SMPTE Announces UK Digital Media Seminar

The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is bringing its 'Digital Media: Production to Distribution Using IP' seminar to the UK next month.
Led by SMPTE Fellow Bruce Devlin and Ben Davenport of AmberFin on 11 February in London and 12 February in Salford, the UK Regional Seminar will focus of the utilisation of media over IT networks in both streaming and file-based workflows.
"The interconnected content creation and distribution workflow has arrived, and it is changing not only the technologies employed by media companies, but also the business models and strategies they implement," said Peter Weitzel (pictured), secretary treasurer of the SMPTE U.K. Section.
"The radical impact of the IT migration is altering the way media is managed, moved, and manipulated. This one-day regional seminar offers those working in film, television, or digital media a unique and valuable opportunity to meet and learn about IP technology and communications as they relate to media."
Seminar instructors will look at how these technologies and techniques can be adapted to achieve efficiency within the media life cycle, analysis acquisition though production, playout, archiving, contribution, and distribution.
Topics will include an overview of the IP-based facility and workflow, the elements of a successful migration to IP and roadmaps for workflow transition to IP in live production, contribution, and postproduction.
"We held SMPTE regional seminars here in the U.K. last year, and they were an enormous success," added Mr Weitzel.
"Working on the leading edge of the field and playing a central role in SMPTE's standards and education work, Bruce and Ben are positioned to offer information unavailable anywhere else. Their expertise, interaction with the audience, and engaging presentation styles will make this seminar highly informative and interesting — particularly for those professionals who are new to the media industry."
Online registration is available at www.smpte.org/seminars
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