Standards
In keeping with SMPTE's original goal of standardizing the industry, SMPTE Standards and Test Materials continue to maintain organization and uphold the integrity of the industry. As part of SMPTE's ongoing goal to advance technical theory in the motion imaging industry, we offer standards and test materials designed to assist you in both your day-to-day business, and your long-term career enhancement.
SMPTE Engineering Administrative Practices Section XIII
incorporating the
SMPTE IP Policy
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SMPTE ENGINEERING DOCUMENTS ON CD-ROM
AVAILABLE NOW!
April 2009 CD-ROM (Volume TV23-MP16) with 25 new documents. Available in the SMPTE Store.
License agreement for SMPTE Standards on CD-ROMs
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New Standards in the SMPTE Store
- April 2009 Television, Motion Picture and Digital Cinema Standards on one combined CD-ROM.
- SMPTE 428-11-2009, Additional Frame Rates for D-Cinema
- RP 215-2009, Vertical Ancillary Data Mapping of Film Transfer and Video Production Information (Revision of RP 215-2001)
- RP 428-6-2009, D-Cinema Distribution Master - Digital Leader
- SMPTE 298-2009, Universal Labels for Unique Identification of Digital Data (Revision of ANSI/SMPTE 298M-1997)
- Amendment 1-2009 to SMPTE 370M-2006, Television - Data Structure for DV-Based Audio, Data and Compressed Video at 100 Mb/s 1080/60i, 1080/50i, 720/60p, 720/50p - Amendment 1
- RP 224v10-2009, SMPTE Labels Register (Revision of RP 224.9-2008)
- SMPTE 377-1-2009, Material Exchange Format (MXF) - File Format Specification (Revision of SMPTE 377M-2004)
- SMPTE 2037-2009, Mapping VC-1 into the MXF Generic Container
- SMPTE 299-2009, 24-Bit Digital Audio Format for SMPTE 292 Bit-Serial Interface (Revision of SMPTE 299M-2004)
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Indexes
A numerical index of SMPTE Standards, Recommended Practices, Engineering Guidelines and Registered Disclosure Documents included on the current CD.
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