Course: Audio and Video Processing

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Course title Audio and Video Processing
Course code USII/FZZV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Horák Oldřich, RNDr. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Bílková Renáta, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Kašparová Miloslava, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Basic principles of computer sound processing. Basic audio formats. Making your own recording, editing and using effects. Mixing multitrack recording, export. Digital video - introduction and basic terms. Development of video resources. Formats and containers. Video playback and processing. Editors for video processing, 3D technology.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Skills training
  • Data/material collection - 15 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 45 hours per semester
  • Contact teaching - 52 hours per semester
  • Independent critical reading - 15 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an exam - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with the problems of audio and video processing on a computer. Students will be theoretically and practically acquainted with the basic procedures of working with audio content and standards used in its processing and with the basic methods and trends in video processing.
A student who has successfully completed the course can: to define and describe the sound processing process; to define and describe the video processing process; to characterize the basic principles of audio and video processing on a computer; to explain differences between basic audio and video formats; to solve standard audio and video processing operations. A student who has successfully completed the course is able to: Import assets, edit video and audio apply transitions and effects; shoot and edit a short video clip; apply the produced outputs for use in multimedia content; communicate with professionals and lay people on the nature of the technical issues in the field.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Home assignment evaluation, Student performance assessment

Criteria linked to learning outcomes: The credit: for attendance at seminars (see guidelines), for elaboration of assigned tasks at seminars and for elaboration of semester work. The exam has a written form, part of the classification is the defense of semester work.
Recommended literature
  • Matoušek, J., Jirásek, O. Natáčíme a upravujeme video na počítači. 3. aktualizované vydání. Brno: Computer Press, 2007. ISBN 978-80-251-1651-7.
  • MYSLÍN, Josef. Digitální video v praxi. Kralice na Hané: Computer media s.r.o., 2005. ISBN 80-86686-42-6.
  • Pecinovský, J. Pinnacle Studio 18. Praha: Grada, 2015.
  • Pecinovský, Josef. Upravujeme digitální video. Praha: Grada, 2004. ISBN 80-247-0905-8.


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