Foreword: A Report of Digital Video Demonstrations Using Component Coding
Roland J. Zavada · SMPTE Journal · 1981
This special issue of the S M P T E JOURNAL, devoted to the development of component-coded digital video specifications and a practical demonstration of their feasibility in the NTSC environment, represents a highly significant accomplishment in administration, engineering, and standards activity of the Society.The rapid escalation of digital technology and related developments have improved packing density in video recording, making possible a realistic consideration of specifications directed towards becoming international standards affecting the development of video technology for the next several decades.The articles which follow speak eloquently of the technical concepts in progress.