SMPTE 2019 showcases peer-reviewed presentations to bring you updates on the technologies that are powering the future of storytelling.
What draws the industry to SMPTE 2019 year after year?
- World-Class, Relevant Educational Experiences: Expand your know-how on what’s new in motion imaging. You’ll leave SMPTE 2019 with the ability to incorporate what you learn into your own projects. Maintain a competitive advantage by choosing sessions that cover the theories and technologies in motion-imaging that you can apply to what you do.
- Insight into the Future of Our Industry: See what motion imaging looks like in the coming year and onward. You'll stay ahead of the tech curve, especially since MovieLabs’ CTO Jim Helman will deliver a keynote about the research lab’s white paper — “The Evolution of Media Creation: A 10-Year Vision for the Future of Media Production, Post and Creative Technologies.”
- Opportunity to Network with Experts and Emerging Talent: Build relationships with people who take on the type of work that you do, and with those who have a skillset that complements your own. Face time with experts and thought leaders at SMPTE 2019 will sustain your need for a network of diverse expertise.
- Exhibit Hall: Expose yourself to innovative solutions from leading companies in the industry. Return from the conference with ideas to help you and your team work more quickly and affordably. You’ll be able to select and recommend cutting-edge tools in a price-conscious way.
Speakers and session chairs
MTT Innovation / Barco
HDR Imaging Scientist
Brightness in Cinema: When is it Too Bright?
Annie ChangNBCUniversal
VP, Creative Technologies
Finding Your Most Significant Bit:A Story by Annie Chang
Dolby Laboratories Inc.
Senior Research Scientist
HDR and WCG Image Quality Assessment Using Color Difference Metrics
Magnus DanielsonNet Insight AB
Senior System Architect
IP Network Based Delivery of Coordinated Universal Time for ATSC 3.0 Single Frequency Networks
Jean-Louis DiascornHarmonic inc.
Senior Product Manager
How AI Technology is Dramatically Improving Video Compression for Broadcast and OTT Content Delivery
Eng Sound Services
Sound Designer/Mixer/Supervising Sound Editor
Maximizing Your Career and Its Potential
Oscar EstradaHutchings Museum Institute
Student
Rotoscope Automation with Deep Learning (Recipient of the 2019 Student Paper Award)
paulafairfield.com
Sound Designer
The Creative Process of Designing Today’s Movie Soundtracks - Produced by AES
NBCUniversal
Manager, Production Infrastructure
“Using Infrastructure-As-Code and the Public Cloud to Power On-air Media Creation Platforms”
Ryohei FunatsuJapan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Research Engineer
1.25-inch 3-CMOS multi-functional high-speed 8K camera system
Alex GiladiComcast Cable Communications
Fellow
Speed-Distortion Optimization: Tradeoffs in Open Source HEVC Encoding
NASA
NASA Imagery Experts Program Manager
Mission Critical: Project Artemis, Imaging from the Moon and Deep Space
Katsuya HayashiJapan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
Engineer
Development of New 4K/8K UHDTV Satellite Broadcasting System in Japan
New Deal Studios, Inc.
Co-Founder / Creative Director
The Magic of the Award Winning “First Man”: How a Realistic 1960’s Apollo 11 Space Experience Was Created on Earth 50 Years Later
PBS
Vice President, PBS Operations, Engineering & Distribution
Despite Our Best Efforts: An Unintentional Journey through Mistakes, Pivots and Progress: A Story by Renard Jenkins
David KeighleyImax Corporation
Chief Quality Guru
Been There and Made That: An Intimate Conversation with Todd Douglas Miller and Col. Terry Virts
Mellanox Technologies
Senior Staff Architect
Strategies for Securing SMPTE ST 2059-2 PTP Networks
Hans-Nikolas LocherCST (Commission Supérieure Technique de l'Image et du Son)
Head of research and Development Sector
Uniformity Measurement for French Cinema
Jean-Baptiste LorentintoPIX sa
Director, Media Entertainment & Pro-AV Solutions
Creating Bandwidth-Efficient Workflows with JPEG XS and SMPTE ST 2110
Pepperdine University, Graziadio Business School
Director of Recruitment and Advising, Part Time Programs
Maximizing Your Career and Its Potential
NASA, Johnson Space Center
Integration Manager for Operational Programs
Mission Critical: Project Artemis, Imaging from the Moon and Deep Space
Catherine M MeiningerPortrait Displays
Sr. Director of R&D
ΔEITP is Now ITU-R BT.2124--Is the Industry Ready to Move on From ΔE2000?
