Understanding Video Technology
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Course duration - 4 days
Course Outline
This highly popular course is designed for all those working with video and audio but need updating or have had no formal technical training. The course covers the essentials of video and audio technology, through to the latest developments including HD and tapeless, providing the knowledge required to understand television technology and practice. In 4 days the participants are guided through signals, audio and video systems, formats, cameras, recording, and encoding. Theory is made digestible by expert tutors, combined with practical exercises in equipment function and maintenance. Participants leave the course with knowledge gaps filled and able to work at a higher level with greater efficiency.
Course Type
- A mix of demonstration and hands-on practical.
- Topics Covered
- Basic principles of video and audio signals
- Digital & analogue audio & video
- Video signals and television – HDTV and SD
- Colour systems, RGB. YUV: Digital, Component ,Composite
- Using monitors and waveforms
- Principles and controls of video cameras, lenses, monitors and receivers
- Recording - tape, analogue and digital recording, formats and decks
- High Definition recording systems and formats fully covered throughout
- Computer-based editing systems
- Hard disk recording. Acquisition, post production, archive playback, decks and drives
- Compression: file formats, compression settings, long GOP, artefacts, DVD, HDV
This course is aimed at
Technicians, creatives, edit assistants, multi-skilled freelance crew, technical producers and anyone needing an up to date understanding audio and video from origination to delivery
Pre-requisites
None
Price: £900 / £650
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