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Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

January 01, 1970

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The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) (/ˈsɪmptiː/, rarely /ˈsʌmptiː/), founded in 1916 as the Society of Motion Picture Engineers or SMPE,[1] is a global professional association of engineers, technologists, and executives working in the media and entertainment industry. As an internationally recognized standards organization, SMPTE has published more than 800 technical standards and related documents for broadcast, filmmaking, digital cinema, audio recording, information technology (IT), and medical imaging.

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
AbbreviationSMPTE
Pronunciation
Formation1916; 108 years ago (1916)
Websitewww.smpte.org

SMPTE also publishes the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, provides networking opportunities for its members, produces academic conferences and exhibitions, and performs other industry-related functions. SMPTE membership is open to any individual or organization with an interest in the subject matter. In the US, SMPTE is a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable organization.

History edit

An informal organizational meeting was held in April 1916 at the Astor Hotel in New York City. Enthusiasm and interest increased, and meetings were held in New York and Chicago, culminating in the founding of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers in the Oak Room of the Raleigh Hotel, Washington DC on the 24th of July. Ten industry stakeholders attended and signed the Articles of Incorporation. Papers of incorporation, were executed on 24 July 1916, were filed on 10 August in Washington DC. With a second meeting scheduled, invitations were telegraphed to Jenkin’s industry friends, i.e., key players and engineering executives in the motion picture industry.

Three months later, 26 attended the first “official” meeting of the Society, the SMPE, at the Hotel Astor in New York City, on 2 and 3 October 1916. Jenkins was formally elected president, a constitution ratified, an emblem for the Society approved, and six committees established.

At the July 1917 Society Convention in Chicago, a set of specifications including the dimensions of 35-mm film, 16 frames per second, etc. were adopted. SMPE set and issued a formal document reached by consensus, its first as an accredited Standards Development Organization (SDO), registering the specifications with the United States Bureau of Standards.

The SMPTE Centennial Gala took place on Friday, 28 October 2016, following the annual Conference and Exhibition; James Cameron and Douglas Trumbull received SMPTE’s top honors. SMPTE officially bestowed Honorary Membership, the Society’s highest honor, upon Avatar and Titanic director Cameron in recognition of his work advancing visual effects (VFX), motion capture, and stereoscopic 3D photography, as well as his experimentation in HFR. Presented by Oscar-winning special effects cinematographer Richard Edlund, SMPTE honored Trumbull, who was responsible for the VFX in 2001: A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner, with the Society’s most prestigious medal award, the Progress Medal. The award recognized Trumbull’s contributions to VFX, stereoscopic 3D, and HFR cinema, including his current work to enable stereoscopic 3D with his 120-frames-per-second Magi system.

Educational and professional development activities edit

SMPTE's educational and professional development activities include technical presentations at regular meetings of its local Sections, annual and biennial conferences in the US and Australia and the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. The society sponsors many awards, the oldest of which are the SMPTE Progress Medal, the Samuel Warner Memorial Medal, and the David Sarnoff Medal.[2] SMPTE also has a number of Student Chapters and sponsors scholarships for college students in the motion imaging disciplines.

Standards edit

 
Recreation of the SMPTE RP-133 Medical Diagnostic Imaging Test Pattern

SMPTE standards documents are copyrighted and may be purchased from the SMPTE website, or other distributors of technical standards. Standards documents may be purchased by the general public. Significant standards promulgated by SMPTE include:

Film format edit

SMP(T)E'S first standard was to get everyone using 35-mm film width, four sprocket holes per frame, 1.37:1 picture ratio. Until then, there were competing film formats. With the standard, theaters could all run the same films.

Film frame rate edit

SMP(T)E's standard in 1927 was for speed at which sound film is shown, 24 frames per second.[3]

3D television edit

SMPTE's taskforce on "3D to the home" produced a report on the issues and challenges and suggested minimum standards for the 3D home master that would be distributed after post-production to the ingest points of distribution channels for 3D video content. A group within the standards committees has begun to work on the formal definition of the SMPTE 3D Home Master.[4][5][6]

Digital cinema edit

In 1999, SMPTE established the DC28 technology committee, for the foundations of Digital Cinema.[7]

Membership edit

SMPTE Fellows[8] edit

Honors and awards program edit

The SMPTE presents awards to individuals for outstanding contributions in fields of the society.

