Multi Media Course

Audio Centre

Basic Concepts Workshop

Trainer: Allan Hepworth

Agenda

• Introductions

• Media

• Conversions

• Doing it with DVD, CD, Tape and Vinal

• Tools

• Questions

Workshop Objectives

• To impart sufficient knowledge, and by the use of practical experience, allow students to complete media conversion in order to train others on how to do it.

Introductions

• Trainer

• Equipment

• Students– Name, What you want from the workshop

• Discuss copyright– General disclaimer covering the centre

DVD Media

• DVD –R

• DVD –RW

• DVD +R DL

• DVD +R

• DVD +RW

• DVD RAM

CD Media

• CD–R– Write once

• CD–RW– Write many

Other Media

• Tape

• Vinal– 33 and 45

• Other

Conversion

• All media needs to be (ripped)

• It may be a single process

• It may be a multi process

• Media dependent

How to Process DVD media

• Explain processes– Discuss Decryption, Region Coding, Copy protection

– Correct media, File Sizes

• Demonstrate processes

• Student Practice

How to Process CD media

• Explain processes• Discuss DRM, Copy protection

• Formats (Lossless) WMA , MP3, WAV

• Demonstrate processes

• Student Practice

How to Process Tape media

• Explain processes– Recording times, selecting correct format

– Basic file manipulation, settings

• Demonstrate processes

• Student Practice

How to Process Vinal media

• Explain processes– Different types, Current capability

– Removing clicks and scratches

– Album and single track copying

• Demonstrate processes

• Student Practice

Tools

• Discuss most common available tools and their uses

Questions