EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION CENTRE
Certificate Course in Video Film & Animation Production
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT
The ETV Department was set up for production of video programmes in various technical subjects in 1985. It is well equiped with Technical staff and Equipment. It has one of the best studios in Northern India and is deeply involved in Video Film Production Activities.
ACTIVITIES
The activities of the ETV Department are:
(a) Production of Technical Education Programmes:
1. Civil Engineering
2. Electrical Engineering
3. Mechanical Engineering
4. Electronic and Communication Engineering
5. Microprocessors (package of 26 lessons)
6. Applied Science
7. Education and Educational Technology
8. Entrepreneurship Development and Industrial Coordination
9. Rural Development
10. Educational Television
11. Media Centre
12. General Category (including short duration films on social cause, moral values, educational awareness)
(b) Post Graduate certificate course in Video Film Production Techniques.
In 1998, the department designed a Post Graduate certificate course in Video Film Production Techniques and launched the same in September, 1998. Till date, 3 such courses have been conducted by the department and the last one came to an end on 16.3.2001. The next Post graduate certificate Course in Video Film Production Techniques is being launched by the department from July-December 2001. For Indian Nationals course fee is Rs. 35,000/- and the total number of seats are limited to 16.
(c) Production of Technical Video Programme for other organisations.
This department also develops technical video programmes for other organisation on consultancy bais for broadcasting purposes. Details of consultancy charges can be asked from principal of this instititute. Educational video programmes produced by this institute and by toher organisations are duplicated to vHS format and sold for use in engineering colleges, polytechnics and other institutes of higher learning. These prgorammes are very useful to supplement the class-room instruction in technical institutes.
(d) Hiring of Studio/Eduipment/manpower
This department has also been helping various production houses/TV channels in production of their television programmes by allowing them to use the studio facilities/equipment and manpower for production of their video programmes on hire-charge-basis
(e) Broadcasting of technical education Programmes for Gyan Darshan Channel
Since 26.012001, ETV department of this institute has been selected by ministry of Human Resource Development as nodal centre for broadcasting of technical programmes produced by the four Technical Teachers' Training Institutes in India from Gyan Darshan channel, Educational technical Programmes produced by this institute are being broadcasted from Gyan Darshan Channel of 2 slots of half an hour each daily at 2.30 pm and 9.30 pm for use by the teachers and students of various technical institutes in the country.
FACILITIES
a) TV Studio
The sapcious main TV studio 54 ft x 40 ft x 32 ft (16m x 12 m x 9m) has arrangement of 132 lights operated through remote control hosting system. the studio is centrally airconditioned and is 100% acoustically treated. It is a boradcast standard TV studio with sound locking entries and has separate PCR, ACR, LCR, VTR, CPR equipped with 3 CCD type multi-camera system for Betacam formats.
b) Outdoor Recording Unit - ENG
There are two separate units in which each unit comprises of 3 CCD professional Camcorders, Lighting portapack, Colour Monitors and other related accessories.
c) Editing System
Two professional Betacam editing setups are available. One Betacam edit setup has A/B Roll facility with Audiomixer, Vision mixer, Videotizer remote control facility with E-file. Second Betacam edit set up has separate digital effect generator, Gemini-III Audio Mixer, Videotizer.
d) Video Cassette Library
The air-conditioned video library has a collection of 400 betacam, 660 U-Matic and 500 VHS cassettes for programme exchange and video film production.
e) Video Duplication set-up
There are full fledged facilities for transferring master programmes from U-matic and Betacam format to VHS format through multi-output terminals.
f) Maintenance of Video Equipment
The mainteance of laboratory is equipped with facilities to take care of the routine mainteance and repair of Audio Video equipment .
FACULTY
Dr S.S. Pattnaik
Dr.S.S.Pattnaik
Ph.D. (Engg.), Post. Doc. (USA) FIETE,
Senior member IEEE, LMISTE.
Professor
Other information
Areas of Specialisation Antenna Design, Microwave and application of artificial neural networks and genetic algorithm to antenna design, video signal analysis
Areas of Interest Computational Electromagnetics (FDTD), Microwave Imaging and implantable antennas, CODEC and Lecture based video film production, Studio Design, Broadcasting techniques and broadcasting equipment selection and consultancy, web based/cyber education
Expertise Antenna Design (Microstrip patch antenna) for wireless, hand held device and for biomedical application. Video signal analysis, cyber education/ e- learning, Studio equipments etc.
No. of publications (Research papers books, technical report etc). 80 papers including 11 Technical reports and one invention disclosure.
Two books are in progress
Email Address ssp@nitttrchd.ac.in
2. Dr. S.B.L. Sachan , Professor
3. Shri Ashish Kumar, Research Assistant
