1. Introduction -- 2. Creating a video image -- 3. Video scanning -- 4. Synchronizing signals -- 5. The transmitted signal -- 6. Color video -- 7. Monitoring the image -- 8. Signal monitoring -- 9. Digital scopes -- 10. The encoded signal -- 11. Digital theory -- 12. Television standards -- 13. High definition video -- 14. Compression -- 15. MPEG compression -- 16. Audio for video -- 17. Metadata and timecode -- 18. Video workflows and computer networking -- 19. Managing video files -- 20. Recording and storage formats -- 21. Streaming media.