DTV System

By

Lectures + presentation

Grading
Presentation: 15%
Project: 35%
Examination (mid, final): 50%

Reference Book

Digital Video and HDTV, by Charles A. Poynton, 2003.

Digital Television Fundamentals, by Michael Robin, Michel Poulin, 2000.
H.264 and MPEG-4 Video Compression, by Iain E. G. Richardson, 2003.
Video Demystified , Keith Jack.

Table of Content

Chapter 1: Introduction to DTV

Whats DTV?
Overview of DTV Industry
Market Survey of DTV
Characteristics of DTV Industry
Overview of DTV IC

Chapter 2: Digital Video

Video Fundamental
Video Resolution
Progressive v.s. Interlace
Aspect Ratio
Color Space
Digital Video Compression
Compression Standards
The Basic Concept
Spatial Coding
Temporal Coding
Profile and Level
MPEG 4
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Chapter 3: Digital Audio

MPEG-I layer I, II, III

Dolby AC3, AAC

Chapter 4: System Layer

ES (Elementary Stream) v.s. PES (Packetized Elementary Stream)
TS (Transport Stream) v.s. PS (Program Stream)
PSI v.s. PSIP
Chapter 5: Transmission System
Channel Coding
Digital Modulation (Satellite, Cable, Terrestrial)
Chapter 6: Terminal System
Digital Set-top box architecture
Embedded System design
Embedded System Programming
RTOS
Chapter 7: Advanced DTV
Conditional Access
MHP (Multimedia Home Platform)
PVR (Personal Video Recorder)
TVoC (TV on Chip)
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