Training Topics
Video Basics
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Pixels, Scanning, Sampling, Aspect Ratios
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Digital Interfaces – SDI, HD-SDI, 4G
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Color Space (4:2:0, 4:2:2, etc.) and Depth
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HANC, VANC and Embedding
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Audio Formats and Loudness
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Captions and Video Description
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Camera Recording Formats, Synchronization and Control
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Broadcast vs. Computer Video
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UHD/4K, HDR, High Frame Rate
IP Basics
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Layer 2 (Ethernet) Networks, including VLANs
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Layer 3 (IP) Networks, including NAT, Subnets
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Transport Protocols – TCP, UDP, RTP, Ports
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DHCP, DNS, Spanning Tree
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Video Compression
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Common Elements - Transforms, I/B/P Frames, VLC, Motion Vectors, GoP, Reordering
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Profiles and Levels
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MPEG2
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MPEG4/AVC/H.264
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JPEG 2000
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HEVC/H.265
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Other Codecs (TICO, DiracPro)
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Audio Compression
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Ancillary Data (Captions, SAP)
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IP Video Encapsulation
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RTP/RTCP, 2022-6
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Compressed Video SMPTE 2022-2, VSF TR-01
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Uncompressed Video ST 2022-6, TR-03, TR-04, ASPEN, NMI
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HTTP Streaming (HLS, HDS, MSS, DASH)
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Adaptive Bitrate Streaming, Manifest Files
Video Streams and Containers
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Elementary and Program Streams
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MPEG2 Transport Streams (Single and Multi-Program)
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DVB/ASI
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PID Management, PCR, PAT, PMT
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PSIP Data
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Transport Stream Impairments
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Container Formats (MP4, Ogg, WebM, ISO BMFF)
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HTML5 Video
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Metadata: Structural, Descriptive, Administrative
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Encryption, ECMs, EMMs
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Video Network Technologies
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RIST and other ARQ Technologies
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IPTV System Architectures
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CATV System Architectures
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Internet Video Delivery Architectures
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ATSC Broadcasting
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Transcoding, Transrating, Up/Down Conversion, Splicing
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Video Clocking and Synchronization
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DTV Mobile
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IGMP Multicasting, Spoofing
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Protocol Independent Multicast (Dense, Sparse)
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IPv4, IPv6
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Tunneling
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FEC (Hamming, Reed Solomon, Viterbi, LDPC, BCH, Row/Column)
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Encryption, DRM, Watermarking, Fingerprinting
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Channel Change Time
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Ad Insertion, SCTE-35, SCTE104, IDR Frames, Encoder Boundary Points
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Media Players, Browser Plug-ins
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TCP/IP Acceleration
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Hitless Protection Switching
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IEEE 1588, PTP, SMPTE 2059
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Audio/Video Bridging
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Session Description Protocol (SDP), SAP
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AES 67, RAVENNA, Dante
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RFC 4175, SMPTE 2110, ST 291 Ancillary Data over RTP
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AMWA NMOS
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HTML5
Networking Technologies
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CDN System Components and Operation
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Fiber Optics (WDM, PON)
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Wi-Fi, 802.11
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Statistical and Inverse Multiplexing
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Telco Circuits DS1, DS3, SONET/SDH, 270 Mbs
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SNMP
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DSL Technologies (ADSL, VDSL)
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Ethernet Cabling and Interfaces - 10 Mbps to 100 Gbps
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Satellite Modulation (QAM, APSK, etc.) DVB-S2, S2X
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CATV Systems, Hybrid Fiber/Coax, DOCSIS
Network and Signal Performance
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Network Performance Metrics, QoS, QoE
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Modulation Impairments
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Channel Change Time
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Jitter, Packet Delay Variation
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TR 101 290, SCTE 168
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Flow Rate Balance, RFC 4445
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Internet Performance, HTTP Error Codes
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Fiber Optic Testing
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Full Reference Testing
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Network Troubleshooting Tools (NetScan, WireShark, sFlow)
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