Video Technology Training Boot Camp

Video Technology Training Boot Camp

Video technology training boot camp, a 3-day digital video training long course, covers a wide range of topics, including all technical aspects of video and multimedia with the focus on theoretical and practical video technology issues. Topics such as basic video and TV principals, video fundamentals, digital video, video compression, IPTV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 standards, MPEG-DASH, H.265/HEVC, Versatile Video Coding (VVC), also known as H.266, ISO/IEC 23090-3, and MPEG-I Part 3, EVC (Essential Video Coding), LCEVC (Low Complexity Enhancement Video Coding), Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Video Compression, SDI transport, video streaming, multicast, IP Video, OTT TV,  multimedia compression and transmission, multimedia signal processing, distributed video systems, and visualization.

Learn nuts and bolts of operating video production equipment such as HD cameras.  The Video Training covers all the aspects of the current and future video interfaces and networks used to distribute video including  MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 AVC, MPEG-DASH, satellite DMB (S-DMB), terrestrial DMB (T-DMB), DVB, digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), mobile TV, digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), 1seg (based on Japan’s ISDB-T), DAB, MediaFLO, H323, IMS, SIP, SVC,  IP Video technology security, Smartboarding integration with IP Video, real time collaboration, recording and streaming.

Learn about basics of video, frame rate, aspect ratio, luminance, chrominance, Encryption and Conditional Access Systems, Storage Systems, Digital Manipulation, National Television System Committee (NTSC), Phase Alternating Line (PAL), Sequential Couleur Avec Memoire (SECAM), Standard Definition Television (SDTV), Enhanced Definition Television (EDTV) and High Definition Television (HDTV), UHD 4k and UHD 8k.

Learn about Composite Video, VGA, Component Video, S-Video, SDI, 3G-SDI, 10G-SDI, DVI, HDMI, SMPTE  2022 and Display Port, HDV, 50 fps–Based Formats, DVCPRO, DVCPRO HD, 1080pA24 DVCPRO HD, 720p50 DVCPRO HD, IMX, AVC-Intra. AVC-Intra 50, XDCAM, XDCAM HD, XDCAM EX, 4K Video, and 4K Ultra HD.

The Video Training covers all the aspects of the current and future video interfaces and networks used to distribute video including video interfaces such as DVI, HDMI, SDI, 3G-SDI, 10G-SDI, DisplayPort, SMPTE  2022, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264 AVC, satellite DMB (S-DMB), terrestrial DMB (T-DMB), digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB), 1seg (based on Japan’s ISDB-T), DAB and MediaFLO.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion of this boot camp, the attendees should be able to:

• Explain basic concepts of video and video delivery
• Understand the basic of video technology and video broadcast services
• Understand the basics of NTSC, PAL, video compression
• Understand the basics of digital TV, broadcast TV, high definition TV, IPTV, SDI, and mobile TV
• List video compression technologies and procedures
• Compare different MPEG technologies including MPEG-2, MPEG-4/H.264, H.265/HEVC and MPEG-DASH
• Compare video streaming and adaptive bit rate technologies including HTTP Live Streaming  (HLS) as an Adaptive Streaming
• Explore different current and future networks used to distribute video

Course Content

TV and Video Basics

• Analog Video
• Broadcast Video
• Digital Video Applications & Technologies
• Television Formats: SD/HD/SHD/4k/8k
• Evolution of Digital Video
• Analog TV broadcasting
• Analog to Digital Transition
• RGB
• Sampling Luminance and Chrominance

Overview of Video Interfaces

• Composite
• VGA
• Component Video
• S-Video
• Serial digital interface (SDI) digital video interfaces  by SMPTE (The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers)
• 3G-SDI
• 10G-SDI
• 6G-SDI
• 12G-SDI
• DVI
• HDMI
• Display Port

Video Compression

• Data Rate of Uncompressed Video
• MPEG-1
• MPGE-2
• MPEG-2 PS and TS
• MPEG Compression of Video
• Spatial & Temporal Redundancy
• Fundamentals of Discrete Fourier Cosine Transforms  (DCT)
• Group of Pictures  (GOP)
• MPEG-4
• H.261
• H.263
• H.264 AKA MPEG-4 Part 10, or as AVC
• Transition to H.265/HEVC
• MPEG-DASH
• VC1/WMV9
• CCIR 601 used for broadcast stations
• Theora standardized used for video over the internet.

