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A Message from our Executive Director
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Table of Contents ■ A Message from our Executive Director ■ About this Course CHAPTER I —---------------------------------------- p. 10
Professional Standards
■ Best or Nothing Practices & Principles CHAPTER II —---------------------------------------- p. 15
Defining Video Engineering
■ What is Video Engineering?
CHAPTER III —--------------------------------------- p. 18
Production Facilities & Roles ■ ■ ■ ■
Components of a Broadcast Production Facility Studio & Master Control Rooms Mobile TV Trucks Setting up the Flypack
CHAPTER V —--------------------------------------- p. 50
Camera Support Systems
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Parts, Pieces, & Terminology Camera Body & Lenses Viewfinders Tripods Camera Builds Zoom / Focus Controls Camera Fiber Converter Studio Fiber Converter Remote Control Panel Camera Chain | Fiber, CCU, RCP EIC Vs. Video Engineering Vs. Shading Different Camera Chain Setups Broadcast Cameras Examples
CHAPTER VI —-------------------------------------- p. 91
CHAPTER IV —---------------------------------------- p. 46
Camera & CCU Operations
Cable Management
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■ Over & Under 101 ■ Label le’ Cable
CHAPTER VII —------------------------------------- p. 109
Broadcast Cameras
Camera Lenses Swapping Out Backmounts Balancing the Camera & Back Focus Connecting Fiber to Camera & CCU Properly Packing & Inspecting Gear
Support Systems & Positions How Does the Skycam Work? 2-Point/Point to Point Cable Cam Dollies Pedestals Camera Cranes Steadicam Drones PTZ Camera Multidyne
CHAPTER VIII —------------------------------------ p. 139
Teleprompters
■ Teleprompters & LCD Displays ■ Troubleshooting CHAPTER IX —-------------------------------------- p. 146
Wireless Video
■ Wireless Camera Systems ■ Long Range Professional Wireless (RF) ■ Dual Receiver RF 7
Table of Contents CHAPTER X —--------------------------------------- p. 152
CHAPTER XIV —------------------------------------ p. 215
CHAPTER XVIII —---------------------------------- p. 278
Broadcast Production Switchers
Record Decks
Multiviewers
■ Overview ■ Production Switchers Examples ■ Stream Deck
■ Overview ■ Records Decks Examples ■ Timecode
CHAPTER XI —-------------------------------------- p. 170
CHAPTER XV —------------------------------------- p. 227
Broadcast Audio Consoles
■ Audio Consoles Examples ■ Multitrack Recording Integration CHAPTER XII —------------------------------------- p. 184
Replay Systems
■ Replay Servers Examples CHAPTER XIII —------------------------------------ p. 191
Graphics & Video Playback Systems ■ ■ ■ ■
Character Generators Video Clip Playback Servers Playback vMix
Comms
■ Hollyland Solidcom ■ Common Comms Systems CHAPTER XVI —------------------------------------ p. 236
Cables & Converters ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Common Types of Cables Ethernet Fiber Connection Types Cable Looms & Mults Tactical Fiber Common Video Converters
CHAPTER XVII —----------------------------------- p. 261
Monitors & Feeds
CHAPTER XIX —------------------------------------ p. 285
REMI Production CHAPTER XX —------------------------------------- p. 293
Video Engineering ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Fundamentals NTSC v. PAL v. ATSC SD & HD Digital Video Color Sampling & Chroma Sampling Frame Rates Progressive v. Interlaced Sync/Genlock/Reference Timecode Color Correction Conversions Frame Sync(hronization)
CHAPTER XXI —------------------------------------ p. 327
vMix | A Deeper Dive
■ Overview ■ Single & Multi Operator Show 8
Table of Contents CHAPTER XXII —----------------------------------- p. 335
CHAPTER XXV —----------------------------------- p. 363
Audio Networking Technology
■ DANTE ■ MADI ■ AES / EBU
The Art & Science of Video Shading
■ About Video Shading ■ Waveform Monitors & Vectorscopes ■ Camera Color Calibration
Production Planning
CHAPTER XXIII —---------------------------------- p. 344
CHAPTER XXVI —---------------------------------- p. 371
Optical Fiber
Encoding & Transmissions
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Fiber Connectivity How to Clean Fiber 3G, 6G, 12G HEVC (H.264) vs. AVC (H.265) HDR v SDR
CHAPTER XXIV —---------------------------------- p. 352
Routing + Signal Flow
■ Routing ■ Router Control Heads ■ Router Examples
■ High Level Overview ■ Encoder & Decoder Examples ■ Camera Color Calibration
CHAPTER XXVII —--------------------------------- p. 381
Media & Media Management
■ Camera Media & SSD Media ■ Cloud Storage
CHAPTER XXVIII —-------------------------------- p. 387
CHAPTER XXIX —---------------------------------- p. 394
Planning for Excellence Site Surveys / Scouts Cable Ramps Tech Fax The Art of the Pivot
CHAPTER XXX —----------------------------------- p. 405
Tech Books & Camera Plots
■ Tech Books ■ Camera Plots
Setting the Standard —---------------- p. 424 One Final Closing Statement —--- p. 425 Glossary —------------------------------------- p. 427
Production Power ■ ■ ■ ■
Overview Plug Types & Phase Tails Primary Types of Power Used Conversions
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CHAPTER II
DEFINING VIDEO ENGINEERING
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