfaces

Digital Video Interface Definitions

Pro Video Component Interfaces

Pro-Video Composite Interfaces

Pro-Video Transport Interfaces

IC Component Interfaces

Consumer Component Interfaces

Technology Trade-Offs

Technology Trade-Offs

Instant Summary

Chapter 5. Digital Video Processing

Display Enhancement

Brightness, Contrast, Saturation (Color), and Hue (Tint)

Color Transient Improvement

Luma Transient Improvement

Sharpness

Blue Stretch

Green Enhancement

Dynamic Contrast

Color Correction

Video Mixing and Graphics Overlay

Technology Trade-offs

Chroma Keying

Video scaling

Pixel Dropping and Duplication

Linear Interpolation

Anti-Aliased Resampling

Display Scaling Examples

Scan Rate Conversion

Frame or Field Dropping and Duplicating

Temporal Interpolation

Noninterlaced-to-interlaced Conversion

Scan Line Decimation

Vertical Filtering

Interlaced-to-noninterlaced Conversion

Video Mode: Intra-Field Processing

Video Mode: Inter-Field Processing

DCT-based Compression

DCT

Quantization

Zig-Zag Scanning

Run Length Coding

Variable-Length Coding

Instant summary

Chapter 6. NTSC, PAL, and SECAM

NTSC Overview

Luminance Information

Color Information

Color Modulation

Composite Video Generation

NTSC Standards

PAL Overview

Luminance Information

Color Information

Color Modulation

Composite Video Generation

PAL Standards

PALplus

SECAM Overview

Luminance Information

Color Information

Color Modulation

Composite Video Generation

SECAM Standards

Enhanced Television Programming

Triggers

Transports

Instant Summary

Chapter 7. MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and H.264

MPEG-1

MPEG vs. JPEG

Technology Trade-offs

Quality Issues

Audio Overview

Video Coding

Video Bitstream

Video Decoding

MPEG-2

Audio Overview

Video Overview

Scalability

Video Coding Layer

Decoder Considerations

MPEG-4

Audio Overview

Visual Overview

Graphics Overview

Visual Layers

MPEG-4.10 (H.264) Video

Profiles and Levels

Instant summary

Chapter 8. Digital Television (DTV)

ATSC Digital Television

Video Capability

Audio Capability

Program and System Information Protocol (PSIP)

Application Block Diagrams

Opencable™ digital television

Video Capability

Audio Capability

Application Block Diagrams

Dvb digital television

Video Capability

Audio Capability

Application Block Diagrams

Isdb digital television

ISDB-S (Satellite)

ISDB-C (Cable)

ISDB-T (Terrestrial)

Video Capability

Audio Capability

Application Block Diagrams

Instant summary