CORE COURSES - 2ND SEMESTER

EDIT LAB 2

This course takes the editing process a step farther. Students learn how to input audio elements from a variety of sources including CDs, MP3, DAT, or Compact Flash. These elements are then brought into AVID for syncing and layoff with picture. Audio editing and mixing are covered via AVID including topics on sample rates and conversions. Students export their work to DVD for review. This course also takes DVD burning to a more advanced level. Covered is DVD encoding, compression and authoring.

Topics include menu design and creating alternate DVD features. Image capture from non-tape based Hi-Definition sources is quickly taking over traditional tape workflows. This course teaches students how to import media from these types of sources including P2 generated MXF files, SxS or Express34 Cards. Computer file formats continue to evolve. This course also covers compression codecs including, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Long GOP, H264, AVC and a variety of other schemes. File formats such as OMFI, quicktime, MXF, mov, wav, dpx, avi and many others are introduced as they pertain to the editorial process and the software application.

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