Robert Hartwig - Basic TV Technology, Third Edition, teaches students & beginning professionals the technical fundamentals underlying all television & video systems & demonstrates how various pieces of equipment work, what their functions are & how they are integrated to form a complex video system. Includes the PAL system, nonlinear editing, open architecture vs. dedicated equipment & an update on HDTV & the FCC's plans.

Covers the basics of analog & digital TV technology. This book features the accessible Media Manual format, which integrates abundant illustrations & lucid text. Readers will become proficient in the technical concepts of video & television. An essential resource for students & professionals of videomedia.

• 176pp
• 5.5 x 8.5
• Paperback
• 3rd Edition
• 141 Line Illustrations