Course Catalog 2008-2009 Basic Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Moncef Gabbouj

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1	Per 2, 3 : Friday 14 - 16, TB223

Requirements

Final exam and an assignment. The assignment has to be completed before attending the exam.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

After passing this course a student has knowledge of compression methods for digital transmission and storage of video.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	Compression methods for digital transmission and storage of video. The functional blocks of a modern video compression system with emphasis on signal processing aspects.
2.	Application of video compression algorithms in International standards (e.g. MPEG-4, H.263, H.264) and in practical video applications (digital TV, video phone, internet video).

Evaluation criteria for the course

The course grade is based on the exam answers. Very good grade is obtained when exam questions are correctly answered and a project work is accepted. Threshold for passing the exam is at least half of the maximum exam points.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Lecture slides	"Video Compression"	Stephan Wenger					English

Prerequisites

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures Excercises Practical works	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	24.06.2008
Modifier	Kirsi Järnström