Product Description

Important Updates!
This third edition has been reorganized and updated throughout. It encompasses new standards and identifies and explains emerging digital technologies currently revolutionizing the industry. Additions include:

."Broadcast Basics" - first principles for those who really are starting from scratch
.ATSC PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) and Data Broadcasting
.More information on ATSC digital television standards and implementation
.Current TV studio operations - HD and SD systems, video servers, non-linear editing, electronic news rooms, closed captioning, and compressed bitstreams
.Station and network arrangements, centralcasting, and multicasting
.IBOC digital HD radio and methods for implementation
.Current radio studio operations - digital audio workstations, program automation, and voice tracking
.and much more!

* Learn from industry expert Graham Jones of the National Association of Broadcasters--the most trusted name in broadcast
* Covers television and radio, analog and digital
* Packed with jargon-busters

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #366913 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

Review
"A Broadcast Engineering Tutorial for Non-Engineers By Graham Jones is going to be a valuable reference book for the broadcast industry. I recommend it for people in the industry who need to know more about the world of Broadcast Engineering. Jones does an outstanding job of explaining complex technical issue to non-engineers. This book is long overdue!!" - Raymond Benedict, President of the Society of Broadcast Engineers

"This is the book for anyone wanting to understand broadcast technology. While it is an easy read for those without a technical background, it is also a great resource for the experienced engineer." - Mark Richer, President of the Advanced Television Systems Committee

About the Author
Graham Jones has more than 35 years experience in the broadcast industry. With NAB he works on advanced television issues, technical standards, education and training. He is a member of both ATSC and SMPTE engineering committees. Previously he was Engineering Director for the Harris/PBS DTV Express - the educational road show that introduced DTV to many U.S. broadcasters. He started his career with the BBC in London, and has worked as a consultant to broadcasters in many parts of the world. He holds a degree in physics, is a chartered electrical engineer, and is a member of the IEE, SMPTE, SBE and the Royal Television Society. In 2004 he received the Bernard J. Lechner Outstanding Contributor Award from the Advanced Television Systems Committee.

Customer Reviews

good introductory text- too centered on US technologies
The book is OK as introductory text for managers: the technical content is minimal, but the main concepts are reasonably well explained. Pity the focus of the book is on technologies used mostly in north America, and the coverage of European, Japanese and other technologies is scarce or non existent. The coverage of the streaming technologies isn't very wide neither.
Globally it's a good text if you're American, you know nothing about broadcasting and you plan to work in the broadcasting business without doing a technical work.