Rose is a video freak. Her idea of heaven is sitting in front of the TV with a packet of marshmallows resting on her tummy, & she'd rather watch videos than do anything else. So when the video breaks down, it's a total nightmare! But then a mysterious repair man comes to fix it
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Takes you to a fresh level of competence & expertise by presenting the camera as a potent storytelling tool. This title helps to learn the basics of HD formats, the fundamentals of compression & color space. It provides insightful anecdotes & tutorials that help you learn the video shooter's craft. ...

Provides guidance on both the mechanics of the video camera & the craft of shooting. This book takes the reader beyond "button pushing" to teach the complete range of skills required to capture compelling images. It

Includes:: topics on equipment selection, camera setup & operation, shooting techniques, & working with lighting & audio.

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Includes: basics of networked media, storage systems for AV, MXF & other file formats, Web services & SOA, software
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In our media-saturated world, the line between reality & fiction has grown thinner & more confusing. With an insider's view of the media, the author's stories take us into a hall of mirrors where men & women struggle to understand themselves & their relationships with one another. ...

When Susan & Gary Wilson move into a new home in the Louisiana town where she grew up, they are a little overwhelmed by the enthusiastic attentions of their neighbour Steve Glover. Things get even worse when Steve starts revealing an unusually detailed knowledge of their home life, & this leads Susan to sneak into his house looking for answers. What she discovers is a bank of sophisticated surveillance equipment wired to cameras hidden around her house, & scores of videotapes recording her family's most intimate moments. However, when she then discovers that video voyeurism is not illegal & that Steve therefore cannot be convicted, Susan begins an epic struggle to see that justice is done. ...

Drawing from the knowledge, experience, & insight of leading engineers, researchers, & scholars in the field, this book provides coverage of the basic foundations of speech, audio, image, & video processing & associated applications to broadcast, storage, search & retrieval, & communications. ...

Documentary looking at culture & politics in modern Italy. The film examines the ways in which Silvio Berlusconi's political & media monopolies have shaped public opinion & the aspirations of young people in a country that has become increasingly fixated upon television, sex & celebrity. ...