PVA Video Calibration Training
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The PVA Certified Professional Video Calibration course provides professional video calibrators the most in-depth and comprehensive calibration training available today. PVA training workshops are based on years of expertise in the physics of video and psycho-visual perception. Proven facts, solid concepts and decades of expertise come together in this unique, top rate workshop.
Join PVA for a three-day Professional Video Systems Calibration workshop and gain the hands-on experience and skills you need to properly calibrate modern high definition video systems – practical knowledge that can start generating revenue for your business immediately. |
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Benefits of becoming a PVA Certified Professional Video Systems Calibrator:
Professional Certification Requirements:
- Obtain the Video Calibration Certification
- Three instruction days, including two days of coached hands-on calibrating exercises
- Exposure and practice using a variety of the world’s best display devices and measurement equipment
- Your services and certification listed on the PVA.com Web site
- Offer your clients Professional PVA Certified Video Calibration services
- CEDIA CEU Credit - 8.00 units (CEUP347)
Professional Certification Requirements:
- Attend the entire Video Calibration workshop
- Complete and pass Video Calibration online exam within 3 weeks of your course date
- Submit ten sample video calibrations for approval via the Web
- Prior PVA Home Theater 1 Certification, or the completion of a Introduction to PVA online exam
General Course Information
PVA Education Program workshops include lunch on each day of the training. Attendees must cover their travel costs including airfare, hotels, parking and transportation, as well as breakfast and dinner. PVA will provide all necessary classroom and workshop material, a certificate of completion and other cool PVA stuff.
Hours of each day: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Plan travel generously to allow for possible traffic or other delays.
PVA Education Program workshops include lunch on each day of the training. Attendees must cover their travel costs including airfare, hotels, parking and transportation, as well as breakfast and dinner. PVA will provide all necessary classroom and workshop material, a certificate of completion and other cool PVA stuff.
Hours of each day: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Plan travel generously to allow for possible traffic or other delays.
About the Course:
The PVA Certified Professional Video Systems Calibration Workshop is a professional program designed to take video calibrators to the next level. Comprised of workbook focused exercises on the first day, followed by two full days of supervised, hands-on practice, this PVA workshop provides you with the necessary tools to start offering calibration services immediately.
During the interactive session you will be working with professional calibration equipment from manufacturers such as Minolta, Photo Research, Sencore, Progressive Labs and Gretag MacBeth. In addition, you will receive hands-on training on more than a dozen different types of displays including, LCD and Plasma panels, DLP and LCD projectors (with and without an anamorphic lens), various high end video processors, and multiple high end Blu-Ray, HD DVD and SD DVD players - all loaded with the latest HD and SD test discs. PVA emphasizes color management systems and how to best adjust them to achieve true reference colors.
You are welcome to bring your own calibration tools to class. However, if you are interested in purchasing equipment, this class will help you identify the right tools to fit your needs.
Your course rate includes:
The PVA Certified Professional Video Systems Calibration Workshop is a professional program designed to take video calibrators to the next level. Comprised of workbook focused exercises on the first day, followed by two full days of supervised, hands-on practice, this PVA workshop provides you with the necessary tools to start offering calibration services immediately.
During the interactive session you will be working with professional calibration equipment from manufacturers such as Minolta, Photo Research, Sencore, Progressive Labs and Gretag MacBeth. In addition, you will receive hands-on training on more than a dozen different types of displays including, LCD and Plasma panels, DLP and LCD projectors (with and without an anamorphic lens), various high end video processors, and multiple high end Blu-Ray, HD DVD and SD DVD players - all loaded with the latest HD and SD test discs. PVA emphasizes color management systems and how to best adjust them to achieve true reference colors.
You are welcome to bring your own calibration tools to class. However, if you are interested in purchasing equipment, this class will help you identify the right tools to fit your needs.
Your course rate includes:
- All instruction
- Practical interactive exercises using state-of-the-art equipment
- Comprehensive course book
- Morning snacks and a full lunch each day
- Please register as soon as possible as space is limited.
Detailed Agenda:
- History of Television (brief)
- Why We Calibrate
- What Makes a "Good" Image, Just Noticeable Differences (JND), and Video Performance
- Signal Path and Optimization Strategies
- Calibration Process
- Contrast Ratios and Screen Uniformity (Lab #1)
- Geometry & Convergence
- Contrast and Brightness (Lab #2)
- Color, Tint and Color Decoding (Lab #3)
- Sharpness and Enhancement Controls (Lab #4)
- Calibration Process and Integration of Signal Generators
- Grayscale and Gamma
- Software and Hardware Choices (Lab #5)
- Competing Display Technologies
- Hands-On Grayscale Calibration with Different Technologies (Lab #6)
- Overview of Front Projector Setup, Hands-on Training, Keystone and Other Geometry Corrections & Screen Technologies
- Scaling Technologies
NOW ADDED: 4th Day of HDR Specific HANDS ON TRAINING by LionAVTech. $699 as a stand alone class, $499 in combination with PVA Video Training Level I and II. Offered immediately after all PVA Video Training at all locations. THIS CLASS IS NOW OFFICIALLY PVA VIDEO LEVEL III. You may take this class as a stand alone option but to be granted PVA Video III Certification you must have also attended the PVA Video Level I and II courses within the past 4 years.
- Processing Issues; Progressive/Interlace
- De-interlacing with Examples from HD and DVD Benchmark Discs
- Environmental Issues
- Color Science and Color Standards Including Color Gamut (CCA and CMS) Management
- Approach to Calibrating CCA and CMA … Examples of Different Systems (Lab #7)
- Day & Night Modes (Lab #8)
- Calibrating to Black & White Films
- CRT Calibration Items
- Online Exam & In-Field Calibration
- Summary & Putting it All Together
NOW ADDED: 4th Day of HDR Specific HANDS ON TRAINING by LionAVTech. $699 as a stand alone class, $499 in combination with PVA Video Training Level I and II. Offered immediately after all PVA Video Training at all locations. THIS CLASS IS NOW OFFICIALLY PVA VIDEO LEVEL III. You may take this class as a stand alone option but to be granted PVA Video III Certification you must have also attended the PVA Video Level I and II courses within the past 4 years.
