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Live, interactive webcasts covering high demand topics and recent technology developments. Each monthly one hour session covers a single technical topic and will be designed to address specific technical aspects, technical challenges or answer questions associated with technologies of high interest to the engineering and technical communities within the motion imaging industry. SMPTE PDA Now sessions are available as a SMPTE member benefit. Non-members may access content for a nominal fee. Unable to attend a live event? Sessions are recorded and made available to SMPTE Members for later viewing. SMPTE PDA 2008 CalendarKnow a topic that needs to covered? Send your suggestions to jwelch@smpte.org September 11, 2008 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Evaluation Monitor Performance: How do new display technologies compare to the CRT Long at the core of motion imaging, the cathode-ray tube is on the endangered list, but what will replace it? LCD? plasma? OLEDs? FEDs? Please join SMPTE PDA Now’s guest speaker, Pete Putman, ROAM Consulting L.L.C as he shares the results* of performance tests conducted using the display technologies currently trying to fill the CRT's shoes. See how each technology measures up to various image quality metrics in this important SMPTE PDA Now event.
September 25, 2008 Installing BXF Messaging: A case study Want to know what you might expect when you install BXF messaging in your facility? During this SMPTE PDA Now session, Rick Stora, Sundance Digital, part of Avid, explains what lessons were learned during an early installation of the BXF (SMPTE 2010) messaging technology at WJCT in Jacksonville, Florida. October 9, 2008 Digital Intermediates (DI): Practical Application This SMPTE PDA Now event is intended to help participants understand the process of creating the highest quality digital intermediates. Topics will include a brief overview of the DI process, challenges and associated solutions, innovative techniques, and what lies over the horizon for DI. November 13, 2008 Content Management December 11, 2008 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Content Storage, Distribution, and Protection (Please note - Calendar is subject to change without notice.) Previously on SMPTE PDA Now:August 14, 2008 BXF Inside and Out Development of the BXF (Broadcast eXchange Format) Standard was one of the more popular standardization activities in recent years within SMPTE, with over 150 individuals contributing to the process (SMPTE 2021). The standard was published in April after more than three years of work. BXF is primarily targeted at enabling systems to exchange schedule, as run, and content metadata, as well as content transfer requests. Please join us for a better understanding of what BXF is, how it works, and what it does. July 10, 2008 Essentials of File-based Technologies for HDTV File based technologies have replaced video tape methods for a
majority of production and broadcast operations. This seminar reviews
the essentials of file transfer, streaming and storage access using IT
methods. Included in the discussion are; eight motivators for
leveraging IT in AV systems, video client types, four key QoS metrics,
special considerations for HD, dealing with latency and loss in IT
networks and storage systems for real-time access. Plus, best practice
guidelines will be presented across a wide range of topics. June 12 HDTV Transition: Managing Aspect Ratio from Camera to the Home The introduction of HDTV and wide screen 16:9 aspect ratio images into the video world has brought a number of challenges for production, distribution, and displays. This applies particularly where 4:3 and 16:9 formats and images have to coexist in a broadcast facility or within a program. This SMPTE PDA Now session will cover Active Format Description (AFD) and how it may be used to manage 4:3 and 16:9 images in the broadcast studio environment and to optimize images for display on consumer televisions. It also covers some recommended techniques for downconversion of HD signals for distribution to NTSC receivers via cable and satellite. The SMPTE, ATSC and CEA standards relating to AFD and Bar Data will be explained, and experience gained in practical implementation in a broadcast facility will be shared.Guest speakers: Graham Jones, National Association of Broadcasters Larry Thaler, VP Distribution, NBC Universal
Bringing Stereoscopic 3D Content and TVs to the Home – How Will it Happen? Stereoscopic 3D movies are here today in cinema. There is a growing push to bring them to homes, but there are many ways to create 3D displays and many ways to distribute 3D content for in-home viewing. The good news is there are many 3D display options. The bad news is there are few 3D display standards. Please join us in this SMPTE PDA Now webcast as we seek to explain some of the technologies competing to bring 3D content to the various displays found in the home. Guest Speaker: Chris Chinnock, President, Insight Media 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Eastern Digital Cinema marks a major transition for the motion picture industry and it almost certainly will serve as the central hub of content creation for an increasingly diverse collection of delivery media. In this SMPTE PDA Now webcast, we survey the current (transitional) digital work flow from cinema digital intermediate, post production and mastering, through to distribution and exhibition. We also explore how work flow may eventually change as we move to solely digital exhibition. In addition, our speaker describes the difference between digital cinema and video, and explains the role of SMPTE standards in defining the future digital cinema environment. Guest Speaker: David Reisner, D-Cinema Consulting March 13 HD Image Acquisition HD video image acquisition has recently broadened to accommodate a wide spectrum of production genres that support the industry’s accelerating transition to high definition (HD) television. A hierarchy of professional HD cameras and camcorders has emerged priced from less than $10,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Such diversity suggests an equivalent wide range in HD image quality. Confusion surrounds the multiple technological compromises in optics, sensors, DSP, and recording bit rate reduction strategies that circumscribe the cost-performance ranking of each acquisition system. This SMPTE PDA Now event emphasizes the intimate relationship between an HD lens and camera in terms of image format size, image sensor count, and related expectations in key performance parameters that include sensitivity, depth of field, resolution, contrast ratio, and dynamic range. Guest Speaker: Larry Thorpe, Broadcast & Communications Division, Canon U.S.A. Inc.February 14 Transitioning to Tapeless Digital Media: What to Expect - Lessons Learned from Those Who Made The Change The evolution is knocking on your door. If they haven't already, tapeless cameras and media promise to become a big part of your professional future. But how will it affect the way you work? What happens to your workflow? Is all tapeless digital media the same? Our panel of expert users will share their real-world experiences in making the transition from tape to tapeless. They will explain why they chose the technology they did and what impact their selection had on their workflow. This promises to be a very informative session so bring your questions and bring your pencil. Moderator: Tom Butts, Editor, TV Technology MagazinePanelists: Pete Couste, Supervising Producer, HORIZON Entertainment Daine Pearson, Thomson Grass Valley Gary Adcock, Founder, Studio 37 January 17, 2008 IPTV – What Does it Really Mean and How Does it Work? The term IPTV can mean many things to many people. What exactly is IPTV? How does it work? These are all very good and very common questions. This SMPTE PDA Now session seeks to answer these questions by discussing the end-to-end architectural components in an IPTV chain, from the source to IP-based Set Top Boxes in the home. It covers the services which can be provided by IPTV, the role of IPTV middleware in enabling them, and how IPTV can provide a platform for integration of video, voice and data (a.k.a the triple play). Finally, your speaker will explain the various protocols (RTP, RTCP, RTSP, and IGMPv3) and standards development efforts (ITU-T IPTV Focus Group, ITU-T SG9, DVB, ATIS-IIF, CEA OCC, DLNA, ISMA) underway to maximize the potential of IPTV. Guest Speaker: Greg Thompson, Chief Video Architect, Cisco Systems' VCNBU |