Honorary membership and the honor roll edit

Recipients include:

Progress Medal edit

The Progress Medal, instituted in 1935, is SMPTE's oldest and most prestigious medal, and is awarded annually for contributions to engineering aspects of the film and/or television industries.[9]

Recipients include:

David Sarnoff Gold Medal edit

Eastman Kodak Gold Medal edit

The Eastman Kodak Gold Medal, instituted in 1967, recognizes outstanding contributions which lead to new or unique educational programs utilizing motion pictures, television, high-speed and instrumentation photography or other photography sciences. Recent recipients are

  • Andrew Laszlo (2006)
  • James MacKay (2005)
  • Dr. Roderick T. Ryan (2004)
  • George Spiro Dibie (2003)
  • Jean-Pierre Beauviala (2002)

Related organizations edit

Related organizations include

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ The name was changed from Society of Motion Picture Engineers (SMPE) to Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) in 1950 to embrace the emerging television industry.
  2. ^ "Honoring the Contributions of Leaders – Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers". smpte.org.
  3. ^ TWiT Netcast Network (March 30, 2017), How 24 FPS Became Standard, archived from the original on December 11, 2021, retrieved March 31, 2017
  4. ^ Hollywood gears up 3D TV effort
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on May 2, 2009.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the SMPTE Store – Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers". store.smpte.org.
  7. ^ See Charles S. Swartz (editor). Understanding Digital Cinema. A Professional Handbook. Elsevier, 2005, p. 7.
  8. ^ Team, SMPTE Marketing. "SMPTE Fellows | Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers". www.smpte.org. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "List of SMPTE Progress Medal winners". Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  10. ^ "SMPTE Progress Medal Historical List Recipients | Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers". www.smpte.org. Retrieved February 20, 2018.

Bibliography edit

  • Charles S. Swartz (editor). Understanding Digital Cinema. A Professional Handbook. Elsevier, 2005.
  • Philip J. Cianci (Editorial Content Director), The SMPTE Chronicle, Vol. I 1916 – 1949 Motion Pictures, Vol. II 1950 – 1989 Television, Vol III. 1990 – 2016 Digital Media, SMPTE, 2022.
  • Philip J. Cianci (Editorial Content Director), Magic and Miracles - 100 Years of Moving Image Science and Technology - The Work of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, SMPTE, 2017.
  • Philip J. Cianci (Editorial Content Director), The Honor Roll and Honorary Members of The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, SMPTE, 2016

