Physics, Linear Systems, Digital Information Processing

General competences: Knowledge and management of the concepts, equipments and processing techniques in video system engineering. Specific competences: - Knowledge of mathematics and physics related to video systems. - Knowledge of light nature, color and its representation, and human visual system. - Knowledge of the essential video subsystems and ability to design simple systems. - Notions of video production. - Knowledge of the essential video processing algorithms. - Knowledge of video processing techniques. - Ability of effective communication of information, in speech and in writing.

Block I: Audiovisual Systems 1.- Light, color and Human Visual System 2.- Introduction to Audiovisual Systems 3.- Generation of TV images 4.- Baseband Video Stream 5.- Sampling in Video and SDI interface 6.- Ultra HD & UHD interfaces 7.- Digital Video Measures 8.- Synchronization and Time Codes 9.- Processing in professional TV cameras 10.- Storage Systems (Magnetic Disks) 11.- Storage Systems (Hard Drives) Block II: Video Processing Techniques 12.- Motion Estimation 13.- Temporal Transitions in video editing and indexing 14.- Stereo Vision and Video 3D 15.- Video Format Conversion

Three teaching activities are proposed: theoretical classes and examples, class exercises, and lab exercises. THEORETICAL CLASS AND EXAMPLES The theoretical class will be given in the blackboard, with slides or by any other means to illustrate the concepts of the lectures. In these classes the explanation will be completed with examples. In these sessions the student will acquire the basic concepts of the course. It is important to highlight that these classes require the initiative and the personal and group involvement of the students (there will be concepts that the students themselves should develop). CLASS EXERCISES Before the exercise class, the students will have available the exercise formulation. The students should solve the exercises proposed in order to assimilate the concepts of the lectures in a more complex environment and to self-assess their knowledge. LABORATORY EXERCISES Some basic and selected concepts learnt during the course are applied in the lab. Two types of lab sessions are envisaged in which the student will work with: a) Hardware devices used in Audiovisual Systems. b) Information search, device selection and audiovisual system design c) Simulation Tools of video processing techniques.