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Prepare video material for television transmission
Prepare video material for television transmission
Unit of competency
National Code
CUFBRD303A
CUFBRD303A
State Code
D1075
D1075
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
31/10/2008
Field of Education
100701 - Audio Visual Studies
Original Release Date
31/10/2008
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to prepare digital video material for television transmission.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
Prepare to ingest video materials
- 1. Liaise with relevant production personnel to confirm written documentation or verbal instructions for treatment of source materials
- 2. Ensure source materials are clearly identified, labelled and in a format compatible with available equipment
- 3. Set up and test equipment according to specified standards as required to meet source materials criteria
- 4. Report faults or problems and arrange for maintenance where applicable
- 5. Ensure destination media is prepared correctly and ready to receive inputs, including set-up of equipment signals
- 6. Handle source materials and destination media with care to avoid damage throughout the production process
Ingest and convert video materials
- 7. Test that source materials are appropriate to the input of equipment, including standard converter parameters
- 8. Load and ingest source materials using correct equipment and transfer to required destination media in correct sequence
- 9. Apply appropriate conversions to source materials to achieve required formats, ensuring time codes and cue points are set to synchronise with equipment where applicable
- 10. If necessary, select, add or alter appropriate time code and cue points that meet technical and transmission requirements
- 11. Monitor transfers and recordings to ensure they meet required quality and technical requirements and establish cue points if required
- 12. Check that the destination media is in suitable condition, of suitable length and on appropriate format for recording
Assist with production activity
- 13. Undertake additional transfers, dubs or copies of materials as required and save in required location
- 14. Assist in switching video sources live to air under direction of relevant production personnel
- 15. Undertake editing of materials as required in close consultation with relevant production personnel
- 16. Author materials to a range of formats for distribution to clients and relevant production personnel
- 17. Complete documentation and distribute to relevant production personnel, including originals or reformatted versions of source materials where applicable
Document and dispatch recorded material
- 18. Archive materials as instructed and transfer to appropriate archival format according to enterprise procedures
- 19. Undertake accurate labelling and logging of materials and check for faults
- 20. Return source and other materials to originators or owners in accordance with enterprise procedures
- 21. Review and reflect on performance and note areas for improvement
RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Production personnel may include:
camera operator
editor
floor manager
head of department
master control
news editor
presentation operators
producer/director
station manager
supervisor
tape editor
tape library personnel
tape operators
technical director
transmission operators
other technical/specialist personnel.
Documentation may include:
barcode format
computer generated
cue sheets
equipment manuals
fault reports
logging sheets
manually generated
schedules, e.g.:
production
transmission
timelines
scripts
tape information sheets.
Treatment of source materials may include:
archiving
audio balance, e.g. noise
authoring, e.g. DVD
colour balance
compression
dubs
ingestion
transfers.
Source materials may include:
archival footage
camera tapes
captions
DVD/CD sources
external feeds, e.g. satellite feed
graphics
studio recordings
titles.
Equipment may include:
aspect ratio and AR-correction
computer hard drives
disk players, e.g. DVD/CD
monitors
non-linear editing systems, e.g. G5 +, Final Cut Pro, Avid
playback facility, e.g. EVS
servers, e.g. transmission, archival
talkback/two-way communication devices
test equipment
video/audio recorders
video/audio replay machines.
Faults may include:
aspect ratio and AR-correction
blocking/pixellation
cable faults
colour degradation
data entry errors
ghosting
image tears
line breakdown
machine breakdown
picture distortion
picture freeze
picture out of synchronisation with sound
sound distortion
tape machine faults.
Destination media may include:
computer hard drive (internal/external)
DAT
Digi-cart
DVD/CD
iPod
mobiles
non-linear editing systems, e.g. Avid
PDA
servers
tape, e.g. digi-Beta, mini DVC
video/audio recorders.
Equipment signals may include:
black levels
burst phase
chrominance gain
colour balance
colour bars
luminance
test patterns
tone.
Converter parameters may include:
bit rates
channel
frequency.
Conversions may include:
AIFF
containers, e.g.:
AVI
QuickTime
Real
converter parameters, e.g.:
frequency
channel
bit rates
HD-TV
kine
MIDI
MP3
MPEG-1, 2, 4
OGG
PAL to NTSC/SECAM
WAV
WMA
WMV.
Formats may include:
analogue
analogue tape, e.g. Beta SP
audio, e.g. DAT
CD
computer
computer hard drive, e.g. server
digital
digital tape, e.g. digital Beta, mini DV, digi-cart
disk
DVD.
Time codes may include:
burned-in code
CTL
edge code/number
keyed-in code
MIDI (MTC)
SMPTE/EBU, e.g. VITC, LTC.
Transfers and recordings may include:
dubs and copies, e.g.:
tape to tape
tape to disk
disk to disk
hard drive to iPod
switch live to air.
