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Digital Video Engineering Professional (DVEP) Resources

DVEP Course - Primary Resource

This is the most effective study resource in preparing for the DVEP exam.

Digital Video Engineering Professional Training Course (http://www.scte.org/professional_development/digital_video_engineering_professional_dvep_course.aspx ) The SCTE Digital Video Engineering Professional (DVEP) courses helps broadband professionals gain the knowledge required in the engineering aspects of digital media (which includes video, audio, interactive services, and associated data) systems as deployed in the Cable Telecommunications Industry.

Books – Secondary Resources

Covering many of the exam topics for those who do not want to take the DVEP course.

DTV: The Revolution in Digital Video; Jerry Whitaker (ISBN 0 07 135021 7)

Modern Cable Television Technology, Second Edition; Ciciora, Farmer, Large, and Adams (ISBN 1558608281) (Chapters 4, 5, 22 and parts of Chapter 25 cover digital video compression, transmission and reception)

Video Demystified: A Handbook for the Digital Engineer, Keith Jack (ISBN 0750683953)

Books – Additional Resources

These publications may be helpful in preparing for the DVEP exam, depending on the candidate’s experience and knowledge of the field - for those who do not want to take the DVEP course.

Digital Television: A Practical Guide for Engineers, Walter Fischer and H. von Renouard

Digital Television Fundamentals; Michael Robin and Michel Poulin

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Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces, Charles Poynton (ISBN 1558607927)

Digital Video Compression, Peter Symes (ISBN 0071424873)

DVB: The family of International Standards for Digital Broadcasting, U. Reimers (ISBN 354043545X)

Interactive TV Standards; Steven Morris and Anthony Smith-Chaigneau (ISBN 0240806662) (Covers high level OCAP, MHP, JavaTV, DVB, JMF, DSM-CC)

Video Compression Demystified, Peter Symes ISBN 0-07-136324-6

Standards:

DVEP certification candidates need to be familiar with the following standards and know how to use them as references.

Standards Organizations:

AES Standards: http://www.aes.org/standards/ ATSC Standards: http://www.atsc.org/standards/ CableLabs Standards: http://www.cablelabs.com/specifications/ CEA Standards: http://www.ce.org/Standards/1401.asp DVB Standards: http://www.dvb.org/technology/index.xml ITU Standards: http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/index.html ISO/IEC Standards: http://www.iso.org/iso/en/ISOOnline.frontpage SCTE Standards: http://www.scte.org/content/index.cfm?pID=102 SMPTE Standards (fee is charged): http://www.smpte.org/standards/

Standards:

A. MPEG standards , also http://www.itu.int/ITU-T/index.html MPEG-2 Systems: ISO/IEC 13818-1 (also ITU-T H.222.0) MPEG-2 Video: ISO/IEC 13818-2 (also ITU-T H.262) MPEG-2 Audio/MPEG-1 Audio: ISO/IEC 13818-3 or ISO/IEC 11172-3AVC Video: ISO/IEC 14496-10 (also ITU-T H.264)

B. SMPTE standards

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SD analog video: SMPTE 170M SD digital video: SMPTE 125M HD 1080i video: SMPTE 274M HD 720P video: SMPTE 296M SD SDI transport: SMPTE 259M HD SDI transport: SMPTE 292 SD ancillary data: SMPTE 272M HD ancillary data: SMPTE 291 VC-1 video compression: SMPTE 421M VC-1 transport: SMPTE RP227 Format for AFD and Bar Data: SMPTE 2016 http://www.evertz.com/resources/eia_608_708_cc.pdf

http://www.pbs.org/producers/TOS_2007_Submission_8_20_07.pdf

C. SCTE standards TS Verification RP: SCTE 142 AVC Video/Transport: SCTE 128 MPEG-2 Multiplex/Transport: SCTE 54 MPEG-2 Video: SCTE 43 Carriage of Vertical Blanking Interval (VBI) Data in North American Digital Television Bitstreams: SCTE 127 DPI - Automation Trigger Protocol: SCTE 104 DPI - Cue Message Protocol: SCTE 35 DPI - Splicer/Server Protocol: SCTE 30 DPI – Advertising Systems Interfaces: SCTE 130 DPI – Program Specific Ad Insertion: SCTE 118 VC-1 – Video Systems and Transport Constraints for Cable Television: SCTE 157 EAS – Emergency Alert Services; SCTE 18

D. ATSC standards ATSC Digital Television: A/53 (Parts 1 through 7) AC-3 Audio: A/52 AVC in the ATSC system: A/72 Parts 1 and 2 Transport Stream Verification: A/78A Carriage of Legacy TV Data Services: A/99 Recommended Practice for Conversion of ATSC Signals for Distribution to NTSC Viewers: A/79 PSIP A/65

E. DVB standards Video/Audio Coding: ETSI TS 101 154 Specification for the carriage of Vertical Blanking Information (VBI) data in DVB bitstreams: ETSI EN 301 775 Specification for conveying ITU-R System B Teletext in DVB bitstreams: ETSI 300 472 Measurement Guidelines for DVB Systems: ETSI TR 101 290 DVB-C ETS 300 429

F. ITU standards

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SD digital video: ITU-R BT.601 HD digital video: ITU-R BT.709 Video Quality testing: ITU-R BT.500 Cable Modulation : ITU-T J.83 ITU-T J.83 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_video_codecs

http://www.dii.unisi.it/~menegaz/DoctoralSchool2004/papers/ITU-

R_BT.500-11.pdf

http://www-

inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ee290t/sp04/lectures/coding_standards.pdf

G. CEA standards Analog Line 21 Closed Captions: CEA-608 Digital TV Closed Captions: CEA-708 “Active Format Description (AFD) & Bar Data Recommended Practice”: CEA-CEB-16

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_captioning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Format_Description

http://www.veritasetvisus.com/Dolan%20Article%20about%20AFD.pdf

http://nab.org/documents/resources/slidesMiller.pdf

http://www.evertz.com/resources/cc-imp-slides.pdf

http://www.pbs.org/producers/TOS_2007_Submission_8_20_07.pdf

https://secure.connect.pbs.org/conferences/technology/2009/Presentations/

400_AFDCableDBS_Goldman_BO1_Final.pdf

H. AES Audio standards Digital audio AES3 AES3 on coax: AES-3id/SMPTE 276M Understand the applicable CableLabs standards (ADI) ADI specs for VOD

Content Encoding profile Metadata Transfer

I. CableLabs standards Video-On-Demand Content Specification 1.1 (metadata spec) MD-SP-VOD-CONTENT1.1 (also 2.0 and 1.0) VOD Asset Distribution Interface Specification 1.1 MD-SP-ADI1.1 ADI 2.0 Specification Asset Inventory Messages: MD-SP-ADI2.0-AIM-I02 ADI 2.0 Specification Asset Structure MD-SP-ADI2.0-AS-I03 Video-On-Demand Content Specification Version 2.0 MD-SP-VOD-CONTENT 2.0 (and 1.1) Content Encoding Profile 2.0 specification MD-SP-VOD-CEP-2.0 Advertising Distribution 2.0 MD-SP-ADVS2.0-I01

J. CableLabs CableCARD Interface 2.0 Specification OC-SP-CCIF2.0 OpenCable Application Platform Specification OCAP 1.1 Profile OC-SP-OCAP 1.1 OpenCable Content Definition Format CoDF OC-SP-CoDF-I01 OpenCable ETV Enhanced TV Binary Interchange Format 1.0 OC-SP-ETV-BIF1.0