Welcome & Opening Remarks - Kimberly Maki, Executive Director - SMPTE
Keynote: Bran Ferren Co-Chairman and Chief Creative Officer Applied Minds - Bran is a designer and technologist working in entertainment, product development, engineering, architecture and the sciences. He is former President of Research and Development, and Creative Technology for Walt Disney Imagineering.
Panel: Next Generation Media: Engineering the Multi-Platform Future - Note: Webcast Started Late Due To Power Failure.
High Definition broadcasting, HD home theater and digital cinema have all raised the bar for acquiring the highest quality images possible. A significant number of movie makers have made the leap from film to digital cameras, including the launch of practical 4K camera systems. At the same time, television crews covering everything from HD sports to episodic dramas have been taking advantage of advances in optics, CMOS sensors and large format sensors. This session will provide an update on the most significant advances in the important field of image acquisition.
A high accuracy image composition system using mobile robot camera - Takao Tsuda, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (Note: Video Only)
The design of a multi-mode full HDTV CMOS imager for broadcast and Pro/AV applications - Peter Centen, Thomson Grass Valley (Note: Starts Late)
Reexamining Traditional Compromises in Shoulder Mount HDTV Camera-Recorder Systems - Michael Bergeron, Panasonic Broadcast
Collaborative Refinement of the Tapeless HD Camcorder - Alan Keil, Ikegami Electronics Inc.
Auto Focus System for HDTV Field Lenses - Laurence Thorpe, Canon U.S.A. Inc.
ARRIFLEX D-20 Raw Data Acquisition and Workflow, Experience and Potentials - Milan Krsljanin, ARRI
With a decade of high definition television experience now under our belts, the issues of measuring and maintaining image quality are becoming better understood. But so are the challenges. This session will explore the methods of maintaining QoS in a digital HD infrastructure, managing signal integrity and synchronization, and evaluating the image quality throughout the production and transmission process.
Up and Down Conversion: Custom Filter IC Produces Dramatic Performance Improvements - Wes Simpson, Telecom Product Consulting
The SMPTE Contribution to Managing the Flat Panel Transition for Studio Reference Monitors - David Bancroft, Thomson Grass Valley
Advanced Jitter Analysis Techniques in HD Systems - Mike Richardson, Harris Corporation, Broadcast Communications Division
Image Quality Issues for Professional HDTV Monitors - Peter Putman, ROAM Consulting LLC
Solutions for Business Continuity in a Digital Broadcast Environment - Joseph French, Masstech Group Inc.
File-basedproduction is becoming more commonplace in everything from local news to production of major theatrical features. With this proliferation, the challenges of metadata interchange have become even more complex. This session will explore established as well as emerging standards and implementation methods for managing metadata through the full content life cycle, from acquisition through transmission.
BXF Update - Christopher Lennon, Harris Corporation
Distributed Metadata Management for Post-production Environments - Werner Bailer, Joanneum Research and Konstantin Schinas, DVS Digital Video Systems GmbH
wsMXF Middleware for File-based Production - Oliver Morgan, Metaglue Corporation
Aiming for Open Production & Archive Environments with MXF - Yeonhee Oh, Korean Broadcasting System
Storage Management: Accelerating Animation, Visual Effects, and Rendering - Brad Winett, IBRIX
Extending Metadata Into the Enterprise - Taras Bugir, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
ContentProtection and Anti-Piracy are both measures to protect commercial content, such as movies and broadcast television shows, at each stage of their respective distribution channels. Content Protection strives to contain leaks in distribution channels through the use of technology. Anti-piracy strives to contain leaks but also endeavors to thwart illegitimate distribution through the use of technology, forensics enabled by technology, and ultimately, through legal enforcement of applicable law. Nonetheless, consumers rights to freely access their legitimately acquired commercial content must not be affected by content protection and anti-piracy measures. This session looks at technologies that protect commercial content, yet enable consumers to get “what they want, when they want it and how they want it”.
Timely and Securely - Real-time Performance Challenges of Content Security - Reza Rassool, Widevine Technologies Inc.
