Training Courses

Spurred on by the success of our seminar program, we're excited to announce the launch of a series of training courses, presided over by industry legend and root6's Head of Systems Integrations, Phil Crawley.

Video test & measurement 101

Ideal for the runner who is going into the machine room or edit assistant who is starting to play more of an operational role.

• Overview of test and measurement and historically why it was necessary
• Current requirements and the economic necessity of delivering proper material
• Overview of the four-tiles style of current WVR/WFM models and operation
• Line waveforms and what you're looking at
  
• Overview and introduction to colour space and gamut including legalisers

Course dates:
6th Sept, 10th Jan
9:00 - 13:00

Course cost: £150 ex VAT (discounts available for root6 support customers)

Audio test & measurement 101

Ideal for the runner who is going into the machine room or starting to assist in the audio department.

• Audio waveforms and the nature of sound
  
• Digital representation of audio
  
• Levels, how they equate and why it matters (headroom etc.)
  
• How to use a PPM - over levels etc
  
• Introduction to audio features of Tek WVR

Course dates:
6th Sept, 10th Jan
14:00 - 17:30

Course cost: £150 ex VAT (discounts available for root6 support customers)

Watch the podcast of our Audio 101 "Training Taster" at BVE 2010

Television QC using Tektronix test sets

Ideal for junior engineers or machine room staff who are moving up to QC'ing finished programmes.

• Recap of Video & Audio measurement principles and requirements
• Recap of operation of the Tektronix
  
• How legalisers fit into the television delivery process
  
• Different colour spaces - composite colour in HD (for Sky delivery etc)
  
• Complete run-through of the network QC features of the WVR
• More advanced problems - PSE, codec-blocking, BCAP captions sizes etc.
• Physical transport problems - ScH, Timecode & AES timing etc.
• Parameter sets and building/maintaining presets for WVRs
• Dolby E and advanced audio parameters
• Compression and treatment for transmission
• Problems of BRR and codecs.

Course dates:
7th Sept, 11th Jan
9:00 - 13:00

Course cost: £300 ex VAT (discounts available for root6 support customers)

TCP/IP for broadcast engineers

Gone are the days when every cable carried a synchronous video stream. Contemporary engineering staff have to be aware of packetized networks and how they impact the modern facility. This half-day course covers the fundamentals of the protocols and practises that drive all internet-derived networks.

• History - why a packet-switched network?
• Layers - why they're important
• The ISO 7-layer model
• Routers, hubs, switches and how they differ
• Classes of networks
• Applications in film & television storage systems

Course dates:
7th Sept, 11th Jan
14:00 - 17:30

Course cost: £300 ex VAT (discounts available for root6 support customers)

Naturally, there will be an chance for Q&A as well as the chance to get some hands on experience, on all the courses.

We will also be expanding the course line-up in the very near future, to include courses on: colourimetery and health & safety in TV environments

If you would like to register your interest in any of these courses, please contact us here