Welcome to the UK Section serving all who are working with the technology of moving pictures and associated sound & metadata – creatively, practically and innovatively in any format, and on any platform.

We have been reformed for just over a year and in that time we have grown to more than 300 members active in the industries we cover -- including students drawn for universities across the UK.

So why not join them by joining SMPTE?

You will get all the benefits of being a SMPTE member -- including the monthly Motion Imaging Journal, contact with members worldwide, privileged access to other events, and SMPTE UK Section meetings held in London and across the UK.

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SMPTE UK Section is reinforcing the tradition of meeting over ample refreshments for some time, before welcoming the speaker at our regular Thursday evening gatherings.

Non-members can attend our meetings, from time to time, free of charge.
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We look foward to welcoming you at our next meeting

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UK  Section News

Digital Media: Production to Distribution Using IP was   presented in London Tuesday 11 February to an audience of almost 80 and then on Wednesday in Salford to around 40. 
Both presentations elicited much debate from the audience – which showed the expertise that SMPTE has in its members and the willingness to share our knowledge. 

Can those who attended and have not answered the questions to get the vast slide pack please do so – search for “Tell us about the Regional Seminar “in your inboxes. – We need your feedback in planning next year’s events.

The UK Board managers enjoyed meeting old and new friends drawn from many part of our industries and   from France, Spain, Belgium and Italy as well as England Wales Northern Ireland & Scotland...  thus truly reflecting SMPTE internationally and in the UK.

We hope that those attending got benefit from both the formal session and the very vibrant discussions in breaks - meeting and talking about common issues is so much part of any SMPTE meeting. 

SMPTE UK section thanks Sohonet , Amberfin and BBC Academy for sponsoring this event and to Bruce Devlin and  Ben  Davenport for presenting it, Tim Harris for organizing it all , and to Pauline Smith of the BBC Academy and Alex Rawcliffe of BBC R&D for their work at Salford.

On Monday  17th February The Midlands Cluster opened with 40 people seeing how Prof Alan Chalmers is working with High Dynamic Range HDR. - yet anoother successful launch of SMPTE across the UK .

The Sunday Telegraph has an article by Rich Welsh SMPTE Governor on UHDTV.

This is part  of a wider range of Press comment that  SMPTE UK is getting...  including TVBEurope, TV-Bay, TV Technology Europe Feb/March, Broadcast and RFV.

At IBC2013  SMPTE members contributed  to  Videos now on You Tube which describe the three pillars on which SMPTE is based - Membership, Standards and Education -

Please view them and use them to show what SMPTE does!

SMPTE UK is forming an IBC Support Group- contact the Hon Sec and Treasurer.

For more information contact Peter Weitzel  the Hon Secretary and Treasurer, or read the report.   

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UK section meetings and events