Codecs & Compression - 5th July 2010 July 4, 2010

Overview

This one day course will describe and compare the various different approaches to video and audio data compression. Through a mix of discussion and demonstrations delegates will get to see and hear the differences as various different compression systems are put through their paces

Location

01zero-one
Peter Street
London
W1F 0HS

Course Outline

Introduction:
Why use compression: An overview of the benefits / pitfalls

Audio Data Reduction:
The two main approaches: Waveform-based / psychoacoustic-based
MPEG audio, including layers, MP3, MP4 (AAC)
Dolby systems, including Dolby Digital and Dolby E

Video Data Reduction:
The two main approaches: DCT & wavelets
Intra-frame / Inter-frame techniques
JPEG / MJPEG
The MPEG story
JPEG2000
Applications, including video recording / transmission, CBR, VBR
Wrappers, containers / viewers

Cost £175.00 (exc. VAT)

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