1. Lecturer: Dr. Peter Tsang Room: G6505 Phone: 27887763 E-mail: eewmtsan@cityu.edu.hk eewmtsan@cityu.edu.hk Webpage: http://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/~csl/aveng/aveng.html Webpage: http://www.ee.cityu.edu.hk/~csl/aveng/aveng.html

2. Reference Books  Ronald K. Jurgen, “Digital Consumer Electronics Handbook”, McGraw Hill, 1997.  S.K. Chang, “Principles of Pictorial Information System Design”, Prentice-Hall Int’l.

3. Reference Books  G.H. Hutson, “Color TV System Principles, Engineering Practice and Applied Technology”, McGraw Hill.  J.S. Zarach, “Television, Principles and Practice”, Macmillan Education Ltd. 1989.

4. Coursework (30% of total score)  1 Test.  Dates may be changed with prior notice.  Lab Sessions from Week 9 to 13. Study Guide  A set of questions to build up concepts. Discussions  Strengthen concepts in tutorial sessions.

5. Nature of Course  A study on traditional Television systems.  Quantization and Predictive Coding.  Compression based on Optimal Transform (KLT).  Compression based on Discrete Cosine. Transform (DCT).  JPEG and MPEG standards.  Audio Compression.

6.  To appreciate Audiovisual Technologies developed to date.  To study fundamental theories and algorithms in AV technologies.  To study modern standards in Video and Audio Compression. Aims: Familiarize with present technologies as a preliminary basis for generating new ones in the future.

7. A new mode of study  Avoid brute force practicing of mathematical calculations.  Identification and clear understanding of concepts and theories.  Familiarize with basic system structures, standard and their applications.  Accustom to “System Level” point of view.  Capable of bridging theory and practice.

8. Expectation from students  Attended all lectures, tutorials, test and laboratory sessions.  Self motivated and initiative in learning.  Clarify problems during tutorials, or in lectures if necessary.  Assist learning with study guide.