Video Scrambling & Descrambling
for Satellite & Cable TV
- 3rd Edition - November 5, 1998
- Imprint: Newnes
- Authors: Rudolf F. Graf, William Sheets
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 7 5 0 6 - 9 9 9 7 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 7 3 2 3 - 6
Video Scrambling and Descrambling for Satellite & Cable TV provides the "how and why" of encoding and decoding video signals. Most of the currently used methods are discussed,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteVideo Scrambling and Descrambling for Satellite & Cable TV provides the "how and why" of encoding and decoding video signals. Most of the currently used methods are discussed, with the necessary technical background. Since digital scrambling methods will undoubtedly supplant analog methods, information on analog/digital conversion, phase-locked loops, digital techniques, and IC data sheets are included.
In this new edition the authors incorporate the many developments in this field since 1986. They elaborate the basic information on scrambling given in the first edition, and discuss current scrambling systems such as Tri-mode, SSAVI, and Videocipher II. Looking back at the "gloom and doom" predictions made in the 80s, they discuss which have proven correct, which have yet to be realized, and which have been wrong. Their discussion of basic circuitry now includes some new IC devices, and the section on political, legal and consumer aspects of scrambling has been completely updated. New digitization techniques and construction data, decoder circuitry, audio scrambling techniques, manufacturers' data sheets, US Patents, and current developments such as digital audio are also covered in this updated version.
In this new edition the authors incorporate the many developments in this field since 1986. They elaborate the basic information on scrambling given in the first edition, and discuss current scrambling systems such as Tri-mode, SSAVI, and Videocipher II. Looking back at the "gloom and doom" predictions made in the 80s, they discuss which have proven correct, which have yet to be realized, and which have been wrong. Their discussion of basic circuitry now includes some new IC devices, and the section on political, legal and consumer aspects of scrambling has been completely updated. New digitization techniques and construction data, decoder circuitry, audio scrambling techniques, manufacturers' data sheets, US Patents, and current developments such as digital audio are also covered in this updated version.
Complete revision of a best-seller
Explains the theory and operation of encoding/decoding systems
Scrambling & descrambling circuits
Explains the theory and operation of encoding/decoding systems
Scrambling & descrambling circuits
Hobbyists, audio/video technicians and engineers
Introduction * More Scrambling Systems and Possibilities * Scrambling/Descrambling Techniques: Basic Circuitry * Security Considerations * More Scrambling/Descrambling Techniques * Current Scrambling Systems * Advanced Scrambling Methods: Satellite Techniques * Digitizing Audio and Video Signals * Cable and Satellite Decoder Circuitry * Commercial Satellite Encryption Systems * Satellite TV and Interference Considerations * Data Encryption Standard (DES) * Manufacturers' Data Sheets * U.S. Patents and Scrambling Systems * Technical Data * Glossary
- Edition: 3
- Published: November 5, 1998
- Imprint: Newnes
- No. of pages: 308
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780750699976
- eBook ISBN: 9780080573236
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Rudolf F. Graf
Affiliations and expertise
Graduate Electronics Engineer. Received his MBA at New York University. He is a senior member of the IEEE, a licensed amateur radio operator, and holder of a first-class radiotelephone operator's license. He currently lives in New York.WS
William Sheets
Affiliations and expertise
Independant Consultant, New York State. He has more than twenty years experience in RF communications and digital circuitry. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Video Scrambling and Descrambling, published by Newnes.