Academic year 2014-15

Video Equipment and Systems

Degree:	Code:	Type:
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science	21487	Optional subject
Bachelor's Degree in Telematics Engineering	22588	Optional subject
Bachelor's Degree in Audiovisual Systems Engineering	21617	Compulsory subject, 3rd year

 

ECTS credits:

4

Workload:

100 hours

Trimester:

3rd

 

Department:	Dept. of Information and Communication Technologies
Coordinator:	Narcís Parés
Teaching staff:	Narcís Parés: Prof. DTIC (coordinator) Daniel Giribet: Head of R+D of Televisió de Catalunya Jordi Colom: Head of Tecnology of Barcelona TV Mònica Moreno: Assistant Scholar of DTIC Christian Adell: Networks Engineer of Televisió de Catalunya Xavier Verd: Head of Technology of Unitecnic (AV Service Provider)
Language:	Català
Timetable:
Building:	Communication campus - Poblenou

 

Introduction

Audiovisual systems engineers must finalize their studies with professional skills that can be readily implemented. A demand from industry dedicated to installation, deployment and maintenance of audiovisual systems and equipment is that engineers must have an integrator profile.
This is a keyword. Engineers must not only have knowledge on the characteristics of the equipment, but it is also very important that they know how to link and how to complete systems are designed and tailored to the needs of particular cases; i.e. how equipment is integrated into systems.
Moreover, since technology advances so quickly, describing particular equipment brands and models becomes of little use. Thus, in this course we will focus on presenting the different generic types of equipment, formats and common rules in the field of video image, the contexts in which they are used and how they are integrated into systems in these contexts.
This will be done both in theoretical and practical classes and visits to centers of professional video systems (producers and broadcasters).

 

Prerequisites

No specific prerequisites.

 

Associated competences

Cross competencies

Specific competencies

Instrumental G1. Capacity for analysis and synthesis G2. Ability to organize and planning G3. Ability to apply knowledge to the analysis of situations and problem solving G5. Ability decision G6. Property ability to communicate orally and written in Catalan and Castilian, both to expert audiences as inexperienced. interpersonal G8. Ability to teamwork systemic G11. Ability to flexibly and creatively apply acquired knowledge and adapt to new situations and contexts G12. Ability to progress in the processes of formation and learning autonomously and continuously

Specific Skills Common to the branch of Telecommunications T4. Ability to analyze and specify the fundamental parameters of a communications system. T5. Ability to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of different technological alternatives deployment or T6. Ability to design, develop, organize and manage networks, systems, services and telecommunications infrastructure in certain residential contexts, T9. Understanding the mechanisms of propagation and transmission of electromagnetic and acoustic waves, and their sending and receiving devices. Specific Skills Basic Training B14-A. Ability to analyze electronic and photonic devices and their use in telecommunications and bioengineering. Specific technology competencies: Audiovisual systems AU1. Ability to build, operate and manage services and telecom applications, understood these as feedback systems, analog and digital processing, coding, transport, representation, processing, storage, reproduction, management and presentation of audiovisual services and multimedia information. AU2. Ability to analyze, specify, implement and maintain systems, equipment, heads and facilities of television, audio and video, both fixed and mobile environments. AU3. Ability to select a system, component or process the scope of sound and image to meet the required specifications. AU8. Knowing how to perform local projects and installations for the production and recording of audio and video signals. AU16. Acquire basic knowledge of optics and understand the workings of a camera, in particular digital camera. AU19. Acquire knowledge on the estimation of parameters of a camera. Acquire basic knowledge about geometric relationships between multiple views of a scene and the scene geometry from images. AU24. Understand and know the mathematical principles on which systems are based image coding and video sets. Understand and know the advantages and disadvantages of each of these systems still image coding and video. AU25. Saber decide that coding system still image and video has used for a particular application. AU26. Meet the practical and theoretical foundations of the teams involved in video capture, playback and its use and application in the most common audio systems today. AU29. Know the main transmission means existing cable. Understanding the advantages, disadvantages and limitations of each of these means of transmission. Know and understand the scope of each of the transmission media.

