FYI - TI video seminar in Detroit August 24 $50 including lunch (this just arrived in my mailbox today from a 3rd party - too far for me, but might be worthwhile if anyone's in Detroit or nearby)
... hmm .. couldn't parse the links, but found some on TI's home page http://focus.ti.com/docs/training/catalog/events/event.jhtml?sku=SEM104002 also in 19-Aug and 20-Aug* Austin, TX* 24-Aug Detroit, MI 26-Aug Chicago, IL 31-Aug Redmond, WA 9-Sep Atlanta, GA 14-Sep and 15-Sep* San Diego, CA* 16-Sep Orange County/LA, CA 21-Sep San Jose, CA 23-Sep Indianapolis, IN 30-Sep Boston, MA 5-Oct Baltimore, MD 7-Oct and 8-Oct* Long Island (Hauppauge), NY* -- Andrew Daviel, TRIUMF, Canada Tel. +1 (604) 222-7376 [email protected] ---------- Forwarded message ---------- List-Post: [email protected] Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 12:56:41 -0700 Subject: Planning to Deploy a Next Generation Video System? Attend Digital Video Technical Seminars Are you planning to deploy a next generation video system? Attend the upcoming digital video technical seminars and get knowledge necessary to make intelligent decisions to choose the best solution and gain competitive advantage. * Detangle codecs, transport and system options * Understand TI's flexible technologies enabling higher-performing and smarter image processing * Get information on the hottest video codecs today (H.264, MPEG4, AVC, WM9) * See live demos of codecs running on TI's DM642 DSP media platform * Choose from several modules: Video Basics, Streaming Video and Video Surveillance Basics of Digital Video System Design This session will provide an overview of video systems for those trying to familiarize themselves with video and imaging system technology. You will get a brief overview of existing and emerging digital video markets and common applications such as set-top box, digital cameras, and video surveillance. Pre-Requisite: None. Novice video designers You will learn: * where the video market is going today; and what technology and end equipments are HOT * the high-level overview of system requirements, including: software algorithms, codecs, and resolution formats and specifications * what issues and tradeoffs are encountered in digital video system designs * tips for choosing the right video and audio encoder/decoder for a specific application * the critical system requirements you will need to design video systems Streaming Video Not sure what protocol or codec to use when designing streaming video? This session will detangle the maze of formats protocols and codec standards for streaming video and show you what it takes to deploy a streaming media system. Pre-Requisite: A general understanding of video systems You will learn: * the key areas where streaming is being employed today * which systems are currently hot in the industry * the basic streaming building blocks and how to successfully put them together Video Surveillance Learn how to construct a video surveillance system from the ground up. Find out which hardware and software reference systems to use, and what reference design packages are available. Gain an understanding of surveillance methods, key algorithms and codecs including, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 with various resolution and frame rates. Pre-Requisite: a general understanding of video systems. What you will learn: * Advanced surveillance techniques using video indexing, intelligent object recognition, facial recognition, audio tracking * Fundamentals of distributing digital surveillance content over TCP/IP * Advanced surveillance techniques using video indexing, intelligent object recognition, facial recognition, audio tracking DATE & LOCATION August 24, 2004 - Detroit, MI WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Hardware/software engineers, project managers or applications-focused developers that are designing or planning to design video and imaging applications. PRICE FREE - Register by August 10, 2004 $49.95 - includes two training modules and lunch $29.95 - includes one training module and lunch. Digital Video Technical Seminars - Explore. Expand. Excel.
