How Video Works: From Broadcast to the Cloud, 3/e (Paperback)

How Video Works raises the curtain on how video is created, scanned, transmitted, stored, compressed, encoded, delivered and streamed to its multitude of destinations. In today’s digital world, every content creator―individual as well as network or corporation―must understand the process of how video works in order to deliver not only the best quality video, but a digital video file with the most appropriate specifications for each particular use. This complete guide covers key stages of video development, from image capture, to the final stages of delivery and archiving, as well as workflows and new technologies, including Ultra High Definition, metadata, signal monitoring, streaming and managing video files – all presented in an easy to understand way. Whether you are a professional or new video technician discovering the ins and outs of digital distribution, this book is has the information you need to succeed. The updated third edition contains:

• New sections on image capture as well as streaming and video workflows

• A hands-on approach to using digital scopes and monitoring the video signal

• Thorough explanations of managing video files, including codecs and wrappers

• In-depth coverage of compression, encoding, and metadata

• A complete explanation of video and audio standards, including Ultra HD

• An overview of video recording and storage formats

• A complete glossary of terms for video, audio and broadcast

《影片運作原理》揭開了影片的創作、掃描、傳輸、儲存、壓縮、編碼、交付和串流到各種目的地的幕布。在今天的數位世界中，每個內容創作者 - 無論是個人還是網絡或公司 - 都必須了解影片運作的過程，以便不僅提供最佳品質的影片，還能根據每個特定用途提供具有最適合規格的數位影片檔案。這本完整指南涵蓋了影片開發的關鍵階段，從影像捕捉到最終交付和存檔的最後階段，以及工作流程和新技術，包括超高清、元數據、信號監控、串流和管理影片檔案 - 所有這些都以易於理解的方式呈現。無論您是專業人士還是新的影片技術人員，都可以發現數位分發的內幕，這本書都提供了您成功所需的資訊。更新的第三版包括：

- 關於影像捕捉以及串流和影片工作流程的新章節
- 實用的使用數位範圍儀和監控影片信號的方法
- 對管理影片檔案（包括編解碼器和封裝格式）的詳細解釋
- 深入探討壓縮、編碼和元數據
- 對影片和音訊標準（包括超高清）的完整解釋
- 影片錄製和儲存格式的概述
- 影片、音訊和廣播術語的完整詞彙表