Training
UHD Signal Production and Broadcasting Course in collaboration with the UPM
The transition in the field of television, at this time, is to productions made with Ultra High Definition signal. This type of signal is not limited to significantly increase the number of dots or pixels present in the image, but involves major changes in both the audio and video signal that requires specific training to start working with UHD signal. Among these important changes are the use of higher bit depth, forced by the ITU-R BT.2020 recommendation, and which is not compatible with most TV monitors sold on the market, the wider color gamut according to the same recommendation, the possibility of using high dynamic range signal, not compatible with standard dynamic range signals either, the possibility of using higher frame refresh rate (with the consequent significant increase in the required bit rate) and, last but not least, the new type of new generation audio signal, and its possibilities in object management, accessibility and processing at the user’s option.
The main objective of this course is to train professionals of media groups in working with the new features of the UHD signal throughout the production chain, from capture to broadcast, including aspects of post-processing, monitoring, archiving and commercial exploitation of content broadcast or available for value-added services. For this, the course has the experience of professionals from leading companies in the industry and media groups in Spain, through their involvement in the UHD Spain association, a non-profit association, which was created with 30 members and with the aim of bringing together all companies in the Spanish 4K HDR audiovisual industry to work together in the advancement and consensus of the implementation of Ultra High Definition in Spain (www.uhdspain.com). Among these founding partners is the Polytechnic University of Madrid, in particular with professors and researchers of the E.T.S. of Telecommunications Engineers who are working on UHD issues since 2015 through the RTVE Chair at UPM, whose director is als
Admission requirements
No specific academic qualification is required to access the course. However, it is recommended that the student accesses the course with a university degree or higher vocational training in technical subjects that include the study of the audio and/or video signal in the signal broadcast on television, or in the field of audiovisual communication, or in the field of audiovisual content production and production.
Location
The mode of teaching the course will be remote (by connecting to the class through the Teams platform). Classes will be recorded to facilitate subsequent viewing in order to facilitate compatibility with work schedules and occasional absences to classes.
Schedule and calendar of the course
The course is structured in two modules, which are taught sequentially in time. It is possible to take both modules, or only one of them.
Training calendar
Module 1: From 19th November 2024 to 23rd January 2025.
Module 2: From 30th January 2025 to 6th March 2025
Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Registration
Registration is free of charge.
Registration periods
Module 1: until the 8th of November 2024.
Module 2: from 15th of December 2024 to 20th of January 2025.
Those interested in both modules are required to register for each module within the periods indicated.
Enrollment
Once the selection of participants has been made, instructions for registration and payment of the course will be sent.
Price Module 1: 550 €.
Price Module 2: 440 € (the registration fee for this module will be paid in the periods indicated for it, never to the previous module).
In case you need an invoice you should contact the Permanent Training Service to indicate the additional documents that must be included with the invoice request before making the payment.
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