All SMPTE articles
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Executive InterviewsSMPTE: Transparency and education the keys to managing AI
SMPTE President Renard T. Jenkins calls on artists, lawmakers and the tech community to educate themselves about AI and to do so in sync with each other or fear and misuse will fill the gap.
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Industry TrendsPower of Color Symposium 2024: Flesh tones, shooting open gate, and AI in post
Hosted by Clark Atlanta University and chaired by SMPTE President Renard T. Jenkins, SMPTE’s Power of Color Symposium was a mixture of sessions on colourism, representation and diversity, with in-depth looks at colour workflows and the meritorious and odious potentials of AI. George Jarrett reports.
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VideoVirtual production - Still bleeding edge?
IBC2022: Virtual Production tools are maturing from specialty use cases to practical implementation in broadcast and scripted production pipelines. Join members of the SMPTE Rapid Industry Solutions On Set Virtual Production Initiative Advisory Group for a conversation on where solutions are maturing and areas that are still challenging to navigate. ...
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Industry TrendsSMPTE President Hans Hoffman: “The speed of change is high”
As the IBC Show returns after a three-year in-person hiatus, SMPTE President Hans Hoffmann reflects on the industry’s obvious need for networking and the society’s latest progress in educational work streams and inclusivity.
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Industry TrendsSMPTE: The power of smart contracts awaits the media industry
Offering twinned creative technology and technical infrastructure strands, running simultaneously in the NFT2 and NFT3 theatres, the SMPTE UK Media Technology Conference 2022 marked 29 June as the day it created a new, modern media image for itself in the UK. George Jarrett reports.
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NewsSMPTE appoints David Grindle as executive director
The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has named David Grindle as its next Executive Director.
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Industry TrendsGender Diversity in Broadcast Technology: How are Vendors and Organisations Responding?
A lack of gender diversity continues to be a problem in the field of broadcast engineering. In part one of this article, we focused on the working environment for women employed by broadcasters, but what are vendors and industry organisations doing to address this imbalance?
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NewsSMPTE opens call for papers for 2022 annual technical conference
Technical paper proposals can now be submitted for SMPTE’s Media Technology Summit, formerly the Annual Technical Conference. SMPTE is also accepting proposals for participation in the Storytellers series.
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NewsNetflix’s Schleich elected to serve as SMPTE standards VP
Florian Schleich has been elected to the role of SMPTE standards vice president, with responsibility for directing and supervising the standards projects of the Society.
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Industry TrendsSMPTE report explores the ‘what ifs’ of bringing down a network
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) is an important element of any IP infrastructure, and the industry has been keen to see a SMPTE report on PTP security, looking at issues and mitigations around the core timing infrastructure. George Jarrett talks to former SMPTE VP of Standards Development Bruce Devlin about this ...
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Industry TrendsIP facilities: lessons from the frontline
Senior figures from studios, broadcast groups and networks and technology suppliers came together recently to discuss early implementations of IP-based workflows, talk about their successes and learn from their mistakes.
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Daily NewsLange to step down from SMPTE role
Barbara Lange is to step down form her role as SMPTE executive director at the close of 2021, which marks the end of her current contract.
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NewsSMPTE elects new president
EBU head of media fundamentals and production Hans Hoffman has been elected by the SMPTE membership to serve as president for the 2021-22 term.
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Industry TrendsEsports: Playing the remote production game
Esports saw huge growth opportunities in 2020, with broadcasters turning to remotely produced competitive gaming to fill the sports void during Covid-19 lockdowns, as panellists discussed during SMPTE 2020.
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NewsSMPTE 2020 call for papers now open under new review procedure
SMPTE has opened up entries for technical manuscript proposals for the SMPTE 2020 conference.
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Industry TrendsMovieLabs looks to be the industry’s North Star
In August MovieLabs – made up of five of the biggest Hollywood studios - launched its 10-year vision for the industry. James Pearce spoke with the organisation’s leaders at SMPTE2019 in Los Angeles.
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NewsNASA and AWS demo astronaut video call
SMPTE 2019: NASA and AWS carried out a live video call from the International Space Station to the SMPTE 2019 conference using cloud data storage and video origination from space.
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NewsNHK to “mass produce” 8K content
SMPTE 2019: NHK developed its own 8K camera system after the Japanese broadcaster decided to shoot upcoming sports broadcasts in the country in the format. At SMPTE 2019, NHK spoke about the key elements of the format.
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NewsFuture movie archiving raises ethical questions
SMPTE 2019: New preservation techniques for movies open a range of possibilities for future editing of archived content, but this also opens up a number of ethical considerations, according to speakers at SMPTE 2019.
