[M4IF Technotes] MPEG-4 Books

[Gary Hughes]

At 03:13 PM 9/3/2024 -0700, Ben Waggoner wrote:
>    There is also the compelling sounding, but as yet unread "MPEG-4
>Demystified" by Peter Symes.  Amazon only has it as some kind of special
>order, and mine hasn't shown up yet.  This is surprising, since his previous
>books haven't had any unusual distribution.  Anyway, I haven't read this
>book yet, but Symes's excellent "Video Compression Demystified" was a
>clearly written and well illustrated introduction to modern video and audio
>codecs.  If his MPEG-4 book is half as good, it'll be great.
>
>http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0071388893/benwaggoner-20

Most places have that listed as "on order" or "3-5 weeks". B&N say
"not yet available". Most places list it for significantly less
than Amazon, but as the joke goes, "I only charge $6/lb when I'm
out of stock".
gary
Gary Hughes (ghughes   tardis.com)
Stargate Video Systems