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5201AMP-SEP-CTY

Aims

To explain the nature and composition of primarily baseband broadcast quality signals; to describe the operation of (and standards required for) broadcast equipment to recognised professional industry practice.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Audio signals, transduction and parameters Alignment and permitted maximum levels, signal decibels, international measurement scales Phantom power arrangements, patching and connector systems to broadcast standards Peak vs loudness monitoring, headroom standards, dynamic range compression Digital audio sampling frequencies, aliasing and filtering, quantisation levels & noise Inter- and Intra-studio Tx systems (e.g. AES/EBU) Audio file formats, data rate, bit rate reduction & acceptable contribution delivery standards Maximum Coding Level and digital headroom Relationship between video and audio signals Scanning, resolution, effect of Interlace, flicker, frame rates, shutter speeds, gamma Blanking, active line, visible lines, synchronisation & framestores Colour vision and standards, luma & chroma signals Component and composite signals, terminology, standard test signals, calibration Digital video signals, (e.g. Rec 601/709), Sampling formats (e.g. 4:2:2) and harmonised sampling frequency, video quantisation levels & noise DVE, captions, studio & OB layout and operations Inter- and Intra-studio Tx (e.g. HD-SDI), signal paths: studio to consumer, storage, play-out Image file formats, data rate, bit rate reduction, concept of asymmetric encoding/decoding & acceptable contribution delivery standards Networks: What are they? Why do we use them? Packets; addressing; data; capacity; storage; bandwidth; delay; errors/corruption, data loss, QoS, Internet. Nomenclatures, EBU emission recommendations, acquisition & storage
Module Overview:
To explain the nature and composition of primarily baseband broadcast quality signals; to describe the operation of (and standards required for) broadcast equipment to recognised professional industry practice. This module provides information on the nature and composition of primarily baseband broadcast quality signals. It covers the professional operation of broadcast equipment and the standards required by broadcast organisations.
Additional Information:This module provides information on the nature and composition of primarily baseband broadcast quality signals. It covers the professional operation of broadcast equipment and the standards required by broadcast organisations.

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