 

Assessment

This course applies a continuous assessment of structure from all the practical work and seminars in exercises must be carried either in class or delivered through the Global Classroom depending on the case.
Moreover, during the course three visits to audiovisual production centers are made to bring students to real cases of install complete systems and fully operational. The evaluation of the use of these visits is based on compulsory attendance which can not be recovered.
Since the practices and exercises are done in groups, it is considered appropriate to conduct a final test to verify the theoretical concepts and practical contextualization are bound at the individual level of each student.
The sequence of seminars and practical as temporality (defined in paragraph 8) is:
B1.P1 - Visit to the System Communication Campus UPF (not evaluable)
B2.P2 - Practice Intake (evaluable)
B3.S3 - Simulation of a Server "Storage" (evaluable)
B5.S5 - Exercises and Transport Signal (evaluable)
B6.P5 - Visit Media-Pro (mandatory evaluable)
B6.S6 - Management and Systems Plato (evaluable)
B7.P7 - Visit to Barcelona Television (BTV) (required evaluable)
B7.P8 - Visit Gol Televisión (mandatory evaluable)
B8.S8 - Post (evaluable)
B9.P9 - Streaming Internet Video (evaluable)
Thus, assessment tools are as follows.

 

Competencies evaluated (see section 3)	Evaluation activities (see section 8)	Evaluation criteria	Minimum required to pass the course	Weight on final grade
Assessment Block 1: Theory with Exam
G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G11, G12, T4, T5, T6, T9, B14, AU1, AU2, AU3, AU8, AU16, AU19, AU24, AU25, AU29, AU26	Final exam The following blocks of theory will be assessed: B2.T2 - 1st Global Block Diagram: Intake B3.T3 - 2nd Global Block Diagram: Storage B4.T4 - 3rd Global Block Diagram: Writing and Editing B5.T5 - 4th Global Block Diagram: Video Transport, Information Systems and Signal B6.T6 - 5th Global Block Diagram: Plato and Control B7.T7 - 6th Global Block Diagram: Playout B8.T8 - 7th Global Block Diagram: Post Production B9.T9 - Video Systems Internet	Multiple choice exam to go through the whole spectrum of knowledge of the theory.	You need a minimum grade of 5,0 to pass	This result weighs 35% in the final grade.
Assessment Block 2: Exercises in Practices & Seminars
G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G8,  G11, G12, T4, T5, T6, T9,  B14, AU1, AU2, AU3, AU8,  AU16, AU19, AU24, AU25,  AU29, AU26   B2.P2 - Practice on Video Ingest Practices and exercises must be described clearly and contain all points defined in the assignment. Each point must be reasoned, written and illustrated as requested and according to the contents given in class. Delivery must be done acording to the correct format and within established deadlines. Otherwise the practice will get a 0.0.       You need a minimum grade of 5,0 from the weighted average of all practices. A not delivered practice or not delivered on time will get a 0.0                A weighted average is performed on grades of practices This result weighs 50% in the final grade. B3.S3 - Simulation of a Storage Server B5.S5 - Exercises on Transport and Signal B6.S6 - Studio Management and Systems B8.S8 - Postproduction B9.P9 - Internet Video Streaming
Assessment Block 3: Visiting Production Centers
G1, G2, G3, G5, G6, G8, G11, G12, T4, T5, T6, T9, B14, AU1, AU2, AU3, AU8, AU16, AU19, AU24, AU25, AU29, AU26	B6.P5 – Visit to Media-Pro	The student will fill out a set of cards for each visit. These cards shall be filled during the visit and will be considered and exam. Therefore, students will be penalized (and even suspended) if they are found copying. The questions will be based on the technical aspects, installation, integration and concrete experiences (cases of success or failure) of the visited centers.	You must get at least a 5.0. Since it is considered an exam attendance to visits is COMPULSORY. Not attending will result in getting a 0.0.	This result weighs 15% in the final grade.
	B7.P7 – Visit to Barcelona Televisió (BTV)
	B7.P8 – Visit to Gol Televisió

Thus, the final grade will be calculated using the following formula:
Final Note (NF) = BlockAval -1 (35%) + BlockAval -2 (50%) + BlockAval -3 (15%)
where each party must be> = 5.0 to calculate the final grade.
Evaluation of recovery:
If a student fails the course of continuous assessment and examination in view of the recovery must recover the suspended parts according to the following casuistry.
Assessment Block 1 Suspended
If the student has been suspended multiple-choice test you can perform another test exam in July and will also have a weight of 35%. This note applies to other blocks stored assessment.
Assessment Block 2 Suspended
This block is not recoverable because you can not have the infrastructure or the context of work necessary to perform the practices and
exercises during July.
Block Evaluation 3 Suspended
If the student has attended the views and suspended her for evaluation through the tabs, they can not be recovered because the context in which they occur may not be reproduced afterwards.
Is clear that the recovery is only for students who have participated in the course itself. Those who have not attended classes or were not submitted to tests, can not access recoveries.

