Audio and Visual Technology

Basic Principles of Media Technology

Facsimile Technology

Transduction

Signal and Noise

Analog and Digital Sounds

Oscillation and the Waveform

Frequency and Amplitude

Frequency Response

Steps in Signal Processing

Step 1: Signal Generation

Audio Signal Generation

Video Signal Generation

Step 2: Amplification and Processing

Audio Amplification and Processing

Video Amplification and Processing

Step 3: Signal Transmission

Audio Transmission

Video Transmission

Satellite Transmission

Back to the Future: The Return to Wired Communications

Step 4: Signal Reception

Radio Receivers

TV Receivers

Step 5: Storage and Retrieval

Audio Storage

Video Storage

Webcasting: Audio and Video Streaming

Summary

Key Terms

Suggestions for Further Reading

Internet Exercises