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Informationen zum Autor Benny Bing has worked in academia for over 20 years. He has published over 80 research papers and 12 books, and has 6 video patents licensed to industry. He has served as a technical editor for several IEEE journals and an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished lecturer. He also received the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Technology Innovation Award for demonstrations of advanced media technologies. Klappentext Reviews the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard and advancements in adaptive streaming technologies for use in broadband networks and the InternetThis book describes next-generation video coding and streaming technologies with a comparative assessment of the strengths and weaknesses. Specific emphasis is placed on the H.265/HEVC video coding standard and adaptive bit rate video streaming. In addition to evaluating the impact of different types of video content and powerful feature sets on HEVC coding efficiency, the text provides an in-depth study on the practical performance of popular adaptive streaming platforms and useful tips for streaming optimization. Readers will learn of new over-the-top (OTT) online TV advancements, the direction of the broadband telecommunications industry, and the latest developments that will help keep implementation costs down and maximize return on infrastructure investment.* Reviews the emerging High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard and compares its coding performance with the MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) and MPEG-2 standards* Provides invaluable insights into the intra and inter coding efficiencies of HEVC, such as the impact of hierarchical block partitioning and new prediction modes* Evaluates the performance of the Apple and Microsoft adaptive streaming platforms and presents innovative techniques related to aggregate stream bandwidth prediction, duplicate chunk suppression, and server-based adaptive streaming* Includes end-of-chapter homework problems and access to instructor slidesNext-Generation Video Coding and Streaming is written for students, researchers, and industry professionals working in the field of video communications.Benny Bing has worked in academia for over 20 years. He has published over 80 research papers and 12 books, and has 6 video patents licensed to industry. He has served as a technical editor for several IEEE journals and an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished lecturer. He also received the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Technology Innovation Award for demonstrations of advanced media technologies. Zusammenfassung Reviews the new High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard and advancements in adaptive streaming technologies for use in broadband networks and the Internet This book describes next-generation video coding and streaming technologies with a comparative assessment of the strengths and weaknesses. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface xvii1 Digital Video Delivery 11.1 Broadband TV Landscape 21.1.1 Internet TV Providers 21.1.2 Netflix 31.1.3 Hulu 31.1.4 Amazon 31.1.5 YouTube 31.1.6 ESPN3 41.1.7 HBO 41.1.8 CBS 41.1.9 Sony 41.1.10 Retail Giants 41.2 Internet TV Delivery Platforms 51.2.1 Cloud TV 51.2.2 Content Delivery Network 61.2.3 Free CDN 61.2.4 Video Transcoding 71.3 Second Screen Device Adoption 71.3.1 Mobile Video 81.3.2 Mobile Versus Traditional TV 81.3.3 Over-the-Air Digital TV 81.3.4 Non-Real-Time TV Delivery 91.3.5 NRT Use Cases 91.3.6 Cable Wi-Fi Alliance 91.4 Screen and Video Resolution 101.4.1 Aspect Ratios 111.4.2 Video Resolution 111.4.3 Visual Quality 131.4.4 Matching Video Content to Screen Size 131.5 Stereoscopic 3D TV 141.5.1 Autostereoscopic 3D 141.5.2 Anaglyph 3D 141.6 Video Coding Standards 151.6.1 Exploiting Video Content Redundancies 151.6.2 High-Quality Versus High-Resolution Videos 161.6.3 Factors Affecting Coded Video Bit Rates 16...
