Publishing Digital Video [With *]

I picked up this book a couple of years ago, when the second edition first came out. It provides a very complete overview of digital video, from capture, through non-linear editing and compression, to output or streaming video (web-based) applications. The major concepts are well-explained and fully illustrated -- including video clips on the CD that show the various phenomena being discussed. The book falls down in only one category -- it devotes a significant amount of time to specific product descriptions and evaluations. However, given the lead time for production of a book, these product descriptions were out-of-date when the book first appeared. They are even more out-of-date now. If you read the book in order to familiarize yourself with desirable features of products and how you might use them, it is excellent. If you use it to select a specific product, you will probably be making a mistake.