Video analysis

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John MateerDepartment of ElectronicsUniversity
of YorkHeslington, York YO10 5DD01904 433
245jwm10_at_ohm.york.ac.uk
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Overview

• Degrees and Courses
• Research Interests
• Undergraduate Research Ties
• Industry Relationships
• Employability

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Degrees for Media Industries

• Media Technology MEng, MSc, PhD
• Music Technology BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD

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Media Technology Course

• Emphasis on a hybrid skill set
• Formal engineering of media systems
• Hands-on understanding of standard industry
  practice for both linear and non-linear media
• Solid foundation of system design and usage
  with extensive production work
• Fully accredited IEE degrees
• Fastest growing stream in the department

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Media Technology Classes

• In addition to core IEE Electronics
• Light Vision perception, visual design
• Videography Lighting systems, methods
• Video Systems technology, production
• Multimedia Tools non-linear systems

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Professional Videoand New Media Facilities
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Location Camera, Lightingand Grip Packages
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Music Technology Course

• Strong creative musical atmosphere within an
  electronics engineering programme
• Thorough foundation of audio systems
  engineering with extensive studio, field and
  audio-for-video production work
• Fully accredited IEE degrees
• Largest intake in the department

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Music Technology Classes

• In addition to core IEE Electronics
• Digital Computer Music
• Acoustics Psychoacoustics
• Recording Studio Techniques and Technologies
• Advanced Music Technology Systems

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Professional Audio Facilities
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Field Recording andSurround-Sound Presentation
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Media Engineering Research

• Media Technology
• Next generation TV production and post tools
• Augmented and virtual reality systems
• Image processing and coding
• Music Technology
• Virtual room acoustics and binaural sound
• Singing and speech analysis
• New forms of performance and sound synthesis

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Media Engineering Research

• BEng 3rd year and MEng 4th year projects
  directly tied to existing research
• Work conducted in either a formal lab or
  corporate industry setting
• Opportunities for students to publish

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Working with Industry

• Student work placements and internships with
  companies
• Research student sponsorship
• Participation in professional alliances
• Formal collaboration in research

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Employability

• Production training provides valuable
  transferable skills
• Hybrid skill set enables work in both
  technical and creative industries
• Graduates at Dolby, Pace, BT, BBC, etc.

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John MateerDepartment of ElectronicsUniversity
of YorkHeslington, York YO10 5DD01904 433
245jwm10_at_ohm.york.ac.uk