Book description
H. 264 Advanced Video Coding or MPEG-4 Part 10 is fundamental to a
growing range of markets such as high definition broadcasting, internet
video sharing, mobile video and digital surveillance. This book reflects
the growing importance and implementation of H. 264 video technology.
Offering a detailed overview of the system, it explains the syntax,
tools and features of H. 264 and equips readers with practical advice on
how to get the most out of the standard.
- Packed with clear examples and illustrations to explain H. 264
technology in an accessible and practical way.
- Covers basic video coding concepts, video formats and visual
quality.
- Explains how to measure and optimise the performance of H. 264 and
how to balance bitrate, computation and video quality.
- Analyses recent work on scalable and multi-view versions of H.
264, case studies of H. 264 codecs and new technological
developments such as the popular High Profile extensions.
- An invaluable companion for developers, broadcasters, system
integrators, academics and students who want to master this
burgeoning state-of-the-art technology.
"[This book] unravels the mysteries behind the latest H. 264
standard and delves deeper into each of the operations in the codec.
The reader can implement (simulate, design, evaluate, optimize) the
codec with all profiles and levels. The book ends with extensions and
directions (such as SVC and MVC) for further research."
Professor K. R. Rao, The University of Texas at Arlington, co-inventor
of the Discrete Cosine Transform
