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The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers is dedicated to developing technical standards and education for motion imaging, insuring media interoperability throughout the creative, distribution and display process. SMPTE Pittsburgh seeks to be the bridge between the diverse media communities and educational institutions, research organizations, and companies engaged in professional media of all types to further enhance the region’s importance and reputation.

Check out some of our meeting videos here.

Our next Monthly Event:

Here is our complete TENTATIVE schedule of the 2018-19 Monthly Events:

(Meeting dates and topics are subject to change, due to speaker and venue availability.)

September 10, 2018 "Live, Remote Sports in Virtual Reality" at NEP Group Headquarters
October 10, 2018 "College Sports and the ACC" at the Peterson Events Center
November 7, 2018 Larry Thorpe from Canon USA will speak on UHD/HDR Production
December 5, 2018 Network Security in Media Networks
January 23. 2019 SMPTE 2110 Standard and Media Network Security
February 13, 2019 Media Asset Management systems and the Sony Navigator X (demo)
March 9, 2019 Tour of Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse Complex
April 3, 2019 TBA, May be at the Pittsburgh Facebook facility.
May 1, 2019 NAB 2019 Review

2018-19 Master Class Schedule

TBA

If you are interested in adding some of your expertise to any of these events, please let us know, at smptepittsburgh@gmail.com.

Photos from our November SMPTE Centennial Event at the Fairmont Hotel

Photo credit: Ra'iel Young, Pittsburgh Technical College

If you were not able to make it to the event and would like to watch Mark Schubin's special presentation "Pittsburgh, SMPTE and Before", just click on this link.

Meeting Videos

We strive to shoot video of each of our monthly meetings, and intend to put most of those videos online here, or at least edited excerpts of the best parts. Please share and enjoy!

February 2019 Event: "Intelligent Asset Management: On-Premise and in the Cloud"

Held on February 13, 2019 at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, PA.

January 2019 Event: "Designing and Utilizing SMPTE Standard ST-2110 for Broadcast"

Held on January 23, 2019 at the NEP Integration facility in Pittsburgh (Harmar), PA.

January 2018 Event: "An Introduction to IP Audio for Broadcasting"

NOTE: This video is cut off slightly at the start and has some of the Q&A session clipped at the end.

A Revised version will be posted in the near future, with the entire program included.

November 2017 Event: "Advanced Encoding and ATSC 3.0" Part 1 of 2

SMPTE-Pgh Nov-17 Pres Part 1 of 2 from SMPTE Pittsburgh on Vimeo.

November 2017 Event: "Advanced Encoding and ATSC 3.0" Part 2 of 2

SMPTE-Pgh Nov-17 Pres Part 2 of 2 from SMPTE Pittsburgh on Vimeo.

October 2017 Event "Implementation Challenges and Test Methodologies for IP and PTP" PART 1 of 2

SMPTE-Pgh Oct-17 Pres Pt1 from SMPTE Pittsburgh on Vimeo.

October 2017 Event "Implementation Challenges and Test Methodologies for IP and PTP" PART 2 of 2

SMPTE-Pgh Oct-17 Pres Pt2 from SMPTE Pittsburgh on Vimeo.

Jobs

Below are vacancies which may be of interest to students and professionals here in Pittsburgh. If you come across other vacancies, please let us know.

Good Luck!

SMPTE Announces New Pittsburgh Section

Event Type(s):

Other

Event Date(s)

03 Sep 2014

SMPTE® Announces Launch of New Pittsburgh Section

New Section Will Bring New Resources and Opportunities to SMPTE Members in Increasingly Active Northeast Hub

Monthly Events

We generally meet the first Wednesday of each month, exploring topics, facilities and opportunities that interest the Pittsburgh SMPTE Community. Meetings may include recognized speakers across various topics and related industries, and/or tours of facilities and organizations helping make an imprint on our industry. If you have a suggestion for a monthly event, please drop us an email!

See both upcoming events nested under "Monthly Events" to the right > > >