January 01, 1970
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SMPTE redirects here For the album by Transatlantic see SMPT e SMPE redirects here For IBM s System Modification Program see SMP E The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE ˈ s ɪ m p t iː rarely ˈ s ʌ m p t iː founded in 1916 as the Society of Motion Picture Engineers or SMPE 1 is a global professional association of engineers technologists and executives working in the media and entertainment industry As an internationally recognized standards organization SMPTE has published more than 800 technical standards and related documents for broadcast filmmaking digital cinema audio recording information technology IT and medical imaging Society of Motion Picture and Television EngineersAbbreviationSMPTEPronunciation ˈ s ɪ m p t iː rarely ˈ s ʌ m p t iː Formation1916 108 years ago 1916 Websitewww wbr smpte wbr org SMPTE also publishes the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal provides networking opportunities for its members produces academic conferences and exhibitions and performs other industry related functions SMPTE membership is open to any individual or organization with an interest in the subject matter In the US SMPTE is a 501 c 3 non profit charitable organization Contents 1 History 2 Educational and professional development activities 3 Standards 3 1 Film format 3 2 Film frame rate 3 3 3D television 3 4 Digital cinema 4 Membership 4 1 SMPTE Fellows 8 5 Honors and awards program 5 1 Honorary membership and the honor roll 5 2 Progress Medal 5 3 David Sarnoff Gold Medal 5 4 Eastman Kodak Gold Medal 6 Related organizations 7 See also 8 References 9 BibliographyHistory editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message An informal organizational meeting was held in April 1916 at the Astor Hotel in New York City Enthusiasm and interest increased and meetings were held in New York and Chicago culminating in the founding of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers in the Oak Room of the Raleigh Hotel Washington DC on the 24th of July Ten industry stakeholders attended and signed the Articles of Incorporation Papers of incorporation were executed on 24 July 1916 were filed on 10 August in Washington DC With a second meeting scheduled invitations were telegraphed to Jenkin s industry friends i e key players and engineering executives in the motion picture industry Three months later 26 attended the first official meeting of the Society the SMPE at the Hotel Astor in New York City on 2 and 3 October 1916 Jenkins was formally elected president a constitution ratified an emblem for the Society approved and six committees established At the July 1917 Society Convention in Chicago a set of specifications including the dimensions of 35 mm film 16 frames per second etc were adopted SMPE set and issued a formal document reached by consensus its first as an accredited Standards Development Organization SDO registering the specifications with the United States Bureau of Standards The SMPTE Centennial Gala took place on Friday 28 October 2016 following the annual Conference and Exhibition James Cameron and Douglas Trumbull received SMPTE s top honors SMPTE officially bestowed Honorary Membership the Society s highest honor upon Avatar and Titanic director Cameron in recognition of his work advancing visual effects VFX motion capture and stereoscopic 3D photography as well as his experimentation in HFR Presented by Oscar winning special effects cinematographer Richard Edlund SMPTE honored Trumbull who was responsible for the VFX in 2001 A Space Odyssey and Blade Runner with the Society s most prestigious medal award the Progress Medal The award recognized Trumbull s contributions to VFX stereoscopic 3D and HFR cinema including his current work to enable stereoscopic 3D with his 120 frames per second Magi system Educational and professional development activities editSMPTE s educational and professional development activities include technical presentations at regular meetings of its local Sections annual and biennial conferences in the US and Australia and the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal The society sponsors many awards the oldest of which are the SMPTE Progress Medal the Samuel Warner Memorial Medal and the David Sarnoff Medal 2 SMPTE also has a number of Student Chapters and sponsors scholarships for college students in the motion imaging disciplines Standards edit nbsp Recreation of the SMPTE RP 133 Medical Diagnostic Imaging Test Pattern SMPTE standards documents are copyrighted and may be purchased from the SMPTE website or other distributors of technical standards Standards documents may be purchased by the general public Significant standards promulgated by SMPTE include All film and television transmission formats and media including digital Physical interfaces for transmission of television signals and related data such as SMPTE time code and the serial digital interface SDI SMPTE color bars Test card patterns and other diagnostic tools The Material Exchange Format MXF SMPTE 2110 SMPTE ST 421 2013 VC 1 video codec Film format edit SMP T E S first standard was to get everyone using 35 mm film width four sprocket holes per frame 1 37 1 picture ratio Until then there were competing film formats With the standard