 

Contents

Note: The timing of the content is not necessarily what is reflected here in the organization blocks. To view the timing to look at the section 8 program of activities.

B1.T1 - Introduction
B1.P1 - Visit System Communication Campus UPF
B2.T2 - 1st Block Diagram Global: Intake
B2.S2 - Professional Camera
B2.P2 - Practice Intake
B3.T3 - 2nd Block Diagram Global Storage
B3.S3 - Simulation of a Server "Storage"
B4.T4 - 3rd Global Block Diagram: Writing and Editing
B5.T5 - 4th Block Diagram Global: Transport Video, Systems and Signal
B5.S5 - Exercises and Transport Signal
B6.T6 - 5th Block Diagram Global Plato and Control
B6.P5 - Visit Media-Pro
B6.S6 - Plato and Systems Management
B7.T7 - 6th Block Diagram Global: Playout
B7.P7 - Visit Barcelona Television (BTV)
B7.P8 - Visit Gol TV
B8.T8 - 7th Block Diagram Global Post
B8.S8 - Post
B9.T9 - Video Systems Internet
B9.P9 - Streaming Internet Video
B1.T1 - Introduction
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof: Narcís Parés)
• introduction to the subject
• Overview of a complete video management system
• Block diagram fulfilled
• Variants depending on application: TV, Production, File, Post, etc.
• System of Communication Campus UPF
B1.P1 - Visit System Communication Campus UPF
(Visit - 1h)
(Prof: Narcís Parés)
• Guided tour of all areas of the system with introductory explanation of each block.
B2.T2 - 1st Block Diagram Global: Intake
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof Daniel Giribet)
• Type of intake and equipment involved (ENGs, agencies, etc.)
• Formats physical Cameras
• Video Formats
• File Formats and Codecs
• Implications selection intake system  other workflow
• Transcoding
B2.S2 - Professional Camera
(Seminar - 1h)
(Prof. Manel Jimenez - Technical assistance with AV UPF)
• Operation of a Professional Camera: based mainly on technical issues of formats, media types, and input / output.
B2.P2 - Practice Intake
(Practice - 2h)
(Prof. Manel Jimenez - Technical assistance with AV UPF)
• Tutorial using an intake system and basic editing
• Record a video of a certain length and a certain format with a Professional Video Camera
• Transfer to Computer  Intake System
• Display proper video editing system basic
• Publication of simple basic video editing system: cut, fit, etc.
• Transcode other formats
B3.T3 - 2nd Block Diagram Global Storage
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof Daniel Giribet)
• Types, Sizes and Equipment Involved (NAS / SAN)
• Capacity: space dimensions
• Performance  Latencies
• Inputs and outputs: channel dimensioning
• Security
• MAM (Multimedia Asset Management)  Archive
B3.S3 - Managing a Server "Storage"
(Seminar - 2h)
(Prof Daniel Giribet)
• Setting up a virtual server storage using a "front end" professional.
B4.T4 - 3rd Global Block Diagram: Writing and Editing
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof Daniel Giribet)
• Type of Writing Systems
• Digital Applications and Tools Top
• Escaletes, video embeds, etc.
• Teams involved, interconnection and link to other blogs.
• News and Metadata and Rights
B5.T5 - 4th Block Diagram Global: Transport Video, Systems and Signal
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof: Christian Adell)
• Networking Systems
• Communication Protocols
• Teams involved
• latency jitter, etc.
• Wired Video
• Video signals and waveforms  coding level electrical
• video transport, containers, packages, etc.
• Unicast and Multicast
B5.S5 - Exercises and Transport Signal
(Seminar - 1h)
(Prof: Christian Adell - Lab Technician with assistance DTIC)
• In this class practical experiments will be conducted in an environment in which it analyzed the problems of transporting video packets through a network.
T6 - 5th Block Diagram Global Plato and Control
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof. Manel Jimenez)
• Structure of a set of news
• Structure of a studio production
• Sales Control: structure facilities
• Lighting • Lighting Equipment
• Teams cameras and robotic control
B6.P5 - Visit Media-Pro
(Visit - 2h)
(Prof: Esteban Israel (Unitecnic))
• Visit practical production systems Media-Pro
B6.S6 - Plato and Systems Management
(Seminar - 2h)
(Prof. Manel Jimenez - Technical assistance with AV UPF)
• Class set of technical management
• Lighting Equipment • Lighting: • define and prepare and light a set
• camera system: control cameras
• Matrices
B7.T7 - 6th Block Diagram Global: Playout
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof. Jordi Colom)
• Emission Control and Continuity
• Teams involved
• Roles involved in Making
B7.P7 - Visit Barcelona Television (BTV)
(Visit - 2h)
(Prof. Jordi Colom)
• Guided tour of the facility • BTV facilities with special focus on the issue and Continuity
B7.P8 - Visit Gol TV
(Visit - 2h)
(Prof: Esteban Israel (Unitecnic))
• Guided tour of the facility • GolTV facilities with special focus on the specific management in HD.
B8.T8 - 7th Block Diagram Global Post
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof: Narcís Parés)
• What is the postproduction?
• Teams involved
• Systems software involved
• Possible applications
B8.S8 - Post
(Seminar - 2h)
(Prof. Manel Jimenez - Technical assistance with AV UPF)
• Class of experience in living systems postproduction system Avid nitrate
B9.T9 - Video Systems Internet
(Theory - 2h)
(Prof Daniel Giribet)
• Specifics of the issuance and management of Internet video
• What is "streaming"?
• Formats and Codecs
• Servers and Clients
• browsers and plug-ins
• Interactive Video
B9.P9 - Streaming Internet Video
(Practice - 1h)
(Prof Daniel Giribet)
• Installation of a streaming system with all essential components in order to observe the entire process from the generation of a streaming file to the extent that it serves and how to get to the end user.

