Webcasting Fundamentals Course

Course Overview

Webcasting Fundamentals provides the essential knowledge and skills required for professional live streaming and webcasting. This comprehensive course covers the complete webcasting workflow from content capture through encoding, delivery, and viewer experience. Designed for both newcomers and practitioners seeking to formalize their knowledge, the course establishes the foundation for CWP certification.

What You Will Learn

Module 1: Introduction to Professional Webcasting

Understand the webcasting landscape including industry applications, market trends, and professional standards. Learn how webcasting differs from traditional broadcast and on-demand video. Explore the role of IWA standards in defining professional quality.

Module 2: Production Fundamentals

Master core production skills including camera operation, lighting design, and audio capture. Apply audio-video guidelines to achieve professional source quality. Learn multi-camera switching and graphics integration for polished productions.

Module 3: Encoding and Compression

Understand video and audio compression principles and their impact on quality and bandwidth. Learn encoding format specifications including codec selection, bitrate targets, and adaptive streaming ladder design. Configure encoders for optimal balance of quality and delivery efficiency.

Module 4: Streaming Protocols and Delivery

Explore streaming protocols including HLS, DASH, and WebRTC. Understand CDN architecture and global content delivery. Apply latency and reliability standards to infrastructure selection.

Module 5: Accessibility and Compliance

Implement accessibility standards including captioning, audio description, and accessible player interfaces. Understand regulatory requirements and organizational compliance obligations.

Course Format

Self-paced online learning with approximately 20 hours of video instruction, interactive exercises, and knowledge assessments. Access course materials for 12 months from enrollment. Complete all modules and pass final assessment to earn course completion certificate.

Prerequisites

No formal prerequisites. Basic familiarity with video production concepts and computer networking fundamentals is helpful but not required.

Certification Preparation

This course provides essential preparation for the Certified Webcasting Professional (CWP) examination. Course completion is not required for certification but covers exam domain content comprehensively.