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Motion Picture Engineering

Module code: EE5C01 · Semester: Semester 2

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How it's assessed​

No end-of-semester exam. It's assessed through coursework and in-class tests.

The engineering behind digital video and post-production, preparing you for work in media technology.

AssessmentWeight
Two in-class tests10%
Assignment: developing plugins40%
Lab: transcoding35%
Self-directed multiple-choice quiz15%
  • The descriptor says no reassessment is possible.

Summarised from the TCD module descriptor, checked 2026-11-09. Details can change from year to year, so check this year's descriptor and Blackboard.

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Questions by Year​

This module has no end-of-semester exam, so there are no past papers. See How it's assessed above.

Topics

  • Video quality measurement: PSNR, SSIM, VQM, VMAF LO3
  • Motion estimation frameworks LO4
  • Optimisation for segmentation and motion: graph cuts, ICM, belief propagation LO2, LO4
  • Deep learning for video LO2, LO4
  • Compression standards: HEVC, VP9, AV1 and royalty-free codecs LO5–7
  • Adaptive bitrate streaming and the video industry LO8–9
Learning outcomes
  1. Build tools in a commercial video processing platform
  2. Design and compare visual algorithms and report them in a technical article
  3. Choose and use video quality assessment methods
  4. Explain the building blocks of motion estimation and video segmentation
  5. Explain the tools in current video compression standards
  6. Compare competing compression standards
  7. Analyse the performance of tools within compression standards
  8. Design and deploy adaptive bitrate strategies
  9. Describe the video technology industry

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.