Back جمعية مهندسي الصور المتحركة والتلفزيون Arabic Super-8 SMPTE Catalan Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers German Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Spanish Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers French Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ID Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Italian SMPTE Japanese SMPTE Korean Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers Dutch
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| Abbreviation | SMPTE |
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| Formation | 1916 |
| Website | www |
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.
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.
- ^ 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.