Course detail

Basics of Digital Video for Exchange Students

FaVU-BDVAcad. year: 2024/2025

Practically oriented course, dealing with the computer processing of video recordings and emphasizing the development of compositional and creative abilities of students. In the course, the individual approach is prefered, as well as the the teacher´s help with the solution of students´ particular problems in the area of digital video.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Offered to foreign students

The home faculty only

Entry knowledge

None.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Credit: consultation on the realisation of students´ own projects in the area of moving images.
Lectures are optional (after the individual agreement and realisation of students´ own projects during the course).

Aims

Smooth mastering of the basic chain of video-picture processing with the help of contemporary computer technologies: editing in the most used programmes (FinalCut Pro, Premiere Pro), preparation of graphics for films (Photoshop, Illustrator), sound processing (SoundForge, Wavelab, Cubase, Nuendo), finalisation of the whole project in the most required outputs, preparatin for mastering DVDs (ReelDVD, Scenarist, Encore) and embedding of picture material on the internet (Cleaner, ProCoder, RealNetworks, Quicktime).
Basic self-reliancy in this area: mastering non-linear editing video devices which are available at FFA BUT.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ZST-BX Bachelor's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective
  • Programme ZST-NX Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

12 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Syllabus

It comes out from the actual skills and requirements of enrolled students.