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| Module Availability |
| Semester 2 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Coursework: an essay with a word limit of 2,500 words - 30%
Exam: a 2-hour written paper under examination conditions - 70%
A mark of at least 40% in each Unit of Assessment is required to pass the module.
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| Module Overview |
| This module will introduce you to aspects of video engineering systems, from 625-line analogue systems to digitally-delivered HD systems. It concentrates on why video engineering is important to professional audio systems (e.g. as a source for digital synchronisation signals) and emphasises the knowledge and understanding that is needed by an audio professional (operational or maintenance), rather than a designer of video systems. |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
• HE1 Audio Engineering and Recording Techniques A & B
• HE2 Audio Engineering
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| Module Aims |
• To introduce you to analogue video coding systems.
• To develop an understanding of issues in synchronising audio and video content.
• To introduce you to digital video coding systems.
• To introduce you to audio coding systems used in common video broadcast systems.
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
• Describe the technical features of the PAL System I TV system.
• Explain the advantages of component video systems.
• Describe the 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:1:1, and 4:2:0 formats described in ITU-R Rec 601 and 656.
• Describe the methods used by the MPEG2 standards to reduce the bit rate.
• Describe the technical features of all SMPTE or EBU Timecode formats.
• Describe the technical features of NICAM audio coding.
Transferable Skills:
• Transferrable subject knowledge
• Problem solving
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| Module Content |
The following is an indication of the likely topics to be covered:
• PAL video coding.
• MPEG video coding.
• SMPTE and EBU timecode formats.
• NICAM audio coding.
• New HD formats.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
• One two-hour lecture per week.
• Coursework assignments and feedback.
• Guided reading.
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
Compulsory Reading:
• None.
Recommended Reading:
• EBU Tech 3097-E, 1982: EBU time-and-control Code for Television Tape-recordings (625-line TV systems) (Geneva: European Broadcasting Union).
• Simms H. V., 1970: Principles of PAL Colour Television (London: Iliffe).
• Watkinson J., 2004: The MPEG Handbook (London: Focal Press).
Additional Reading:
• Benoit, Hervé, 1997: Digital Television MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and principles of the DVB system (London: Arnold).
• Hickman W A., 1997: Time Code Handbook (FDD/Cipher Digital).
• SMPTE Journal (SMPTE).
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| Last Updated |
| Date Last Revised: 14/01/11 |
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