Syllabus - Audio and Video Editing (AG 604 (B))

Audio and Video Editing (AG 604 (B))

Unit I

Introducing Digital Audio

Time compression and expansion, Error correction and concealment, channel coding, Disk based recording, digital audio broadcasting, Audio principles: level and loudness, Frequency discrimination, Frequency response and linearity, The sine wave, decibels: Digital Principles: Time base correction, Multiplexing, Gain control, Digital faders and controls, A digital mixer, Filters, Sampling rate conversion, Transforms, Sampling and aliasing, Reconstruction, Filter design, choice of sampling rate, Quantizing, Basic Digital-to-Analog and Analog-to-Digital conversion, oversampling, noise shaping

Unit II

Compression

Principles and types, Audio compression tools, Guidelines, compression formats, Digital Coding Principles: Types of transmission channels, lines, recording medium, equalization and data separation, slicing and jitter rejection, channel coding, codes, randomizing, synchronizing, error correction, concealment

Unit III

Different Aims of Audio editing

Corrective editing: Cutting, copying, pasting and moving, Fades and cross fades, Different fade shapes, Destructive vs Non destructive edits, Different types of level control, Tonal matching, Comping and alternate takes; Creative editing: Beat mapping and recycling, Time stretching, Elastic audio, pitch shifting,; Restorative editing: Applications of audio restoration, Demixing

Unit IV

Digital video introduction

The tools of digital video, Editing software, Digital video hardware, workstation, Video capture, Import and export, Data formats, Foundation of digital video, static 2D concepts, Movement in digital video, Frames and frame rates, Digital video compression algorithms, codecs, Digital video resolutions, Digital video storage, Bit rates and playback, Digital video optimization

Unit V

Digital camera concepts and Technology

Resolution, aspect ratio, camera sensors, Image data formats, camera interface, The workflow for digital video, Timeline editing, Color correction, Pixel processing, Pixel scaling, Popular video standards, Digital video playback: captive vs streaming

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to Audio and Video editing concepts and methods prevalent in the industry.

Course Outcome

["Understand how audio is recorded and saved", "Perform audio compression using various tools", "Perform digital audio recording, editing and reproduction", "Understand video editing concepts", "Work on the different platforms for video editing"]

Practicals

Reference Books

  • John Watkinson, “Introduction to Digital Audio”, Routledge, O Reilly

  • Simon Langford, “Digital Audio Editing”, Taylor and Fransis

  • Wallace Jackson, “Digital Audio Editing Fundamentals”, Apress

  • Wallace Jackson,”Digital Video Editing Fundamentals”, Apress