Quality and technical requirements may include:
audio levels, e.g.:
mono
stereo
audio/vision balance
closed captions
compression ratios/codecs
NTSC
PAL
SECAM
vision, e.g.:
colour balance
black levels
luminance
aspect ratios, e.g. 4:3, 16:9.
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Production personnel may include:
camera operator
editor
floor manager
head of department
master control
news editor
presentation operators
producer/director
station manager
supervisor
tape editor
tape library personnel
tape operators
technical director
transmission operators
other technical/specialist personnel.
Documentation may include:
barcode format
computer generated
cue sheets
equipment manuals
fault reports
logging sheets
manually generated
schedules, e.g.:
production
transmission
timelines
scripts
tape information sheets.
Treatment of source materials may include:
archiving
audio balance, e.g. noise
authoring, e.g. DVD
colour balance
compression
dubs
ingestion
transfers.
Source materials may include:
archival footage
camera tapes
captions
DVD/CD sources
external feeds, e.g. satellite feed
graphics
studio recordings
titles.
Equipment may include:
aspect ratio and AR-correction
computer hard drives
disk players, e.g. DVD/CD
monitors
non-linear editing systems, e.g. G5 +, Final Cut Pro, Avid
playback facility, e.g. EVS
servers, e.g. transmission, archival
talkback/two-way communication devices
test equipment
video/audio recorders
video/audio replay machines.
Faults may include:
aspect ratio and AR-correction
blocking/pixellation
cable faults
colour degradation
data entry errors
ghosting
image tears
line breakdown
machine breakdown
picture distortion
picture freeze
picture out of synchronisation with sound
sound distortion
tape machine faults.
Destination media may include:
computer hard drive (internal/external)
DAT
Digi-cart
DVD/CD
iPod
mobiles
non-linear editing systems, e.g. Avid
PDA
servers
tape, e.g. digi-Beta, mini DVC
video/audio recorders.
Equipment signals may include:
black levels
burst phase
chrominance gain
colour balance
colour bars
luminance
test patterns
tone.
Converter parameters may include:
bit rates
channel
frequency.
Conversions may include:
AIFF
containers, e.g.:
AVI
QuickTime
Real
converter parameters, e.g.:
frequency
channel
bit rates
HD-TV
kine
MIDI
MP3
MPEG-1, 2, 4
OGG
PAL to NTSC/SECAM
WAV
WMA
WMV.
Formats may include:
analogue
analogue tape, e.g. Beta SP
audio, e.g. DAT
CD
computer
computer hard drive, e.g. server
digital
digital tape, e.g. digital Beta, mini DV, digi-cart
disk
DVD.
Time codes may include:
burned-in code
CTL
edge code/number
keyed-in code
MIDI (MTC)
SMPTE/EBU, e.g. VITC, LTC.
Transfers and recordings may include:
dubs and copies, e.g.:
tape to tape
tape to disk
disk to disk
hard drive to iPod
switch live to air.
Quality and technical requirements may include:
audio levels, e.g.:
mono
stereo
audio/vision balance
closed captions
compression ratios/codecs
NTSC
PAL
SECAM
vision, e.g.:
colour balance
black levels
luminance
aspect ratios, e.g. 4:3, 16:9.
EVIDENCE GUIDE
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
video material prepared for broadcast that:
demonstrates an ability to judge picture-to-sound synchronisation
meets production requirements
collaborative approach to work
ability to work to deadlines.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
practical demonstration of skills through the preparation of a range of video material for television transmission
access to material to be prepared for broadcast
access to appropriate learning and assessment support when required
use of culturally appropriate processes and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance
evaluation of a range of video material prepared for transmission by the candidate
written or verbal questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
CUFGMT301A Repair and maintain production equipment
CUFPOS201A Perform basic vision and sound editing.
The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
video material prepared for broadcast that:
demonstrates an ability to judge picture-to-sound synchronisation
meets production requirements
collaborative approach to work
ability to work to deadlines.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
practical demonstration of skills through the preparation of a range of video material for television transmission
access to material to be prepared for broadcast
access to appropriate learning and assessment support when required
use of culturally appropriate processes and techniques appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of learners and the work being performed.
Method of assessment
A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:
direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence and third-party workplace reports of on-the-job performance
evaluation of a range of video material prepared for transmission by the candidate
written or verbal questioning to test knowledge as listed in the required skills and knowledge section of this unit.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
CUFGMT301A Repair and maintain production equipment
CUFPOS201A Perform basic vision and sound editing.
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWJ86 | CUABRD303 | Prepare video material for television transmission | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D197 | CUF40307 | Certificate IV in Broadcast Technology | Qualification |
| D192 | CUF30107 | Certificate III in Media | Qualification |