EE640A An Introduction to Analog and Digital Video Systems

This course is being offered in the Spring Semester 1996. It is a 1 credit hour mini-course that will be held in weeks 1-5 of the term. For more information contact Professor Edward Delp.

Course Information

Credit: 1 hour, week 1-5.

Prerequisite: Knowledge of image processing/computer vision techniques or permission of the instructor.

Description: The purpose of this mini-course is to present a comprehensive description of video systems at the graduate level. The course will start with characteristics of basic analog video systems including bandwidth constraints, color encoding, and composite signal formation. Digital video concepts will then be presented. Applications will include video servers, transmission systems, high definition television and multimedia systems. This course will emphasize the analysis and design of analog and digital video signals and systems.

Text: Keith Jack, Video Demystified, Hightext, 1993.

Papers from the literature.

Instructor: Professor Edward Delp.

Course Outline

1. Historical Perspective of Video

2. The NTSC System

3. Color Spaces and Encoding Methods

4. Transmission Issues

5. Video Goes Digital; Alphabet Soup: CCIR601, D1, D2, D3?

6. Applications: Video Servers, HDTV, Digital Transmission, Multimedia Systems

7. Final Exam

Class Information and Web Links

More information about the class and links to other pages relative to analog and digital video is available here.
Professor Edward J. Delp