Overview of Digital Video

• Interlaced and Progressive Scan
• Standard and High-Definition Digital Video
• High Definition (HD)
• Digital Display Support (through SDVO)
• Digital Video Interface (DVI)
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
• RGB (QXGA), HDMI, UDI, DVI, HDTV (1080i/p, 720p), Composite, Component, S-Video, TV-out, CRT
• Enhanced High Definition Playback
• Sharper Image Quality
• Color Control
• Advanced Display Capability
• Cable TV
• Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) TV
• Digital Video Broadcast (DVB)
• 3D TV
• Conditional Access (CA)
• Content Protection, Security and Copy Management
• Internet Protocol (IP) Video
• Video Multiplexing & Service Information

SMPTE standards interface data rates: Serial Digital Interface (SDI)

• Overview of Serial Digital Interface (SDI)
• SMPTE 3G/6G/10G/12G-SDI
• Time code, supported transmission formats
• Multiple video stream multiplexing
• SDI and SDK support in the market
• SMPTE image formats, interface, and standards
• Timing, Encoding, and Payload
• SDI serial stream data encoding format example

Internet Video and Streaming

• Real-Time Multicasting Protocol (RTMP)
• CDNs (Content Delivery Networks)
• Live Streaming
• HTTP/HTTPS progressive streaming
• Streaming vs. progressive download
• Adaptive Streaming
• HTTP Live Streaming  (HLS)
• MPEG-2 Stream Encryption Format for HTTP Live Streaming
• MPEG-DASH

Key Digital Video Broadcast (DVB) Standards

• DVB-T2
• DVB-C2
• DVB-S2
• DVB-S2X
• DVB-IPTV
• DVB-RCS2
• DVB-CI-Plus
• DVB-GEM

TelcoTV , Internet Protocol TV, IPTV

• IPTV Architecture
• ADSL2+ and VDSL2
• Service Providers, AT&T U-Verse and FiOS
• Fiber to the Premises Architecture
• Passive Optical Network (PON)
• GPON and EPON
• QoS and QoE
• Internet Video
• Mobile TV
• Satellite DMB (S-DMB)
• Terrestrial DMB (T-DMB)
• Digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H)
• Digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB)
• TDtv
• 1seg
• DAB
• MediaFLO
• IP Multicast
• Multicast Networks and Protocols
• Internet Group Management Protocol

Video Surveillance

• Equipment
• Security Cameras
• Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) Systems
• Digital Video Recorders (DVR)
• Traffic Monitoring
• Retention, storage and preservation
• Security Issues

Digital Video Interfaces

• Serial Digital Interface
• FireWire (1394)
• High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI)
• Digital Visual Interface
• Unified Display Interface
• DisplayPort
• USB

Hands-on Workshops and Video Analysis & Bandwidth Calculation Labs

• Video Storage Calculator
• CCTV Bandwidth Calculations
• Video Surveillance Bandwidth Requirements – Calculation of Utilization
• 8K Data Rate Calculator
• IP Camera Bandwidth and Storage Calculator
• Live Streaming Bitrate Calculator
• H.264/MJPEG Calculator

What is a TONEX Boot Camp?

• TONEX Boot Camps are intensive, weeklong learning experiences that cover the essential elements of your chose subject. Boot camps are ideal for busy professionals who want to stay current in their fields but have limited time to be away from the office.
• All boot camp includes:
• Experienced instructors including senior technology leaders, project managers, technical authors, engineers, educators, consultants, course developers, and CTOs.
• Real life examples and practices.
• Small class size.
• Personalized instructor mentoring.
• Pre-training discussions
• Ongoing post-training support via e-mail, phone and WebEx.