Preface<br >The intention behind this book is to bridge the gap of knowledge that<br >exists between the professional audio and video communities with re-<br >spect to the production of stereophonic and]or high-quality audio for<br >video. It is written for both the audio professional who wishes to learn<br >the basics of video production and postproduction and the video pro-<br >fessional who wishes to learn the basics of professional audio and mul-<br >.titrack production.<br > This book introduces the reader to:<br > ~ Stages of production and postproduction encountered within<br > the audio and video media<br > ~ The audio tape recorder and the video tape recorder<br > ~ The basics of synchronization， time code， the edit decision list，<br > and edit controllers in video and audio postproduction<br > ~ Fundamentals and equipment of audio production for video， mi-<br > crophones and miking techniques， and stereo miking techniques<br > ~ Fundamentals and equipment of audio postproduction for<br > video， the various stages encountered in audio-for-video<br > postpmduction， the sound effects library， electronic music pro-<br > duction， signal-processing and effects devices， and the audio<br > production console<br > ~ Electronic editing techniques， the video edit， and digital audio<br > editing<br > ~ Prevention and troubleshooting of time code problems<br > ~ Definitions and standards of SMPTE， VITC， and Pilotone<br > This book is primarily written for the professional user within the<br >audio or video marketplace who is seeking a better understanding of<br >how to handle the demands of audio production for video and who<br >wishes to increase business potential through the development of new<br >