smpte

international professional association of engineers working in the motion picture industry founded in the United States in 1916 with a purpose to develop the motion imaging field and standardize the industry

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers or SMPTE, (IPA pronunciation: and sometimes ), founded in 1916 as the Society of Motion Picture Engineers or SMPE, is an international professional association, based in the United States of America, of engineers working in the motion imaging industries. An internationally-recognized standards developing organization, SMPTE has over 400 standards, Recommended Practices and Engineering Guidelines for television, motion pictures, digital cinema, audio and medical imaging. In addition to development and publication of standards documents, SMPTE publishes a journal, provides assistance to members with employment, and performs other industry-related functions.
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