Media Serialization Watermarking in the Compressed Domain - Joseph Oren, Cinea Inc., Inc, a Dolby Company
Working together, Film and Digital Technologies provide some very powerful imaging capabilities. The synergy of these technologies continues to advance with the introduction of new film products and digital tools. Topics in this session present the latest innovations in the arena of Film and Digital Imaging.
The Latest Technology of Fujicolor Eterna Series - Hiroshi Hirano, FUJIFILM Corporation, Japan
Film Scanning for Archives: New Innovations in Dust/Sscratch Busting & Image Stabilization - Peter Swinson, Cintel International Ltd.
Printing Density – A Tutorial on Its Calculation and Its Application to Film Scanning and Recording - Christopher DuMont, Eastman Kodak Company
Improved Restoration Workflows using
Infrared Scanners
Gabriel Fielding, Eastman Kodak and John Dowdell, Goldcrest Post
4K+ Systems Theory Basics for Motion Picture Imaging - Hans Kiening, ARRI (Note: Not Recorded)
Lately much attention has been focused on the transition to digital visual technologies for broadcast, home media and cinema applications; at our peril we take for granted that all battles in the more mature arena of digital audio have been won. In a landscape of multiple channels, multiple formats and multiple standards, producing compelling audio and maintaining the synchronization and quality of the sound experience has become more and more complex. This session will explore current challenges and advancements in audio for digital media, television, and cinema.
Dolby Metadata, Network TV and ATSC Perspective - Jim Starzynski, NBC Universal
Digital TV Audio: What Needs to be Done to Really Make it Work - Tim Carrol, Linear Acoustics
Audio Metadata Today: Many Roads to Implementation and Understanding - Kenneth Hunold, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
How Loud was Your Evening? - Ioan Allen, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
22.2 Multichannel Sound System for Ultra High-definition TV - Kimio Hamasaki, NHK Science & Technical Research Laboratories
Integrated Calibration and Management of Color, Tone, and Image Structure in a Digital Intermediate System - Richard Wheeler, Eastman Kodak Company and Nestor Rodriguez, Eastman Kodak Company, USA
Representation of Digital Cinema Workflows in the Business Process Modeling Notation - Alexander Peregudov, St-Petersburg State University on Film and Television
4K Restoration workflow and challenges of the 4K process - Bob Bailey, Warner Bros.
Technicolor Digital Intermediate Presentation - Barbara Jean Tearney and Mike Whipple, Technicolor
Speed Animation: Input-driven 3D Animations Techniques - Luigi Tramontana, CTO, Craft Animations and Entertainment AB (Note:: No Slide Jumping)
Research on Human Factors in Ultra High Definition Television to Determine its Specifications - Masayuki Sugawara, NHK
Producing a Live HDTV Program from Space - Carlos Fontanot, NASA, Kevin Hames, NASA and Rodney Grubbs, NASA
JVC D-ILAtm 4096 x 2400 Pixel Projection Display Technology - Rod Sterling, JVC
Advanced Imaging Question and Answer Session
New Technology for High Speed Film Recording - Richard Antley, IMAGICA Corp. of America, Los Angeles
The Future of Motion Picture Electronic Image Acquisition - Jeffrey Zarnowski, CTO, Panavision Imaging, LLC
Will Digital Cinema have a high speed future? - Peter Wilson, Consultant, High Definition and Digital Cinema, Ltd.
Transitioning to a Digital Media Distribution Strategy - Tom Ohanian, Signiant Inc.
File-Based Broadcast Workflows on MAM Systems and Their Integration Demands - Matthias De Geyter, VRT
Enabling Archive Data Interchange & Interoperation - S. Weiss, Merrill Weiss Group LLC
Considerations in Converting Analog Video Tape to Digital files for Archiving - Ian Gilmour, Samma Systems
Managing metadata to drive workflow, cutting costs and expanding service opportunities - Mark Darlowmag, Harris Software Systems
IP networked media is revolutionizing the way audio/video production and distribution systems are being built. In contrast to the traditional tape-based methods of handling rigidly timed video, networked media unshackles the system designer and allows for dazzling new possibilities of connectivity, storage, media management and media handling. This session will cover topics in hybrid AV+IT systems including content publishing, High Definition networking, Ethernet in the studio and a special tutorial on AV timing and synchronization using software components and Web 2.0 Services.
