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52425 Digital Video Technology
Danish title: Digital video teknologi

Type: Å, Language: E
Credit points: 5 point
Offered by: Department of Telecommunication (TELE)
Prerequisite: 04250.52201.67484
Recommended semester: 7th - 9th semester
Limitation: Max. 12
Scope and form: Lectures, laboratory work, excursions.
Examination: Evaluation of report(s) ( pass/fail )
Remarks: The course is part of an initiative of multimedia specialization at DTU. The course is a joint course between TELE, COM and IMM.
Contact person: Søren Forchhammer, TELE, Building 371, Tel. +45 4525 3622
Jens Michael Carstensen, IMM, Building 321, Tel. +45 4525 3412
Per Danielsen COM, IMM, Building 349, Tel. +45 4525 3877
Aim: The aim is to enable the participants to develop equipment and applications as well as being technically responsible within digital AV production. Eg. within film, TV-production and distribution and Internet applications.
Contents: The courser especially treats the techniques of digital video, TV and film production and distribution. The course covers the technically aspects of the whole process from production (recording, editing, ...) to distribution (network/telecommunication, disks, film). The course treats important standards and formats, eg MPEG1-4 (including conversions between these and conversions between analogue and digital formats), synchronization/time coordination of image, sound etc. Interactive TV, set-top boxes, variable bandwidth, cascade coding, distribution and contribution of TV, viewers, (searching in) video-databases, enhancement og images. Distribution covers cabel, terrestrial and satelite distribution as well as Internet. network and discs.