Nicolas Moënne-LoccozAUTODESK
Principal Developer
Applying Machine Learning-Based Algorithms to Post Production Workflows
Skywalker Sound
Director of Engineering
Ambidio: An Introduction to Immersive Stereo, Workflow, and Evaluation
Sports and Entertainment
Broadcast Sports and Entertainment Mixer, Audio and RF Tech
Maximizing Your Career and Its Potential
Kylee Pe�aAdobe
Manager, Creative Technologies Program Management
Maximizing Your Career and Its Potential
Riedel Communications GmbH & Co. KG
Software Development Engineer
Security for Discovery and Connection Management of SMPTE ST 2110 Media Devices
ENENSYS
Director of Terrestrial Market
Broadcast Gateway, Heart of ATSC 3.0 Delivery Network
The University of British Columbia
Student
Brightness in Cinema: When is it Too Bright?
Portrait Displays
Technical Evangelist
ΔEITP is Now ITU-R BT.2124--Is the Industry Ready to Move on From ΔE2000?
Jaclyn PytlarzDolby Laboratories
Staff Researcher
Wednesday Technical Session Primers
HDR and WCG Image Quality Assessment Using Color Difference Metrics
Multicoreware Inc
Principal Engineer
Speed-Distortion Optimization: Tradeoffs in Open Source HEVC Encoding
Pierre Hugues RouthierCanadian Broadcasting Company
Advanced Imaging Technologies Specialist
How Will We Archive and Preserve the Movies of Tomorrow ?
Wednesday Technical Session Primers
Roger Wyckoff SchwenkeMeyer Sound Laboratories
Senior Scientist
A New Signal for Measuring Loudspeaker Maximum Linear SPL
Exceptional Minds
Executive Director
Moving Expectations Forward: A Story by Jeffrey Shapiro
Net Insight
Manager, PreSales Engineering, Americas
Live Cloud Ingest Using an Open Approach to RIST, SRT and Retransmission Protocols
ASG LLC
Key Accounts Manager
Engagement with the Next-Gen: SMPTE’s Role in K-12, Higher Education, and Other Institutions
NBCUniversal
Sr VP, Production Engineering
Large Scale Deployment of SMPTE ST 2110: The IP Live Production Facility
Skywalker Sound
Director of Sound Design
The Creative Process of Designing Today’s Movie Soundtracks - Produced by AES
DTG (Digital TV Group)
Strategic Technologist
How millennials grow in the Media Industry: A Story by Yvonne Thomas
Tuesday Technical Session Primers
Simon ThompsonBBC
Senior R&D Engineer
A novel method for the simultaneous creation of live, HDR and SDR video.
Entertainment Technologists Inc.
President
Charting the Course to the Future: MovieLabs’ Vision for Navigating the Next 10 Years of Content Creation
Willem VermostEBU
Senior IP Media Technology Architect
How we Tested the Media over IP Devices to Build our New Facility
Brian A. VessaSony Pictures Entertainment
Executive Director, Audio Mastering
The Creative Process of Designing Today’s Movie Soundtracks - Produced by AES
The Nuts and Bolts of Designing and Installing a Cinema/Dubbing Stage Sound System for Today’s Soundtracks - Produced by AES
One More Orbit
Astronaut, Col.
Been There and Made That: An Intimate Conversation with Todd Douglas Miller and Col. Terry Virts
Trench Digital Ltd.
Consultant
Automated VFX Pipeline for the Purpose of Servicing the Creation of Downstream Masters
Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentoring Alliance
President
Maximizing Your Career and Its Potential
Disney Parks
Sr. Director, Operational Intelligence
CODE: Rosie: Using Disney Magic to Increase Gender Diversity in Tech: A Story by Kelly White
Amazon Web Services
Technical Marketing Engineer
Beam Me Down Scotty: Using the Cloud for Live Streaming from Space
Sundog Media Toolkit Ltd
Senior Workflow Engineer
Automated VFX Pipeline for the Purpose of Servicing the Creation of Downstream Masters
NASCAR
Director of Broadcast, Production and New Media Technology
Influence: A Story by Chris Witmayer
Wednesday Technical Session Primers
NBCUniversal
Systems Architect
“Using Infrastructure-As-Code and the Public Cloud to Power On-air Media Creation Platforms”
Michael ZinkWarner Bros.
VP Emerging & Creative Technologies
Film Grain and Film Scanner Noise in HDR Video
eZorn Consulting Group
Independent Consultant
Why does traditional corporate infosec not fit M&E? Let's examine a more effective approach.
Jake ZuenaDolby Laboratories, Inc.
Engineer, Applied Vision Science
An Investigation of Creative Power and the Value Wide Color Gamut Brings to Motion Picture Mastering
Conference Session Hours:
Note our NEW Schedule!
Monday, 21 Oct. through Wednesday, 23 Oct.
Concurrent Sessions | 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Thurs., 24 Oct. Single Track: | 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Exhibit Hours:
Tuesday, 22 Oct .12:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Wednesday, 23 Oct. 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM
Thursday, 24 Oct. 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
On-Site Registration Hours:
Sunday, 20 Oct. 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Monday, 21 Oct. 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Tuesday, 22 Oct. 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Wednesday, 23 Oct. 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Thursday, 24 Oct. 7:30 AM – 1:30 PM























