Course detail

Video and Multimedia Technology

FEKT-NVDKAcad. year: 2009/2010

Picture flux, video-signal, picture scanning, composite video-signal, spatial resolution. TV standards. TV colorimetry. Distortions of video-signals and their corrections. Camera tubes, CCD image sensors, TV colour cameras, thermovision cameras. Colour picture tubes, monolithic flat displays,colour projection systems. Magnetic and optical recording of video-signals - standards for recording of analogue and digital
video-signals. Standard and enhanced composite colour TV standards NTSC,PAL,PALplus. A/D conversion of video-signals (standard ITU R 601). Compression of digital video-data(standards JPEG, MPEG).

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Martin Slanina, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Radio Electronics (UREL)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students shall be acquired knowledge about the methods and technical devices for scanning, monitoring, recording,processing and measurement of the analogue and digital video-signals.

Prerequisites

The subject knowledge on the Bachelor´s degree level is requested.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Evaluation by the points according to the FECT BTU rules (max. 100 points)

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Acquirement of the knowledges about the methods and technical devices for scanning, monitoring, recording, processing and measurement of the analogue and digital video-signals.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The content and forms of instruction in the evaluated course are specified by a regulation issued by the lecturer responsible for the course and updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

LUTHER, A. C. Digital Audio and Video. London: Artech House, 1997 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme EEKR-MN Master's

    branch MN-EST , 1. year of study, summer semester, optional specialized

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Martin Slanina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Basic concepts of videotechnology-picture flux,picture function, video-signal (description in the time-spatial and spectral areas).
2.Basic concepts of the analogue TV transmission image scanning, composite video (colour) signal, spatial resolution of TV system.
3.Distortions of the video-signals and their corrections
4.TV colorimetry.
5.Scanning of video signals a)- camera tubes.
6.Scanning of video-signals(b)- monolithic image sensors CCD, TV colour cameras.
7.Colour picture tubes,displays and projection systems.
8.Recording of video-signals a)- principles and standards of the analogue magnetic recording.
9.Recording of video-signals(b)types,principles and standards of the digital recording.
10.Composite analogue colour TV standards NTSC,PAL,SECAM.
11.Enhanced analogue colour TV standards - (PALplus, MAC).
12.A/D conversion of the video-signals (standard ITU R 601).
13.Compression of the digital video-data, standards JPEG,MPEG.

Laboratory exercise

18 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Martin Slanina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1.Specification of the special measurig devices in the laboratory of video-technology. Comment of laboratory exercises 1-6 (2 hours).
2.Measurement of the operational video-amplifier
AD 810 (2 hours).
3.Measurement of TV camera (2 hours).
4.Measurement of the composite colour video- signals parameters, checking of TV generator (2 hours).
5.Demonstration "TV cameras and record of video-signals" (2 hours).
6.Measurement and adjustement of the TV colour tube (2 hours).
7.Measurement of the composite colour video- signals by the vektorscop (2 hours).
8.D/A conversion and compression of video-signals - demonstration exercise (2 hours).
9.Credit (2 hours).

The other activities

8 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Martin Slanina, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Numerical exercises, seminar and written tests:
1.TV standards - seminar (2 hours).
2.Noises in video-signals (2 hours)
3.Optional homeworks and two written tests (4
hours).