Convergence in Broadcast and Communications Media offers concise and accurate information for engineers and technicians to handle products and systems combining audio, video, data processing and communications. John Watkinson has provided definitive professional guide, designed as a standard point of reference for engineers, whether you are coming from audio, video, computer or communications background. Without assuming any background and starting from first principles, the core technology of four reproduction of images, sound reproduction, data processing and communications are described. Covering everything from digital fundamentals to conversion methods, sound and image technologies, compression techniques, principles of digital encoding, storage devices and the latest communications systems, this book shows how these technologies operate together and the necessary conversions that occur between them. John is the author of MPEG2, The Art of Digital Video and Digital Audio Arts, An Introduction to Digital Video, An Introduction to Digital Audio, The Art of Sound Reproduction, Basic TV, Co-author of The Digital Interface for Books Books and Contributors Loudspeaker and Headphone Handbook . Fundamental approach for audio, video processing, data and communications systemsWritten for engineers from any discipline (audio, video, computers, communication) show the principle of audio and video along with critical communications technology: MPEG transport stream, DVB, Network, Telephone, ADSL, Firewire , ATM