Designing a video compression system for high definition television

There has been significant interest in the design of a digital television system for terrestrial HDTV broadcasting. The authors discuss various issues related to the design of a HDTV system. They examine the design of a video compression system for the efficient delivery of digital television signals. A number of considerations that arise when designing the video compression system are discussed, and a sample system which meets most of these requirements is presented. It is shown that the video compression principles and system issues can be integrated into a framework for designing a high-performance digital HDTV system.<>