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Forthcoming one day courses at the BUFVC
Encoding Digital Video for Network Delivery - INTRODUCTION: 26th November
2001
Encoding Digital Video for Network Delivery - ADVANCED: 27th November 2001
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ENCODING DIGITAL VIDEO FOR NETWORK DELIVERY - INTRODUCTION
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Monday 26th November 2001
at the British Universities Film & Video Council, London, W1
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This one-day course provides an introduction to the problems and issues
relating to digitising moving images for online delivery.
Greg Newton-Ingham, Head of the National Advisory Service (MAAS Media
Online) and Murray Weston, Director of the BUFVC, will present the course.
It is aimed at university staff looking with a special interest in the use
of moving pictures, computer services staff, producers, archivists and
academic service providers.
Course content:
* copyright status and educational exceptions
* video content - producing new content and reusing existing footage,
* analogue and digital formats, telecine
* copyright status and educational exceptions
* encoding, storing and networking content
* forms of delivery and use
Participants will not be expected to have had prior experience in handling
moving images in an IT environment. The course is aimed at people looking
for an overview of web based moving image delivery and an opportunity to
discuss the implications for their own situation and interests.
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ENCODING DIGITAL VIDEO FOR NETWORK DELIVERY - ADVANCED
Tuesday 27th November 2001
at the British Universities Film & Video Council, London, W1
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This one-day course is offered in response to demand for an in depth
programme and follows on from the Introductory course, outlined above. It
is recommended that delegates have previously taken a BUFVC course or have
experience of delivering web-based information.
It will provide more detailed technical instruction in web based moving
image delivery on the following:
* considerations when producing moving image content
* system software and file formats for moving images
* compression; comparing codecs and tools for use
* system software and platforms for delivery
* storage and networking issues
* server technology, backing up and archiving
Cost per person, for each course, including lunch and refreshments:
non-members: GBP 120 (102.13 + VAT), members: GBP 100 (85.11 + VAT).
Participants booking for both one-day courses can receive a discount rate:
non-members: GBP 200 (170.21 + VAT), members: GBP 170 (144.68 + VAT).
For further details of the above course, please visit:
www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses (booking forms are available online)
or contact
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Sandra Houlton
BUFVC, 77 Wells Street, London W1T 3QJ
tel: 020 7393 1504, fax: 020 7393 1555
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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