Module Descriptors
DVD TECHNOLOGY
FVFX60102
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Timothy Dunning
Email: T.S.Dunning@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
The module will be taught by lectures and laboratory sessions. A lecture and a two hour lab will be run weekly over the twelve week period.
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Module Indicative Content
Students will learn:
1. Skills in DVD technology and support equipment.
2. Technical skills in production of authoring interactive DVD's across multiple authoring tools.
3. Study the DVD structure from the MPEG encoding and compression to also include VTS and VOB's.
4. Security and encryption techniques from CSS, CPRM, Colour striping and Macrovision.
5. Further develop skills in graphics technology and motion graphics.
6. Introduction to the relevant mathematical theories such as information theory, coding (PCM, DPCM, RLE, Huffman) and frequency transforms (FFT and DCT).
1. Skills in DVD technology and support equipment.
2. Technical skills in production of authoring interactive DVD's across multiple authoring tools.
3. Study the DVD structure from the MPEG encoding and compression to also include VTS and VOB's.
4. Security and encryption techniques from CSS, CPRM, Colour striping and Macrovision.
5. Further develop skills in graphics technology and motion graphics.
6. Introduction to the relevant mathematical theories such as information theory, coding (PCM, DPCM, RLE, Huffman) and frequency transforms (FFT and DCT).
Module Additional Assessment Details
Practical DVD Production Assessment (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 1 and 3.
A 2 hour Exam (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 2 and 4.
A 2 hour Exam (50%) which will assess Learning Outcomes 2 and 4.
Module Texts
The Official DVD FAQ, Jim Taylor (2003) ISBN: 007142038X Pub - McGraw Hill
DVD Production, Lancie & Ely (2002) ISBN 0-0240-51611-7 Pub - McGraw Hill
Mathematics for Multimedia, Mladen Victor Wickerhauser, 2001, Academic Press, ISBN: 9780127484518
Video Compression Demystified, Peter D Symes, 2000, McGraw-Hill Professional, ISBN: 0-07-136326-4
Compression for Great Digital Video: Power Tips, Techniques and Common Sense, Ben Waggoner, 2002, CMP Books, ISBN 10: 157820111X
DVD Production, Lancie & Ely (2002) ISBN 0-0240-51611-7 Pub - McGraw Hill
Mathematics for Multimedia, Mladen Victor Wickerhauser, 2001, Academic Press, ISBN: 9780127484518
Video Compression Demystified, Peter D Symes, 2000, McGraw-Hill Professional, ISBN: 0-07-136326-4
Compression for Great Digital Video: Power Tips, Techniques and Common Sense, Ben Waggoner, 2002, CMP Books, ISBN 10: 157820111X
Module Special Admissions Requirements
CE00081-1 Interactive Media Technology or CE00013-1 Film Technology or equivalent.
Module Resources
Non-linear editing suite (Media 100 or Avid)
Adobe Encore, Photoshop and a video editing package
Word Processing facilities
Adobe Encore, Photoshop and a video editing package
Word Processing facilities