Technology Courses

Grass Valley Group offers a variety of training opportunities that focus on learning the technology behind the product application. Our short courses on key technology-based subjects can provide the knowledge needed for signal format transition projects, new process development, and a better understanding of the terminology used in our industry.

Please refer to the Course Schedule for details on specific offerings.

Courses Offered

• The DTV Fundamentals, course was designed for industry professionals and support personnel who need a technical understanding of the different and emerging signal formats used in broadcast and post production environments. Audio and video signals, which have remained relatively unchanged for the past seventy years, are now in the process of changing format from analog to digital, as well as in aspect ratio and resolution. This course presents an in-depth look and technical overview of this changing landscape.
  
  
• The Networking Fundamentals course is an excellent introductory course for broadcast engineers and support personnel. Sophisticated broadcast equipment relies heavily on network connections to communicate diagnostic information, receive software upgrades and inter-operate with other devices. This one-day course covers data communications as it is implemented in the Broadcast market. In-depth presentations on serial and network communications protocols are enhanced with broadcast equipment applications and an afternoon hands-on lab.
  
  
• *Coming Soon! The Network Archive course is designed for broadcast engineers and developers who need a technical understanding of the hardware and software needed to design and manage a media archive system. The benefits and compromises of local vs. distributed storage strategies are discussed.
  
  

Classroom, On-Site or On-Line

All courses are currently offered at Grass Valley Education Centers and on-site. Other courses will soon be available on-line... Check back often for updated subjects and schedules.

Booking

All provisional bookings require written confirmation with a company purchase order within 7 days. VISA and MasterCard are also accepted. Unconfirmed bookings will be automatically dropped, as the course becomes full. If a training course has been purchased with Grass Valley Group equipment, please have the sales order number available when calling.

Grass Valley Group reserves the right to charge a 100% cancellation fee, if a person cancels a confirmed space or a custom course within 2 weeks of the course start date. A company with a reserved space(s) may send any person to the course. Grass Valley Group also reserves the right to cancel courses and change course content.

To request a slot in one of our scheduled courses, or to request a contact for custom or onsite training, please fill-out the training request form. For special training needs or more information call 800-547-8949, press 3, press 2.