From the fundamentals of video recorders, to the latest advances in disk recording, DVD, and optical techniques, here is your one-stop guide to understanding the technical details and applications associated with video recording technology. Authored by a foremost authority in the field, this up-to-date, comprehensive reference covers the entire range of the technology, from home and professional models - to tape and disk recorders - to the recent transition from analog to digital products. It helps you understand how the technology is applied to broadcasting, computers, telecommunications, and more. Video and broadcast engineers will want to have this book close at hand, but even if your engineering or computer background is not video-specific, you'll value this clearly written, easy-to-follow guide that helps you increase your understanding of recorder formats, heads and scanners, tape decks, disk drives, signal processing, editing, various recorder products, and much more.
Video Fundamentals. Recording Fundamentals. Tapes, Disks, and Records. Heads and Helical Scanners. Tape Decks. Disk Drives. Recorder Signal Processing. Editing. Recorder System Features. Tape Recorder Products. Disk Recorder Products. Trends in Recording. Glossary.
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Arch C. Luther
Arch C. Luther is president of Arch Luther Associates in Merchantville, New Jersey. He earned his B.S. in electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His distinguished career spans more than 40 years and includes broadcast equipment design at RCA, and consulting in multimedia computing for Intel, IBM, and others. Mr. Luther holds 32 U.S. patents and is the author of nine books, including Principles of Digital Audio and Video, published by Artech House in 1997. He has won both the SMPTE David Sarnoff Gold Medal and RCA David Sarnoff Gold Medal for Outstanding Technical Achievement.