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Raymond Yeung
December 4, 2025
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Reports from the SMPTE Technology Committees:  Introduction from the Standards Vice President

 The SMPTE Standards Community (SC) continues the core mission of harmonization and interoperability of media technologies. Under the guidance of the Standards Committee (ST), the SC is organized into seven Technology Committees (TCs) to focus on... Read More
Raymond Yeung
November 18, 2025

Reports from the SMPTE Technology Committees

 The SMPTE Standards Community (SC) continues the core mission of harmonization and...
Eric Gsell
November 18, 2025

Introduction from the Executive Vice President

 Progress—the act of moving forward or onward in linear time. But achieving progress is...
Russell Poole
November 17, 2025
SMPTE Spotlight

SMPTE Spotlight: Mark Schubin

 CURRENT POSITIONS:Engineer-in-charge of The Metropolitan Opera, Live in HD Program Maestro...
Sally-Ann D'Amato
November 17, 2025
Motion Imaging Journal

State of the Society: Growth Through Community and Purpose

 As this edition of theMotion Imaging Journalreflects on the progress our industry has...

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May 31, 2022

Compression’s Complex Evolution

When Ian Trow last spoke with Newswatch in 2020, he pointed out that the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to have a radical effect on media workflows, and consequently,... Read More
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May 17, 2022

Psychovisual Preprocessing Enables Compression Bitrate Savings

In the May issue of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal,Aaron Chadha, Mohammad Ashraful Anam, Matthias Treder, Ilya Fadeev, and Yiannis Andreopoulos present their article,... Read More
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May 11, 2022

Motion Imaging Journal May 2022

Compression is the focus of the Journal's May issue. Various approaches to improving video coding efficiency are discussed in this issue's articles. Click here to read the... Read More
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May 5, 2022

SMPTE and Open Services Alliance for Media to Host Media Microservices Summit, May 11-12 in New York

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — May 4, 2022 — SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, is partnering with the Open Services Alliance (OSA) for media to... Read More
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May 2, 2022

AI Enables Generative Audio

As discussed in 2020 and 2021 in Newswatch, exciting developments are occurring in the world of machine learning/artificial intelligence when it comes to certain aspects of... Read More
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April 20, 2022

Using AI to Create Believable, Conversational Virtual Characters

In the April issue of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal WarnerMedia’s Ha Nguyen, Aansh Malik, and Michael Zink present their paper on “Exploring Real-time Conversational... Read More
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April 14, 2022

Using AI to Analyze and Quantify Facial Expressions in Video

In the April issue of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal Dominic Rüfenacht and Appu Shanji from Berlin, Germany’s Mobius Labs present their work on “Customized Facial... Read More
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April 12, 2022

SMPTE Announces 2022 NAB Show Educational Presentations

Sessions Include Future of Cinema: The Immersive World of MSG Sphere "One of our most important goals at SMPTE is to shine a light on technological innovation and how it is... Read More
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April 8, 2022

Motion Imaging Journal April 2022

Our industry is just beginning to explore the vast applications for AI and ML. The articles in this issue cover diverse applications that are no longer theoretical but are... Read More
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March 29, 2022

Meet the Metaverse

In Chaitanya Chinchlikar’s opinion, the newest digital business buzzword—Metaverse—is a label that has all sorts of potential implications for the entertainment industry.... Read More
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March 26, 2022

SMPTE Introduces 2022 Leadership

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — March 22, 2022 —SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today introduced the board officers, regional governors, and... Read More
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March 21, 2022

Prestigious Outdoor Cycling Race Pivots to a Mixed-Reality Event During Pandemic

In the March issue of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal Willem Vermost, a design & engineering manager from VRT, Belgium’s public tv broadcaster, describes how an outdoor... Read More
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March 14, 2022

SMPTE Resolution Regarding the War in Ukraine

The members of the SMPTE Board of Governors, issue this resolution condemning the unprovoked invasion by Russia of the sovereign country of Ukraine, the slaughter of innocent... Read More
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March 8, 2022

SMPTE Opens Call for Papers for 2022 Annual Technical Conference, Renamed ‘Media Technology Summit’

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — March 8, 2022 — SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced its call for technical paper proposals for its... Read More
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February 14, 2022

SMPTE’s Media in the Cloud Work Accelerates

As discussed in the November 2021 issue of Newswatch, interest in media in the cloud workflows has rapidly accelerated, causing great excitement and new options for content... Read More
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February 7, 2022

Defining and Standardizing the Holography Media Production Workflow

In the Jan/Feb issue of The SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, Aaron Demolder presents his technical paper, “Toward the Standardization of High-Quality Computer-Generated... Read More
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January 31, 2022

New “Consortium Shared Identity” System Uses Blockchain to Provide Security and Efficiency for Employing Production Crews

In the Jan/Feb issue of The SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, the article “Consortium Shared Identity Over an Enterprise Blockchain” describes a novel solution to enhance... Read More
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January 24, 2022

SMPTE Hollywood to Explore the Impact of Machine Learning on Visual Effects

On January 26, SMPTE Hollywood and the Visual Effects Society (VES) will cohost a virtual meeting exploring the current and future impact of machine learning on visual... Read More
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January 19, 2022

SMPTE Inks Partnership With the Entertainment Technology Center at USC to Study On-Set Virtual Production Solution

On-Set Virtual Production Will Be the First Solution to Come Out of SMPTE's Rapid Industry Solutions Initiative Read More
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January 11, 2022

Florian Schleich Begins Term as SMPTE Standards Vice President

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Jan. 11, 2022 — SMPTE®, the home of media professionals, technologists, and engineers, today announced that Florian Schleich has been elected to serve as... Read More
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December 27, 2021

Virtual Production Initiative Gains Steam

According to Kari Grubin, a media and entertainment consultant who is leading project management for SMPTE’s Rapid Industry Solutions (RIS) initiative, and Erik Weaver, head... Read More
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December 20, 2021

SMPTE Seeks Its Next Executive Director - Role Description & How to Apply

SMPTE's exiting executive director, Barbara Lange, Leaves the Society After Many Achievements Which Position SMPTE for Continued Growth and Success as a Global Standards... Read More
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December 15, 2021

Growing Through Value-Driven Leadership

Speaking on behalf of the SMPTE Board and the Society as a whole, I can say that we all deeply appreciate Barbara’s value-driven leadership over the past 12 years and the... Read More
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November 17, 2021

What to Expect on Day 5 of SMPTE's 2021 ATC

Hello! Creating spaces for professionals who care about media technology to get together to learn, collaborate and grow is very important to SMPTE. Thank you to all... Read More

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