H264 and MPEG 4 Video Compression or Business Driven Information Systems with MISource 2007 and Student CD

H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression

Author: Iain Richardson

Following on from the successful MPEG-2 standard, MPEG-4 Visual is enabling a new wave of multimedia applications from Internet video streaming to mobile video conferencing. The new H.264 ‘Advanced Video Coding’ standard promises impressive compression performance and is gaining support from developers and manufacturers.  The first book to cover H.264 in technical detail, this unique resource takes an application-based approach to the two standards and the coding concepts that underpin them.

• Presents a practical, step-by-step, guide to the MPEG-4 Visual and H.264 standards for video compression.

• Introduces the basic concepts of digital video and covers essential background material required for an understanding of both standards.

• Provides side-by-side performance comparisons of MPEG-4 Visual and H.264 and advice on how to approach and interpret them to ensure conformance.

• Examines the way that the standards have been shaped and developed, discussing the composition and procedures of the VCEG and MPEG standardisation groups.

Focussing on compression tools and profiles for practical multimedia applications, this book ‘decodes’ the standards, enabling developers, researchers, engineers and students to rapidly get to grips with both H.264 and MPEG-4 Visual.


Dr Iain Richardson leads the Image Communication Technology research group at the Robert Gordon University in Scotland and is the author of over 40 research papers and two previous books on video compression technology.

Table of Contents:

	About the Author
	Foreword
	Preface
	Glossary
1	Introduction	1
2	Video Formats and Quality	9
3	Video Coding Concepts	27
4	The MPEG-4 and H.264 Standards	85
5	MPEG-4 Visual	99
6	H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10	159
7	Design and Performance	225
8	Applications and Directions	269
	Bibliography	277
	Index	279

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Business Driven Information Systems with MISource 2007 and Student CD

Author: Paige Baltzan

Business Driven Information Systems (also known as BDIS) discusses business initiatives first and then how technology supports those initiatives. The premise for this unique approach is that business initiatives drive technology decisions in a corporation. Every discussion first addresses the business needs and then addresses the technology that supports those needs. This text provides the foundation that will enable students to achieve excellence in business, whether they major in operations management, manufacturing, sales, marketing, etc. BDIS is designed to give students the ability to understand how information technology can be a point of strength for an organization.