 

Methodology

The lectures will be in the format magistralidad which introduced the concepts necessary for the proper completion of assignments. However, the practical work will be interspersed with lectures so that is all well and linked students to move from theoretical to practical knowledge and vice versa naturally.
The practical classes will be raised as working in teams of 2 or 3 so that the students can share ideas and organize work. During the sessions, teachers will be going through all groups to give aid and support groups in their work process.
The seminars are ambivalent sessions that can be applied to prepare for the theoretical material seen in the lectures in order to be well prepared to face the practical classes or exercises that can be done to the students that teachers can see what students are properly capturing knowledge and which require a booster.

 

	Classroom Activities			Hours after class
Topics	large group	medium group	Small group
B1	2	1		2
B2	2	2	1	8
B3	2		2	8
B4	2			2
B5	2		1	10
B6	2	2	2	10
B7	2	4		10
B8	2		2	8
B9	2	1		6
Exams	3			10
Total:	18	10	8	64	100 h (ECTS*25)

 

Resources

Recommended bibliography

Jim Owens, Gerald Millerson, Video Production Handbook, Focal Press; 5 edition (26 July 2011), ISBN-10: 0240522206
Ben Waggoner, Compression for Great Video and Audio: Master Tips and Common Sin (DV Expert) , Focal Press; 2 edition (1 Jan 2010), ISBN-10: 0240812131
Karl Paulsen, Moving media storage technologies applications & workflows for video and media server platforms, Burlington, MA: Focal Press, 2011
Wes Simpson, Video Over IP: IPTV, Internet Video, H.264, P2P, Web TV, and Streaming: A Complete Guide to Understanding the Technology
Sam Kauffmann, Edición de video con Avid Media Composer, Madrid Anaya Multimedia D.L. 2010
José Martínez Abadía, Manual del productor audiovisual, Barcelona: UOC, 2010 
Greg Staten, Edición de vídeo con AVID, Madrid: Anaya Multimedia, golpe. 2009
Moshe Moshkovitz, Dictionary of television and audiovisual terminology, Jefferson: McFarland & Company, golpe. 2008
Gerald Millerson, Cómo utilizar la cámara de vídeo, Barcelona: Gedisa , 1998

Recursos
VideoLAN: www.videolan.org
WIRESHARK: www.wireshark.org