Crafted Transmission for Multi-Mode Distribution - John Wadle, OmniBus Systems Inc.
Ethernet in the HD Studio - Michael Johas Teener, Broadcom Corporation and Gaël Mace, Thomson R&D
An Overview of Timekeeping and Synchronization Methods as Used in Hybrid AV/IT Systems - Al Kovalick, Avid Technology
Managed Routing in Ethernet Networks: Connecting the Real-Time Broadcast and IT Worlds - Jeff Levie, Utah Scientific
Exceeding Expectations: High QoS and High Picture Quality Enable the HD Revolution - Akira Nakagawa, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and John Pittas, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.Digital and high definition broadcast television have now been a reality for more than a decade but new systems and techniques continue to evolve throughout the program chain. This session will cover a variety of new technologies for content distribution and broadcast operations including electronic newsgathering, datacasting, reception by mobile/handheld devices, distribution in the home, and IPTV content delivery for broadcast and competing broadband television services.
"Cellular" Newsgathering in the USA - A Wireless Revolution in Live Broadcast - Newlin Warden, Link Research
SES Americom IP Prime: Operations of an IPTV Content Delivery Network - C. Scott Birdwell, SES Americom
ATSC-M/H, A Backwards Compatible Mobile and Handheld Standard - Mark Aitken, Sinclair Broadcast Group
HD Transcoding and Developing an Adaptive Media Client/Server Model - Tim Simerly, Texas Instruments
Integrating Datacasting Systems with the Web: A Software Middle-Layer for Web Applications Developers - Nick Flor, University of New Mexico & KNME-TV
IPTV has moved beyond the stage of technical and commercial trials, and is progressing into widespread deployment as the fourth alternative for television delivery (alongside terrestrial broadcast, DTH satellite, and Cable Television). Broadcasters and viewers alike have reached the point where it is appropriate to ask: What’s in IPTV for us? This session looks at the impact of IPTV technology on both suppliers and consumers of content. Topics include portable device video quality of experience, the impact of HD on IPTV systems, a service targeted at supplying small and medium size telcos with IPTV content, advances in video on demand for IPTV systems, and a look at how broadcasters can harness video over IP technology for internal uses.
Delivering Quality Professional Video Services over IP: Can an IP Router Replace Your Video Router? - Stephane Billat, Evertz
Implementing IPTV with Small and Medium Telcos - Mark Marinkovich, Thomson
Video on Demand – Secure, Scalable and Successful - Jacques Lemancq, Thomson Grass Valley
Defining the IPTV Experience: The Move from Quality of Service to Quality of Experience - John Bishop, Inlet Technologies
Introduction to IPTV Architectures, Technologies, and Standards - This one-hour tutorial reviews the end-to-end architectural components in an IPTV system from the headend to IP-based Set-Top Boxes in the home. Greg Thompson, Chief Video Architect for Cisco's Video & Content Networking Business Unit, discusses the services that can be provided by an IPTV system, the role of IPTV middleware in enabling them, and how IPTV can provide a platform for triple play integration and rapid new service deployment. Other topics include technologies key to the delivery of an IPTV service, such as advanced video codecs; headend supporting services; DRM; QoE; error repair; rapid channel change; advanced advertising; scalable content delivery; applicable access and home networking technologies; and video transport over IP, including protocols such as RTP, RTCP, RTSP, and IGMPv3.
MXF Implementation - In this tutorial, Snell & Wilcox’s Bruce Devlin explains the importance of DMX, as well as the issues, challenges, and solutions associated with MXF implementation and recent advancements in implementation strategies.
Extended Color Gamut - Extended Color Gamut promises more colors than have been supported over for over 40 years. What do broadcast, television production, and cinema engineers need to know about the extended color gamut? What are the specifics included in new “standards” such as xvYCC, and the "XYZ" color space of DCI? Find out in this informative SMPTE tutorial delivered by Tom Maier, Research Fellow, Entertainment Imaging Business Unit, Eastman Kodak Company.
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