theaters could all run the same films Film frame rate edit SMP T E s standard in 1927 was for speed at which sound film is shown 24 frames per second 3 3D television edit SMPTE s taskforce on 3D to the home produced a report on the issues and challenges and suggested minimum standards for the 3D home master that would be distributed after post production to the ingest points of distribution channels for 3D video content A group within the standards committees has begun to work on the formal definition of the SMPTE 3D Home Master 4 5 6 Digital cinema edit In 1999 SMPTE established the DC28 technology committee for the foundations of Digital Cinema 7 Membership editSMPTE Fellows 8 edit Terry Adams NBC Olympics LLC Andy Beale BT Sport Lynn D Claudy National Association of Broadcasters Lawrence R Kaplan CEO of SDVIHonors and awards program editThe SMPTE presents awards to individuals for outstanding contributions in fields of the society Honorary membership and the honor roll edit Recipients include Renville Ren H McMann Jr 2017 James Cameron 2016 Oscar B O B Hanson 2015 George Lucas 2014 John Logie Baird 2014 Philo Taylor Farnsworth 1996 Ray M Dolby 1992 Linwood G Dunn 1984 Herbert T Kalmus 1958 Walt Disney 1955 Vladimir K Zworykin 1950 Samuel L Warner 1946 George Eastman 1928 Thomas Alva Edison 1928 Louis Lumiere 1928 C Francis Jenkins 1926 Progress Medal edit The Progress Medal instituted in 1935 is SMPTE s oldest and most prestigious medal and is awarded annually for contributions to engineering aspects of the film and or television industries 9 Recipients include Douglas Trumbull 2016 10 Ioan Allen 2014 David Wood 2012 Edwin Catmull 2011 Birney Dayton 2008 Clyde D Smith 2007 Roderick Snell 2006 S Merrill Weiss 2005 Dr Kees Immink 2004 Stanley N Baron 2003 William C Miller 2002 Bernard J Lechner 2001 Edwin E Catmall 1996 Ray Dolby 1983 Harold E Edgerton 1959 Fred Waller 1953 Vladimir K Zworykin 1950 John G Frayne 1947 Walt Disney 1940 Herbert Kalmus 1938 Edward W Kellogg 1937 Kenneth Mees 1936 David Sarnoff Gold Medal edit Chuck Pagano 2013 James M DeFilippis 2012 Bernard J Lechner 1996 Stanley N Baron 1991 William F Schreiber 1990 Adrian Ettlinger 1976 Joseph A Flaherty Jr 1974 Peter C Goldmark 1969 W R G Baker 1959 Albert Rose 1958 Charles Ginsburg 1957 Robert E Shelby 1956 Arthur V Loughren 1953 Otto H Schade 1951 Eastman Kodak Gold Medal edit The Eastman Kodak Gold Medal instituted in 1967 recognizes outstanding contributions which lead to new or unique educational programs utilizing motion pictures television high speed and instrumentation photography or other photography sciences Recent recipients are Andrew Laszlo 2006 James MacKay 2005 Dr Roderick T Ryan 2004 George Spiro Dibie 2003 Jean Pierre Beauviala 2002 Related organizations editRelated organizations include Advanced Television Systems Committee ATSC Audio Engineering Society AES BBC Research Department Digital Video Broadcasting European Broadcasting Union EBU ITU Radiocommunication Sector formerly known as the CCIR ITU Telecommunication Sector formerly known as the CCITT Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Joint Photographic Experts Group JPEG Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG See also editDigital Picture Exchange General Exchange Format GXF Glossary of video terms Outline of film Extensive alphabetical listing Media Dispatch Protocol SMPTE 2032 parts 1 2 and 3 Video tape recorder VTR standards defined by SMPTEReferences edit The name was changed from Society of Motion Picture Engineers SMPE to Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE in 1950 to embrace the emerging television industry Honoring the Contributions of Leaders Society of Motion Picture amp Television Engineers smpte org TWiT Netcast Network March 30 2017 How 24 FPS Became Standard archived from the original on December 11 2021 retrieved March 31 2017 Hollywood gears up 3D TV effort New SMPTE 3D Home Content Master Requirements Set Stage For New Market Growth Archived from the original on May 2 2009 Welcome to the SMPTE Store Society of Motion Picture amp Television Engineers store smpte org See Charles S Swartz editor Understanding Digital Cinema A Professional Handbook Elsevier 2005 p 7 Team SMPTE Marketing SMPTE Fellows Society of Motion Picture amp Television Engineers www smpte org Retrieved May 19 2021 List of SMPTE Progress Medal winners Retrieved November 27 2020 SMPTE Progress Medal Historical List Recipients Society of Motion Picture amp Television Engineers www smpte org Retrieved February 20 2018 Bibliography editCharles S Swartz editor Understanding Digital Cinema A Professional Handbook Elsevier 2005 Philip J Cianci Editorial Content Director The SMPTE Chronicle Vol I 1916 1949 Motion Pictures Vol II 1950 1989 Television Vol III 1990 2016 Digital Media SMPTE 2022 Philip J Cianci Editorial Content Director Magic and Miracles 100 Years of Moving Image Science and Technology The Work of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE 2017 Philip J Cianci Editorial Content Director The Honor Roll and Honorary Members of The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers SMPTE 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers amp oldid 1190649542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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