Audiovisual & Scenic Technical Means
Technical means for audiovisual and scenic media — the full course book, online, updated for 2026.
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- 3.1. Definition of sound. Determination of the
- 3.1.1. Sound waves as a physical phenomenon
- 3.1.2. Characteristics
- 3.1.3. Sound as a physiological phenomenon
- 3.1.4 Sound qualities
- 3.1.5. Physical phenomena produced by sound
- 3.2 Microphones: Definition and characteristics
- 3.2.1. Microphone characteristics
- 3.2.2. Types of microphones according to their
- 3.2.3. Necessary accessories: mounts, anti-vibration
- 3.2.4. Microphone powering systems
- 3.3. Audio lines: balanced or unbalanced cables,
- 3.3.1. RCA / CANON / JACK audio connectors
- 3.4. Technical and operational performance of analogue
- 4.1. The technical configuration of the television production
- 4.1.1. Setting up a television set
- 4.1.2. Set-up of a TV studio camera
- 4.1.3. The continuity check
- 4.2. Television system configurations
- 4.2.1. Elements constituting production control
- 4.2.2. Monitoring, measurement and control of analogue and
- 4.2.3. Block diagram of audio and video technical equipment
- 4.3. Types of audio input and sound desk sends
- 4.4. The video mixer
- 4.5. Difference between programme audio and intercom audio
- 4.5.1. Intercommunication systems between departments
- 4.5.2. Cable and RF intercom. The Tally signal
- 4.6. Video and audio recording media and formats
- 5.1 Determining the configuration of technical post-production
- 5.2. Technical and operational qualities of linear and non-linear
- 5.2.1. Video Tape Recorders (VTR), pre-editors, digital editors
- 5.2.2. PC/MAC workstations and post-production software
- 5.3. Advantages and disadvantages of linear and non-linear
- 5.1.3. Diagrams of a non-linear editing system
- 5.3.2. Audiovisual Information Storage Systems: Dumping,
- 5.4. Recording media and technical characteristics
- 5.4.1. Magnetic tapes, memory cards, hard disks, optical disks
- 5.5. Technical options for materials to be delivered at the end of
- 5.5.1. AVI, QuickTime, MPEG-2, DVD, Blu-ray, MPEG-4 (H.264), FLV
- 5.6. Capabilities of non-linear editors with post-production project
- 5.6.1. Basic non-linear video editing tools
- 5.8 Analog and digital signals
- 5.8.1 Analog Signals
- 5.8.2 Digital Signals
- 5.8.3. Difference between Analog and Digital Signals
- 6.1. Definition of technical equipment in multimedia
- 6.2. Technical qualities of computer equipment for
- 6.2.1. Processor, memory, hard disk capacity, optical
- 6.2.2. Printers and graphic tablets
- 6.3. Networked configurations of computer
- 6.3.3. Types of networks, digital signal or optical fiber,
- 6.3.4. Storage methods: formats, compression
- 6.3.5. Back-up copies
- 6.4. Technical and operational performance of
- 6.4.2. Relationship with different interactive projects,
- 8.4.4. File formats and configuration options for
- 8.4.5. Image formats and audio formats
- 7.1. Definition of technical options and interactive
- 7.2. Standards and broadcast formats
- 7.2.1. Transmission standards
- 7.2.2. IPTV AND OTT
- 7.3. Broadcasting and technical parameters of radio
- 7.3.1. Modulation, frequency bands and analogue and
- 7.4. Configuration of audiovisual products to be
- 7.4.1. Media types, capacities, video formats, audio and
- 7.4.2. Bitrate, Regions and Compatibility
- 7.4.3. Authorship and browsing requirements
- 7.5 Streaming Broadcasting