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Overview

To be successful in the field of Media and Entertainment Technology (MET), it’s essential to be able to effectively communicate and collaborate with your colleagues, customers and managers. You also need to know how to speak the “language” of MET, which encompasses video systems, standards and instrumentation.

In this course, you’ll learn the essential technical concepts you need to competently and confidently discuss issues with your peers in a dynamic work environment. You'll increase your understanding of various systems and requirements to accelerate your understanding and set you up for learning on the job.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • recognize the role and importance of using and applying foundational concepts related to video systems, standards, and instrumentation
  • define and discuss basic video concepts including sequential scan, resolution, bandwidth, and signal requirements
  • relate the basics of color image transmission concepts to GBR and component video
  • discuss basic video test equipment to support video concepts
  • analyze a simple video system
  • describe a typical industry reference video system
  • describe the processes of creating digital composite video signals
  • explain the basics of MPEG and Transport Streams
  • analyze complex Transport Streams using TS terminology

Upcoming dates

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Registration for this course closes seven days prior to the start date.

After you've completed this course

Upon successful completion of this non-credit course, you can self-print your unofficial completion document from your Continuing Education student account.

Costs

Technology

To be successful in this course, you’ll need:

A functional webcam and microphone are recommended to allow for a more collaborative learning experience.

 

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Financial support

Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants including the Canada Alberta Job Grant. 

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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.

We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta.

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