[Cms-moe-list] Fwd: MOE News Item:: ENCODING DIGITAL VIDEO - ONE DAY COURSES

[Bob STEELE(CMS)]

Another item for entry on the site - Sophie, looks like one of yours.

Bob

All enquiries to the BUFVC, events@bufvc.ac.uk, please.
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Forthcoming one day courses at the BUFVC
Encoding Digital Video for Network Delivery - INTRODUCTION:
1st October 2001
Encoding Digital Video for Network Delivery - ADVANCED:
2nd October 2001

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ENCODING DIGITAL VIDEO FOR NETWORK DELIVERY -
INTRODUCTION
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Monday 1st October 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 2nd October 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: events@bufvc.ac.uk







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