Key Features Technicalities for the non-technical. Getting the best out of video - what lies behind the pictures. Grasping the art of video engineering and video engineering for picture makers. Description What do we measure and why? Peter Hodges explains the answer to this question in approachable language and with clear illustrations. Newcomers to the video industry, as well as those already established, will find this uniquely readable guide to the basics of a complex subject. Building on the success of the two previous editions of this popular title and covering both analog and digital video, the third edition includes new sections on audio measurement, high definition video, and innovative techniques of test and measurement. Readership Video and audio engineers. Quotes Those involved in video recording, distribution, processing or replay will find this book an invaluable reference tool on all aspects of video signal measurement and diagnosis...Video is often seen as a black art - best left to those who know. Hodges, however, has dispelled much of the mystery about the subject in this well-written, copiously illustrated book and it is well worth the shelf space. - Lighting and Sound International Author Information By Peter Hodges , FBIPP, FRPS, IEng., South Staffordshire, United Kingdom Peter Hodges, FBIPP, FRPS, IEng, MIEE, well-recognized in the television, film, and photographic industries, Hodges presents the timeless aspects of measurement with industry authority. While bearing in mind the professional nature of the text, he outlines the concepts of video and audio engineering with expert experience from his many years with the BBC. Hodges is a freelance writer on TV and film, and the author of The Video Camera Operators Handbook, also published by Focal Press. Table of Contents 1. Circuits and signals 2. Time and the complex signal 3. What is video? 4. Measuring video 5. Adding colour 6. New technology 7. First steps - the camera 8. The st