semiconductor storage of television signals, digital decoding and encoding of composite signals and digital filtering of television signals. The contributions also examine interpolation, including links with high-definition television, digital video recording, electronic graphics and much more. Features a discussion of future prospects of digital TV, particularly for high definition television.The Emergence of Digital Television (C. Sandbank). <BR> Analogue-to-Digital and Digital-to-Analogue Conversion and Its Effect on Television Signals (V. Devereux). <BR> Semiconductor Storage of TV Signals (J. Riley). <BR> Digital Encoding and Decoding of Composite Television Signals (C. Clarke). <BR> Digital Filtering of Television Signals (J. Drewery). <BR> Interpolation (C. Clarke). <BR> Multipicture Storage (M. Croll). <BR> Digital Video Tape Recording (A. Todorovic). <BR> Electronic Graphics for Television (N. Tanton). <BR> Telecine and Cameras (I. Childs). <BR> Digital Chroma-Key and Mixer Units (V. Devereux). <BR> Digital Video Interfaces (D. Bradshaw). <BR> The Bit-Rate Reduction of Television Signals for Long Distance Transmission (N. Wells). <BR> References. <BR> Index.  (less)

of the original raw file. In emPhotoshop CS2 Mastering Camera Raw/em, best-selling author Deke McClelland teaches the key principles and techniques for mastering raw photography using the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in. From shooting, converting, and organizing raw files to developing and finalizing images using specialized commands, each capability of the Camera Raw plug-in is covered in depth. Viewers will explore all aspects of expert photographic manipulation using the plug-in with Adobe Photoshop. Exercise files are included with the tutorial./br/brstrongTopics Include:/strong/brulliShooting raw images to achieve best results/liliConverting photographs to the Adobe Digital Negative (DNG) format/liliOrganizing, sorting, and comparing images in the Adobe Bridge/liliUsing metadata, photographer information, keywords, and EXIF effectively/liliUnderstanding and compensating for white balance/liliEditing exposure, brightness, and contrast/liliUsing the Tone Curve to apply custom lighting manipulations/liliApplying non-destructive cropping and straightening/liliFixing noise, vignettes, and chromatic aberrations/liliCorrecting lens distortion/liliRetouching, sharpening, and re-coloring images /liliCombining raw photography Smart Objects/liliUnderstanding color management and camera calibration/liliConverting and batch-developing folders of raw photographs/li/ul/br/brstrongDuration:/strong 12 hours/brOn 1 DVD-ROM  (less)